Journal 6

The idea of "bare repetition" as described by Deleuze is simply just repetition governed by nostalgia.  Specifically in this context, it is a dance being performed in exactly the same way as your ancestors.  An example of a bare assemblage could be the Hail Mary Rosary prayers. Although I am not Catholic, from what I have learned from friends and family is that the words of the prayers are verbatim, and have not changed for as long as they were created.  Certain words and phrases may even sound outdated, but the purpose of the assemblage of the necklace and the words is to keep it in it's original form.  To its audience, it contributes religious meaning.  This includes faith and hope as the feeling it might give to some people.  To others, it may simply be out of routine, or their parents encouraging them to do so.

I don't think fair use applies to bar repetition assemblages because something new is not necessarily being created.  Instead, something is simply being repeated.  Credit may still be due to the original creator, but since everything is in the same form as it originally was, fair use doesn't play a role.

In a some examples of assemblage, specifically a religious on like this, circulation may affect it's ethical status.  Things could change through circulation, so people of a certain religion may be offended by this.  This also brings me back to the idea that assemblages may potentially be harmful.