PDF-(BOOS)-Turntables and Tropes A Rhetoric of Remix

The creative practice of remix is essential to contemporary culture as the proliferation of song mashups political remix videos memes and even streaming television shows like Stranger Things demonstrates Yet remix is not an exclusively digital practice nor is it even a new one as there is evidence of remix in the speeches of classical Greek and Roman orators Turntables and Tropes is the first book to address remix from a communicative perspective examining its persuasive dimensions by locating its parallels with classical rhetoric Through identifying recontextualizing mashing up and applying rhetorical tropes to contemporary digital texts and practices this groundbreaking book presents a new critical vocabulary that scholars and students can use to analyze remix Building upon scholarship from classical thinkers such as Isocrates Quintilian N257g257rjuna and Cicero and contemporary luminaries like Kenneth Burke Richard Lanham and Eduardo Navas Scott Haden Church shows that an understanding of rhetoric offers innovative ways to make sense of remix culture. Pennarola. , . chapter. VI. , Leech 181-185. Rhetoric in advertising. Rhetorical . figures. artful deviation from the . norm. It occurs . when. . an . expression. . deviates. from . expectation. .. . re. . reeeeemix. Rami . Mekdache. English 488. Meme vs remix. Meme: An . element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by . nongenetic. Creativity: . something new, and in some valuable way, is created. Basic elements: Copy .  Transform  Combine. Creativity & . Evolution. Remix. : to combine or edit existing materials to produce something new. August 1, 2011. Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy. What’s at Stake:. “The extreme of regulation that copyright law has become makes it difficult, and sometimes impossible, for a wide range of creativity that any free society. . .would allow to exist, legally.” (18). Buffy v. Edward. Remixing and appropriating. remix (the big term for us) - . usually . means combining, altering, . or re-engineering an existing . work. . and turning it into something new.. appropriating – act of borrowing or stealing or taking over others’ works, images, words, meanings to one’s own ends.. Sam Carton. April 12, 2013. Outline. Introduction. Data. Method. Experiment. Results. Conclusion. Data – TVTropes.org. TVTropes.org. ~30,000 tropes overall. 6,583 pages for films, books, video games. Whatcha. need to know for your future quiz. a. nd . t. ropes. Barbie Liberation Organization. Think about the rhetoric in the video. . What are some ways the BLO is communicating persuasively?. What is the BLO doing? Are they pranking, rumoring, or . Why Should Students Care?. Lecture 1: CAT 125. Elizabeth . Losh. http://losh.ucsd.edu. . Who Will You Be in Two Years?. A graduate student? . A corporate intern?. A school teacher?. A medical school student?. The Rhetorical Triangle and . SOAPSTone. What is Rhetoric?. As we discussed earlier, . Corbet. and Connors describe rhetoric as . “the art or the discipline that deals with the use of written, spoken, or visual discourse to inform, persuade, or motivate an audience.”. Dr.. Till Kreutzer, . iRights.Law. AGENDA. 1. The Remix Culture: Social . and . cultural. changes . in the 21st century. 2. The legal dilemma of the . Remix Culture. 3. Impact of remixing on cultural innovation and . Philip Johnson: Rhetoric is the art of framing an argument so that it can be appreciated by an audience. .. Andrea Lunsford: Rhetoric is the art, practice, and study of human communication. John Locke: That powerful instrument of error and deceit. Rhetoric is: . Speaking or writing effectively . Using words for a purpose; often this purpose is to persuade. . Aristotle: . “the power to see . the possible . ways of . persuading . Rhetoric began 2500 years ago as the study of the . forms of communication and argument essential to public, political and legal life. in Ancient Greece. It has since evolved a rich and diverse body of research, texts, and pedagogies. This book belongs to:. ……………………………………. 1. 1. What is Rhetoric?. Do now: . Read the below, and summarise, in your own words, the 3 main points underneath.. What is Rhetoric?.