1. When reading Rife's piece on fair use doctrine I wondered about the pressure put on FYC instructors to teach this. Doesn't it
seem like a lot to ask FYC instructors to teach this as well? I agree
students need to know these aspects of writing and creating, but at
what point does that become beyond the scope of a FYC classroom?
Should we treat it like going to see the research librarian? Maybe
FYC classes need to take a field trip to the law school and listen to
a lecture on copyright infringement as well?
2. When reading Lessig's thoughts on remix, in particular the section about GirlTalk, I started to wonder how this idea of 'free culture' interacts with the current conversations investigating (and policing) cultural appropriation. How do we value the productive exchange and remix of ideas, art and culture that help us relate, enjoy, and constructively challenge one another in a way that serves everyone, not just the dominant culture?
Hi Jessie,
ReplyDeleteI think it is a lot for FYC instructors to teach fair use. In fact, I've never been in a graduate program that requires such a thing. It's been my experience that most people wouldn't know how to educate me should I develop a particular anxiety or interest in it all of a sudden. If I'm reading you right, your last question is hilarious!
Hi Jessie,
ReplyDeleteYour response reminded me of the previous article that we read that mentioned the idea of "gatekeeping" that can easily be tacked on the English department and I think Rife very much makes the same accusation. But, the struggle is real when thinking about Adjunct Professors and others who have to manage students with various needs and how should they approach the topic of making their students invest in being responsible writers. Maybe a good idea is to build up an ethic for why citing and researching benefits an essay? For example, if a prescription medication has a fine print label, odds are the patient is going to read it because they don't want to be ill. Still, I think your right about the complexities of the many politics involved in this argument.
Thanks,
Jeannine