Art 390R - This is the Remix

This course explores remix, recontextualization, and appropriation as artistic tools. We will examine current and past usage of the remix, from its well-known place in popular music to broader forms like YouTube mashups, cut-ups and text generators, Internet memes, culture jamming, and parody. The class will also cover common legal issues surrounding remix culture?such as fair use, copyright and copyleft, and the Creative Commons system?as well as the relationship of automation and artificial intelligence to the larger aesthetic and ethical conversations inherent to remix culture. These ideas will be further investigated through weekly reading and discussion, student presentations, and critical writing exercises. Students will engage their research to create original remix projects over the course of the semester, utilizing the medium and materials of their choosing.

ART 200 level