To understand composing practices, one must acknowledge the fact that remixing of assemblage is done frequently. When creating a work, the writer may incorporate the characters, storyline, or information from other sources of work and attempt to make it his/her own version. This type of remix must be looked at because it alters the way the composer operates. Lessig says, “Remix is an essential act of RW creativity. It is the expression of a freedom to take ‘the songs of the day or the old songs’ and create with them.” But this brings up the thoughts of copyright. And not only the need for copyrighting works but also the need to limit copyrighting to maximize inventiveness. Selber and Johnson-Eioloa in “Assemblage” discuss the repercussions and idea of plagiarism and originality in composition. They say, “at least one set of social forces suggests to students that using citations and quotations from source materials will be valued less than their own original text, a situation that may encourage them to conceal their sources.” I think this is important to address because by putting an emphasis on the importance of citing and using credible sources, teachers and professors are putting a damper on the students’ creative thought and actual connection of concepts, but when the students aren’t citing, then they may fall into the plagiarism category. It’s a touchy subject and thin line that deals with the composing of the paper or work. When reading further, I think this issue is perfectly addressed with Selber and Johnson-Eioloa say, “We want to change the goal of writing from performance to action or effect in context.” If this adjustment were to be made across schools, universities, and jobs, this would increase gains when looking at increased action and creativity. But the loss would be that the writers would lose the ability to effectively find out side sources and cite them effectively strengthening their arguments and supporting factors. When composing a work, whether it be a book, song, paper, or article, remix and assemblage play important roles in the process and over all outcome. The gains and losses depend on the person analyzing the case, but both are numerous.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Journal 4
To understand composing practices, one must acknowledge the fact that remixing of assemblage is done frequently. When creating a work, the writer may incorporate the characters, storyline, or information from other sources of work and attempt to make it his/her own version. This type of remix must be looked at because it alters the way the composer operates. Lessig says, “Remix is an essential act of RW creativity. It is the expression of a freedom to take ‘the songs of the day or the old songs’ and create with them.” But this brings up the thoughts of copyright. And not only the need for copyrighting works but also the need to limit copyrighting to maximize inventiveness. Selber and Johnson-Eioloa in “Assemblage” discuss the repercussions and idea of plagiarism and originality in composition. They say, “at least one set of social forces suggests to students that using citations and quotations from source materials will be valued less than their own original text, a situation that may encourage them to conceal their sources.” I think this is important to address because by putting an emphasis on the importance of citing and using credible sources, teachers and professors are putting a damper on the students’ creative thought and actual connection of concepts, but when the students aren’t citing, then they may fall into the plagiarism category. It’s a touchy subject and thin line that deals with the composing of the paper or work. When reading further, I think this issue is perfectly addressed with Selber and Johnson-Eioloa say, “We want to change the goal of writing from performance to action or effect in context.” If this adjustment were to be made across schools, universities, and jobs, this would increase gains when looking at increased action and creativity. But the loss would be that the writers would lose the ability to effectively find out side sources and cite them effectively strengthening their arguments and supporting factors. When composing a work, whether it be a book, song, paper, or article, remix and assemblage play important roles in the process and over all outcome. The gains and losses depend on the person analyzing the case, but both are numerous.
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