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'At long last, a discussion of plagiarism that doesn't stop at'Don't do it or else,'but does full justice to the intellectual interest of the topic!'---Gerald Graff, author of Clueless in Academe and 2008 President, Modern Language Association This collection is a timely intervention in national debates about what constitutes original or plagiarized writing in the digital age. Somewhat ironically, the Internet makes it both easier to copy and easier to detect copying. The essays in this volume explore the complex issues of originality, imitation, and plagiarism, particularly as they concern students, scholars, professional writers, and readers, while also addressing a range of related issues, including copyright conventions and the ownership of original work, the appropriate dissemination of innovative ideas, and the authority and role of the writer/author. Throughout these essays, the contributors grapple with their desire to encourage and maintain free access to copyrighted material for noncommercial purposes while also respecting the reasonable desires of authors to maintain control over their own work. Both novice and experienced teachers of writing will learn from the contribu

Author

Martha Vicinus; Caroline Eisner

Publisher

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781282445222

Subjects

Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction, Language Learning