The Pedagogical Potential of Video Remix: Critical Conversations about Culture, Creativity, and Copyright

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Title: The Pedagogical Potential of Video Remix: Critical Conversations about Culture, Creativity, and Copyright
Language: English
Authors: Burwell, Catherine
Source: Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Nov 2013 57(3):205-213.
Availability: Wiley-Blackwell. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8598; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2013
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education
High Schools
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Media Literacy, Video Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Secondary School Students, English Instruction, Creativity, Cooperation, Intellectual Property, Undergraduate Students, Popular Culture
DOI: 10.1002/JAAL.205
ISSN: 1081-3004
Abstract: Appropriation, transformation and remix are increasingly recognized as significant aspects of digital literacy. This article considers how one form of digital remix--the video remix--might be used in classrooms to introduce critical conversations about representation, appropriation, creativity and copyright. The first half of the article explores the opportunities that remix presents to reflect on mainstream media ideologies, emerging modes of collaborative creativity, and the complexities of intellectual property. The second half illustrates this potential by examining the use of one popular video remix, Buffy vs. Edward, in a secondary school English class and an undergraduate popular culture course. Throughout, the article argues that critical discussion of digital texts and practices opens up the possibilities for students to analyze their everyday lived media experience. This is an important undertaking in a context in which young people's identities and world views are increasingly shaped through digital texts and interactions.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2014
Accession Number: EJ1027775
Database: ERIC
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