Written by: Crystal L. Beach, Donna E. Alvermann, Stephanie Loomis, William Wright & LaTasha Hutcherson Price
Abstract: Our purpose for researching self-sponsored creative composing online was to explore ways in which the cultural practice of digital remix might mediate connections among participants in a study conducted on a Creative Commons website. Specifically, we asked to what degree, if any, might digital remixes inspire or arouse feelings of connection with and through the creator and the created? A conceptual framework that took into account a case study design, the cultural practice of digital remix, and people’s reported feelings associated with that practice fell well within the realm of a post-intentional approach to studying the phenomenon of digital remix. A total of 82 remixes, 51 fragments, and 56 blogs were available for analysis. Using a five-step analytic procedure developed by the authors, we conducted 26 individual semi-structured interviews. Implications based on the data from those interviews, along with separate content analyses of the digital remixes, are discussed.
Key words: Remix, Creative Composing Online, Integrating Technology, Digital Culture, Post- Intentional Phenomenology