Journal 6

 Bare repetition is keeping the main elements of a process but changing it slightly through time. To me, an example of bare repetition would be modernizing hymns. A lot of churches have contemporary and traditional worship services that both honor many of the same traditions and worship practices that have been handed down for generations. Traditional services are usually more conservative and usually follow closer to the traditional ways of the church where as contemporary is more laid back and follows a younger crowd’s interest. Their music types allude to this as well. Traditional services usually stick to the hymnal books and are accompanied by the organ or piano while a contemporary service seeks out new music and can include guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, and other instruments. But sometimes, the contemporary leans onto the traditional hymns but remakes them with the contemporary instruments.

Traditional:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ93HVuYd5Y

Contemporary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0Byp7aK2DA

While both examples have the same words, there are more instruments and different melodies in each.

Traditional music is usually for an older audience while contemporary music usually appeals to a younger audience simply because of its style and sound.

I think that offensive assemblages should be avoided. While some can see it as bringing light to someone else’s culture, pairing it with offensive lyrics, images, or other mediums can hold negativity in itself and can devalue the culture. I think that if it is taken offensively to someone in a specific culture then their reaction should mimic that.

I think that Fair Use encourages creativity within remixing and assemblage. Rather than just doing bare repetition, Fair Use seeks to find originality and uniqueness through different works. I think that circulation can affect an ethical status of an assemblage. I liked the example that Adam gave about him using the song in the club and watching people blindly mimic a culture because in that moment, with all those other people, that seemed socially expectable. Sometimes we begin to believe that something like that is normal just because it is popular and socially accepted. Just like rap music using profanity and demeaning words to describe women and other races, we let it slide because it is “popular”, “cool”, and considered “music”.

Our ability to have access to these different examples of assemblage allows us to learn and grow form their meanings. We, as readers, are able to learn and see how things change and are molded by different cultures, generations, times, and social influences.