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Kenneth Goldsmith: "Uncreative Writing: It's Not Plagiarism. In the Digital Age, It's 'Repurposing."

» Kenneth Goldsmith: "Uncreative Writing: It's Not Plagiarism. In the Digital Age, It's 'Repurposing."

mlarson:

Summarizing some of Marjorie Perloff’s ideas on unoriginal genius:

Today’s writer resembles more a programmer than a tortured genius, brilliantly conceptualizing, constructing, executing, and maintaining a writing machine.

Also:

For the past several years, I’ve taught a class at the University of Pennsylvania called “Uncreative Writing.” In it, students are penalized for showing any shred of originality and creativity. Instead they are rewarded for plagiarism, identity theft, repurposing papers, patchwriting, sampling, plundering, and stealing. Not surprisingly, they thrive.

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    There should be more classes like this.

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    so true, this is college basically.

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