The Routledge Companion to Remix Studies was updated on May 1, 2018
This section offers chapter abstracts for the book’s five sections:
1) HISTORY
This section considers important moments in history that have informed the development of remix as a rich cultural activity encompassing various forms of media. [read more]
2) AESTHETICS
This section is concerned with the production and reception of remix. The aesthetical concerns of remix culture producers and how their work has been received by their respective audiences is a primary focus. [read more]
3) ETHICS
This section is concerned with ethics in remix. Issues such as those surrounding the unauthorized appropriation and reuse of copyrighted content by remixers,… [read more]
4) POLITICS
This section is concerned with the role of remix as a techno-political tool of media activism. It explores the extent to which remix may be considered effective in the service of various social and political causes. [read more]
5) PRACTICE
This section offers chapters written by remix practitioners. The authors—often artists or remix practitioners themselves—include their first-person stories about festivals, exhibits, music productions, and video mashups, as well as performances and installations. [read more]
