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Of remixology : ethics and aesthetics after remix / David J. Gunkel.

By: Gunkel, David J.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, 2016Description: xxxi, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780262033930 (hardcover); 0262033933 (hardcover).Subject(s): Aesthetics, Modern -- 20th century | Aesthetics, Modern -- 21st century | Ethics | Art -- Moral and ethical aspects | Remixes -- MiscellaneaDDC classification: 700.1
Contents:
Premix -- Terminological mix-up. Sampling terminology : Collage ; Sample ; Bootleg ; Mashup ; Remix -- Mixed messages : Irreducible plurality ; Polyonyms, hyponyms, and quasi synonyms ; Master signifiers -- Remixology : Remixing epistemology ; Remixing truth ; Remixing rhetoric -- For the record. Technology : Writing as technology ; Technology as writing -- Recording : Preservation medium ; Technological axiology -- Writing problems : Representation ; Repetition ; Vulnerabilities -- Remixing platonism -- Remix -- Simulation. Blind faith : Listening to Baudrillard ; Fidelity -- Critical infidelities : Rethinking recording ; Simulation ; The order of simulacra -- Remixing Baudrillard : Outside the box ; Critical plasphemy -- Repetition. Repetition 1.0 : Remix history ; Remix theory -- Repetition 2.0 : Simulation again ; Rethinking axiology ; Reversing platonism -- The end of platonism -- Promiscuous bastards. What is an author? : The invention of the author ; Authorship and music -- Death of the author : Ghost in the machine ; Remixing authority -- Afterlife : Reanimation ; Giving up the ghost -- Postmix -- Rethinking remix. Responding to remix : Ptolemization ; Revolution -- Remixing theory : Derrida vs. tecnobrega ; ¿ưi¿ℓekian mashup -- Concluding reflections -- Remix(ing) axiology. Elements of remixology : Simulation ; Repetition ; Unauthorized -- Applied remixology : Competition ; Decision ; Finitude -- Conclusions
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A new theory of moral and aesthetic value for the age of remix, going beyond the usual debates over originality and appropriation.

Remix--or the practice of recombining preexisting content--has proliferated across media both digital and analog. Fans celebrate it as a revolutionary new creative practice; critics characterize it as a lazy and cheap (and often illegal) recycling of other people's work. In Of Remixology , David Gunkel argues that to understand remix, we need to change the terms of the debate. The two sides of the remix controversy, Gunkel contends, share certain underlying values--originality, innovation, artistic integrity. And each side seeks to protect these values from the threat that is represented by the other. In reevaluating these shared philosophical assumptions, Gunkel not only provides a new way to understand remix, he also offers an innovative theory of moral and aesthetic value for the twenty-first century.

In a section called "Premix," Gunkel examines the terminology of remix (including "collage," "sample," "bootleg," and "mashup") and its material preconditions, the technology of recording. In "Remix," he takes on the distinction between original and copy; makes a case for repetition; and considers the question of authorship in a world of seemingly endless recompiled and repurposed content. Finally, in "Postmix," Gunkel outlines a new theory of moral and aesthetic value that can accommodate remix and its cultural significance, remixing--or reconfiguring and recombining--traditional philosophical approaches in the process.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Premix -- Terminological mix-up. Sampling terminology : Collage ; Sample ; Bootleg ; Mashup ; Remix -- Mixed messages : Irreducible plurality ; Polyonyms, hyponyms, and quasi synonyms ; Master signifiers -- Remixology : Remixing epistemology ; Remixing truth ; Remixing rhetoric -- For the record. Technology : Writing as technology ; Technology as writing -- Recording : Preservation medium ; Technological axiology -- Writing problems : Representation ; Repetition ; Vulnerabilities -- Remixing platonism -- Remix -- Simulation. Blind faith : Listening to Baudrillard ; Fidelity -- Critical infidelities : Rethinking recording ; Simulation ; The order of simulacra -- Remixing Baudrillard : Outside the box ; Critical plasphemy -- Repetition. Repetition 1.0 : Remix history ; Remix theory -- Repetition 2.0 : Simulation again ; Rethinking axiology ; Reversing platonism -- The end of platonism -- Promiscuous bastards. What is an author? : The invention of the author ; Authorship and music -- Death of the author : Ghost in the machine ; Remixing authority -- Afterlife : Reanimation ; Giving up the ghost -- Postmix -- Rethinking remix. Responding to remix : Ptolemization ; Revolution -- Remixing theory : Derrida vs. tecnobrega ; ¿ưi¿ℓekian mashup -- Concluding reflections -- Remix(ing) axiology. Elements of remixology : Simulation ; Repetition ; Unauthorized -- Applied remixology : Competition ; Decision ; Finitude -- Conclusions

