Follow the link below to read my first draft of my research paper. It is needs a lot more research references and to be fleshed out further, but I feel that it presets a few of my ideas very clearly.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYdrli-s5I-ZZDZrNDJoY18yN2N0cGZ6OWdm&hl=en
Reflection: In this draft of my essay I feel that I am most successful in presenting my overall argument as well as some key connections. I still need to do a lot of work in getting specific examples and citing my resources. Obviously it is still a little short, but I feel that once I add specific referenced examples to bolster my arguments that I will have a lot more text.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Thinking About the Essay
I am a little worried about the essay. I'm starting to worry that it will be much more opinion than fact. I know how I feel about the subject but am unsure of how to tie in my research. I'm also having a hard time pinpointing what resources are appropriate for my arguments. I think I need to have a firmer idea of the parameters of the essay. Is it supposed to be argumentative? I imagine it must be, but in that case I need to be able to support my opinions with solid resources. I'm also a bit worried about the time frame, although that has a lot more to do with my personal schedule with other classes.
I want my essay to communicate how I feel about copyright and art. How the current copyright laws discourage individual creativity and create an enclave for those designated as 'artists' or 'authors' to become static and pretentious. I want to use graffiti to illustrate this point. I feel that graffiti is a good medium to show my perspective on the issue. I understand that creative work should earn the creator benefits, and I am not actually opposed to the idea of paying to use someone's work or design. Rather, it is the exclusion of using their ideas in one's own ideas that bothers me the most. In this way, people who choose (when they choose) can purchase goods and services that therefore pay and benefit the creators of those things, whether they be clothes, novels, furniture, or art. On the other hand, a person could also choose to create or do the service themselves. When the latter occurs I feel that people should not be punished for using existing precedence to build upon, such as taking inspiration from a designer or author that they enjoy and making their own versions.
I feel that graffiti is a good example for my point but that it might be a bit vague and narrow of an example to convey the bigger ideas that I want to present. I need to know how much of the essay should be exploring the example itself or using the example to open up bigger issues and discussions. Should graffiti be my running theme or the subject of the essay? Hopefully we will get a little more into the specifics of the essay in the next few class periods and I will get a better idea of how to approach my essay.
Perhaps a basic outline for my paper could be:
Introduction
Overview of current copyright laws versus how I perceive they should be
Presentation of graffiti as a forum of multimedia writing that supports my view
Examples exploring graffiti and it's relationship to topics of authorship and value
...
...
...
Conclusion
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYdrli-s5I-ZZDZrNDJoY18yNmN2Yzd3eGNq&hl=en
I want my essay to communicate how I feel about copyright and art. How the current copyright laws discourage individual creativity and create an enclave for those designated as 'artists' or 'authors' to become static and pretentious. I want to use graffiti to illustrate this point. I feel that graffiti is a good medium to show my perspective on the issue. I understand that creative work should earn the creator benefits, and I am not actually opposed to the idea of paying to use someone's work or design. Rather, it is the exclusion of using their ideas in one's own ideas that bothers me the most. In this way, people who choose (when they choose) can purchase goods and services that therefore pay and benefit the creators of those things, whether they be clothes, novels, furniture, or art. On the other hand, a person could also choose to create or do the service themselves. When the latter occurs I feel that people should not be punished for using existing precedence to build upon, such as taking inspiration from a designer or author that they enjoy and making their own versions.
I feel that graffiti is a good example for my point but that it might be a bit vague and narrow of an example to convey the bigger ideas that I want to present. I need to know how much of the essay should be exploring the example itself or using the example to open up bigger issues and discussions. Should graffiti be my running theme or the subject of the essay? Hopefully we will get a little more into the specifics of the essay in the next few class periods and I will get a better idea of how to approach my essay.
Perhaps a basic outline for my paper could be:
Introduction
Overview of current copyright laws versus how I perceive they should be
Presentation of graffiti as a forum of multimedia writing that supports my view
Examples exploring graffiti and it's relationship to topics of authorship and value
...
...
...
Conclusion
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYdrli-s5I-ZZDZrNDJoY18yNmN2Yzd3eGNq&hl=en
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Link to my current Diigo report
If you follow the link below you will see the current report for my diigo links that I am using in my project.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYdrli-s5I-ZZDZrNDJoY18yNWd4ZjliZ2Ru&hl=en
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYdrli-s5I-ZZDZrNDJoY18yNWd4ZjliZ2Ru&hl=en
Monday, October 5, 2009
My Topic Thus Far
In reflecting on my topic and the research that I have done up till now I feel rather confident. I am really excited about the topic, and all the research I've been doing has given me ideas for projects of my own. I think I've really fleshed out my opinion on the subject of graffiti and the notions of copyright and ownership. I worry that my view is rather radical compared to many. I do feel that a creative public commons is best and that any benefit an artist gets beyond commission or credit is just extra. I also worry that a lot of my resources are on the offensive side when it comes to language. I'm not always certain I want to reference something that could offend people if they choose to check it.
I feel like my topic and my opinions are together but I'm also not sure how to use my resources in a paper format. I think I need to spend some time thinking about what exactly I am pulling from each resource and where that information is in the resource. Perhaps I will use the diigo highlighted when I get my computer back. I feel like my topic is very different from what others in the class are doing and that might make it hard for my topic to relate. Similarly it might be the reason why I seem to have to go in roundabout ways to get suitable sources for my topic.
Ultimately, I feel like I am at a good place with my topic. Thankfully, I still find it interesting, perhaps even more now than before. Hopefully the end result will be as cool as I am imagining.
I feel like my topic and my opinions are together but I'm also not sure how to use my resources in a paper format. I think I need to spend some time thinking about what exactly I am pulling from each resource and where that information is in the resource. Perhaps I will use the diigo highlighted when I get my computer back. I feel like my topic is very different from what others in the class are doing and that might make it hard for my topic to relate. Similarly it might be the reason why I seem to have to go in roundabout ways to get suitable sources for my topic.
Ultimately, I feel like I am at a good place with my topic. Thankfully, I still find it interesting, perhaps even more now than before. Hopefully the end result will be as cool as I am imagining.
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