What is the primary thesis of this series? What is “remixing?” Explain how Fergueson’s concept of remixing connects to our learning about rhetoric; synthesize Fergueson’s series to any text about rhetoric from class we’ve read so far.
These videos were all about how remixing has been a part of our culture and has been used in songs, movies, and significant times in history. Remixing is when someone takes something that’s been created (physically or not) and alters it to add more to it or change it. Remixing can continue for decades or it can just be a one time thing, it all depends. Fergueson’s concept of remixing connects our learning to rhetoric because remixing alters that “something” as a means to persuade an audience to like it better. You can connect these videos as a means of persuasion to Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts”. Lamott and Fergueson both persuade that original pieces aren’t always perfect and can be altered. Lamott talks about this through writing shitty drafts and saying that a good piece of writing needs edits and Fergueson talks about how a song can be changed and altered because someone liked the song, but thought of ways to make it better and more appealing.
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