Looking back over the different assignments and subjects they covered, I would have to say that the one subject that deserves the most attention is the concept of remediation. One of the core concepts to the course, I feel the need to more adequately understand and probe remediation within our society. Unlike engineering equations or laws of physics, remediation is an idea within the realm of the social sciences and its definition can change with its interpretation. Personally, I have always had difficulty with malleable ideas. I once cut to the chase in an English class many years ago, asking quite bluntly if the only reason we say Shakespeare (his writings, at least) is good is because we say he is good.
In my past blogs, I crudely attempted to draw a line around remediation. In many different subjects I tried to find an underlying theme. Now as I prepare for my final paper, remediation may play an important role in the understanding of currency as a text. I am not sure though, my grasp on the whole concept is still weak, even after several weeks of readings and analysis.
With endless time and energy to spend on remediation, I could revisit all the different examples and tease apart the contributing factors. I could find why something is, say, almost remediation but definitely evolution. I could interpret more clearly the examples given in the literature and, most importantly, be able to clearly explain where remediation fits in our society. I would guess everywhere, but I will let you know.
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I think this concept based around currency of a text and how remediation affects it has a lot of potential for a research paper. It seems like, once a product goes through remediation, its value is diminished somewhat. Though this isn't always true, the ever-changing mediums through which we attain information do make it difficult for the currency of text to remain completely the same.
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