Considering both Lessig and Jenkins, what does it mean to be a writer in the 21st century? Does the emergence of digital technologies and Web 2.0 allow for new ways of composing?
A 21st century writer is entirely different than the writers from the past centuries. The tools used to write as well as the topics about which people write has completely changed. Lessig and Jenkins both recognized that as technology increases, collaboration has become more and more common. Anyone can be a "writer" in todays world. In the past, in order to be a writer who's work can be seen by many people, you would have to have been published and have what you wrote mass-circulated. Now, thanks to the internet, email, blogs, and social media such as Facebook, you can write anything you want and it is automatically available to anyone with a computer.
Jenkins discussed how collaboration is increasingly common and how collaboration effects sites and readings such as "The Daily Prophet." Lessig went further and described how the 21st century has allowed to many different means of composing. He described how his roommate from college used quotes from well-known people to construct his arguments in his college papers. This is similar to sampling in music, collaging in artwork, and remixing in digital media, he states.
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