Reuse, Misuse, Abuse - The Ethics of Audiovisual Appropriation in the Digital Era (Paperback)

In contemporary culture, existing audiovisual recordings are constantly reused and repurposed for various ends, raising questions regarding the ethics of such appropriations, particularly when the recording  depicts actual people and events. Every reuse of a preexisting recording is, on some level, a misuse in that it was not intended or at least anticipated by the original maker, but not all misuses are necessarily unethical. In fact, there are many instances of productive misuse that seem justified. At the same time, there are other instances in which the misuse shades into abuse. Documentary scholars have long engaged with the question of the ethical responsibility of documentary makers in relation to their subjects. But what happens when this responsibility is set at a remove, when the recording already exists for the taking and repurposing? Reuse, Misuse and Abuse surveys a range of contemporary films and videos that appropriate preexisting footage and attempts to theorize their ethical implications.

General

Imprint:	Rutgers University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2020
First published:	2021
Authors:	Jaimie Baron
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-8135-9926-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > General Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	0-8135-9926-1
Barcode:	9780813599267

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