In the mid-1980s, Stewart Home I wrote a semi-satirical piece on plagiarism. Here is an excerpt:
The great advantage of plagiarism as a literary method is that it removes the need for talent, and even much application. All you really need to do is select what to plagiarise. Enthusiastic beginners might like to start by plagiarising this article on plagiarism. A purist will choose to plagiarise it verbatim; but those who feel the need to express the creative side of their personality will change a word here and there, or re-arrange the order of the paragraphs.... To conclude, plagiarism saves time and effort, improves results, and shows considerable initiative on the part of the individual plagiarist. As a revolutionary tool it is ideally suited to the needs of the twentieth-century. For those who find the selection of material too much of a 'creative' challenge,the remedy is to introduce a system for randomly selecting material. FULL TEXT HERE: http://www.scribd.com/doc/62937825/Stewart-Home-Plagiarism-Art-as-Commodity-and-Strategies-for-its-Negation -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. SCC: Professor of Psychology MCCCD: General Studies Faculty Representative PSY 101 Website: http://sccpsy101.wordpress.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scottsdale Community College 9000 E. Chaparral Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 Office: SB-123 Phone: (480) 423-6213 Fax: (480) 423-6298 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=19840 or send a blank email to leave-19840-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
