Journal 6

An example of Arola and Arola’s bare repetition would be learning the basics of piano playing. Instead of experimenting and expressing oneself when first learning piano, you must learn how to play each scale and key correctly. Reading the music must be learned and done so in a strict way. Every aspect of learning to play the basics of piano is dogmatic and leaves little room for expression. An example of an ethical assemblage would be the recent march against the Muslim ban here in FSU.  Ethical assemblages come from creative repetition, and the readings define it as an assemblage that benefits the whole. Unlike bare repetition, ethical repetition looks to understand and dive into the essence of the assemblage. So during the march people from all background’s attended and shared their culture and issues. By being against a ban that discriminated against Muslims, everyone involved made a statement that the band affects not just a group but individuals in the group, and we are all individuals.

Hurtful assemblages should be analyzed and diffused, not necessarily attacked. Fair use may not come into play here since the definition of a hurtful assemblage is one that benefits the individual rather than the whole. That can take into account so many things. So the best way to approach a hurtful assemblage is by understanding it and picking apart the areas it offends others. That way the harmful message is simplified down to something forgettable and ignored. Fair Use can create bare repetition and in most occasions it does. However, it may infringe on creative repetition since most assemblages are derivative of other assemblages. It’s mainly how everything evolves. There must be a source to build off of. As long as the assemblage is building on the source and not just repeating it, it should be seen as fair.

Circulation is basically the way the information travels. This affects how an audience is introduced to the assemblage and may warp their perceptions. The meaning can be changed and both the original source and innovator are affected. Assemblages are meant to be interpreted and how something is interpreted can come from how it was first seen.