Stolen Words: Plagiarism in the Age of Hip Hop, Sampling and the Internet
NOTE: THIS CLASS IS CANCELLED. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING IT IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE CONTACT THE FACILITATOR @ FLUFFYSINGLER@EARTHLINK.NET.
Are plagiarism and copyright still relevant ideas in the era of the internet when everything is available to all of us at any time? We’ll look at the traditions of avant-garde writing over the last 100 years including Dadaism and Beat poets like Tristan Tzara and William S. Burroughs with their “cut up” and collage poems, all the way up to hip hop and sampling in music and writing today. Students will get to practice all forms of plagiarism from the blatant to the subtle. Meanwhile, we will discuss the ethical and legal ramifications of fair use and sampling in writing and music.
Facilitator email(s):
fluffysingler@earthlink.net
Facilitator's experience:
Fluffy Singler is a spoken word poet, writer, and teacher. She has performed all over the Twin Cities as well as New York, London and Chicago. In 2009 she was honored by the Minnesota Spoken Word Association for her contributions to the spoken word community over the past 15 years. She has taught writing, theatre, and film at the University of Minnesota, Concordia University, Illinois State University, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, and EXCO.
Facilitator phone number(s):
651-276-4758
Class minimum size:
5
Class maximum size:
20
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