In the Johnson-Eilola and Selber reading it tells us that
assemblages are basically texts
built from other writings that already exist in order to satisfy writing criteria
in an entirely new context. Assemblage can thus be used as a “literacy activity to model controlled
language use and argumentative structure”. The authors use website
design to demonstrate the nature of assemblage. Open source modules depend on
the willingness of people to share their work and collaborate intellectually in
order to increase the usability of a website. Some of the features of web
design that demonstrate assemblage are the remix of templates and visual media
with text. Assemblage can only be assessed in context and requires teachers to
understand that the remixed product was redesigned for a new context and how it
is used in that context.
A remix is modernly defined as piece of media
which has been switched up from its original state by adding, removing, and/or
changing pieces of the original item. A
song, piece of artwork, book, video, or photograph can all be considered as
modern day remixes. The only characteristic of a remix is that it appropriates
and changes other materials to create something new. Johnson-Eilola and Selber’s concept of
assemblage can be related to a remix because they are basically telling us that
assemblages are just writings, texts or whatever you may have it be built from
other writings which already exist so it can satisfy the assembler’s
needs/criteria.
Johnson-Eilola and Selber claim that
the usual distinction between original and plagiarized work is that original work is superior
in terms of creative effort. “Plagiarism is related to legal issues over intellectual property
and ethical concern’s over students’ originality.” Once
students properly use citations to acknowledge other persons for their work it
is okay and still be considered original. It is when a student tries to “hide sources in an attempt to demonstrate
original thought.” Is where the line must be drawn between originality and plagiarism.
-D'Mitry Charlton
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