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. ix)
  • Acknowledgments (p. xiii)
  • Introduction (p. xvii)
  • I Premix (p. 1)
  • 1 Terminological Mix-Up (p. 3)
  • 1.1 Sampling Terminology (p. 3)
  • 1.1.1 Collage (p. 4)
  • 1.1.2 Sample (p. 7)
  • 1.1.3 Bootleg (p. 9)
  • 1.1.4 Mashup (p. 11)
  • 1.1.5 Remix (p. 15)
  • 1.2 Mixed Messages (p. 18)
  • 1.2.1 Irreducible Plurality (p. 19)
  • 1.2.2 Polyonyms, Hyponyms, and Quasi Synonyms (p. 20)
  • 1.2.3 Master Signifiers (p. 22)
  • 1.3 Remixology (p. 26)
  • 1.3.1 Remixing Epistemology (p. 26)
  • 1.3.2 Remixing Truth (p. 28)
  • 1.3.3 Remixing Rhetoric (p. 31)
  • 2 For the Record (p. 33)
  • 2.1 Technology (p. 36)
  • 2.1.1 Writing as Technology (p. 37)
  • 2.1.2 Technology as Writing (p. 39)
  • 2.2 Recording (p. 41)
  • 2.2.1 Preservation Medium (p. 41)
  • 2.2.2 Technological Axiology (p. 44)
  • 2.3 Writing Problems (p. 46)
  • 2.3.1 Representation (p. 46)
  • 2.3.2 Repetition (p. 49)
  • 2.3.3 Vulnerabilities (p. 51)
  • 2.4 Remixing Platonism (p. 54)
  • II Remix (p. 59)
  • 3 Simulation (p. 61)
  • 3.1 Blind Faith (p. 64)
  • 3.1.1 Listening to Baudrillard (p. 64)
  • 3.1.2 Fidelity (p. 67)
  • 3.2 Critical Infidelities (p. 71)
  • 3.2.1 Rethinking Recording (p. 71)
  • 3.2.2 Simulation (p. 74)
  • 3.2.3 The Order of Simulacra (p. 76)
  • 3.3 Remixing Baudrillard (p. 79)
  • 3.3.1 Outside the Box (p. 80)
  • 3.3.2 Critical Blasphemy (p. 82)
  • 4 Repetition (p. 85)
  • 4.1 Repetition 1.0 (p. 87)
  • 4.1.1 Remix History (p. 88)
  • 4.1.2 Remix Theory (p. 98)
  • 4.2 Repetition 2.0 (p. 103)
  • 4.2.1 Simulation Again (p. 104)
  • 4.2.2 Rethinking Axiology (p. 106)
  • 4.2.3 Reversing Platonism (p. 108)
  • 4.3 The End of Platonism (p. 111)
  • 5 Promiscuous Bastards (p. 115)
  • 5.1 What Is an Author? (p. 116)
  • 5.1.1 The Invention of the Author (p. 117)
  • 5.1.2 Authorship and Music (p. 120)
  • 5.2 Death of the Author (p. 126)
  • 5.2.1 Ghost in the Machine (p. 126)
  • 5.2.2 Remixing Authority (p. 129)
  • 5.3 Afterlife (p. 130)
  • 5.3.1 Reanimation (p. 131)
  • 5.3.2 Giving Up the Ghost (p. 135)
  • III Postmix (p. 139)
  • 6 Rethinking Remix (p. 141)
  • 6.1 Responding to Remix (p. 143)
  • 6.1.1 Ptolemization (p. 144)
  • 6.1.2 Revolution (p. 146)
  • 6.2 Remixing Theory (p. 150)
  • 6.2.1 Derrida vs. Tecnobrega (p. 150)
  • 6.2.2 Zizekian Mashup (p. 156)
  • 6.3 Concluding Reflections (p. 166)
  • 7 Remix(ing) Axiology (p. 169)
  • 7.1 Elements of Remixology (p. 170)
  • 7.1.1 Simulation (p. 170)
  • 7.1.2 Repetition (p. 171)
  • 7.1.3 Unauthorized (p. 172)
  • 7.2 Applied Remixology (p. 174)
  • 7.2.1 Competition (p. 175)
  • 7.2.2 Decision (p. 175)
  • 7.2.3 Finitude (p. 176)
  • 7.3 Conclusions (p. 176)
  • Notes (p. 179)
  • References (p. 183)
  • Index (p. 201)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

David J. Gunkel is Distinguished Teaching Professor of Communication Technology at Northern Illinois University and the author of T he Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robots, and Ethics , Of Remixology: Ethics and Aesthetics after Remix, both published by the MIT Press, and other books.

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