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Remix Culture: Archiving and Preserving Transformative Works of Media Fandom and Hip Hop Cultures

Title (author1): 
Mr
First names (author1): 
John
Surname (author 1): 
Bondurant
Institution: 
Texas A&M University
Country: 
UNITED STATES
Presentation type: 
panel session
Date: 
27 Sept Tuesday
Start time: 
1735
Venue: 
LoC Madison Building: Montpelier Rm.
Abstract: 

While remix culture - media based on transformative work - has proliferated and mainstreamed in the past decade with the rise of Internet audiovisual platforms, its roots lie much deeper. The mid 1970s saw all at once the beginnings of vidding at SciFi fan conventions in Southern California, the rise of Hip Hop culture in the Bronx, and the codification of 1841 common law doctrine of “fair use” in the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976.
 
Technology, both analog and digital, has been a critical component of these practices: vidding grew with the availability of consumer video recorders, and hip hop evolved from turntablism to digital sampling. Some 40 years hence, archivists, preservationists, and scholars are recognizing the need to preserve examples of these early works and promote gathering collections into more stable archival settings. Inspired by our collections of fanvids, filk, Hip Hop, and video art, the panelists want to initiate a discussion of the technical, legal, and philosophical aspects of archiving these kinds of materials.
 
Panelists:
John Bondurant, Digital Archivist, Texas A&M University
Jeremy Brett, CA, Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection Curator, Texas A&M University
Dr. Francesca Coppa, Muhlenberg College
Tre Berney, Digitization and Conservation Services Director, Cornell University