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Inverse Intuition: Repurposing as a Method to Create New Artifacts, to Invent new Practices, and to Produce new Knowledge

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2013
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This dissertation argues that Digital Natives, rather than employing novel ways of thinking (such as those suggested by Walter Ong's concept of Second Orality), are in fact employing a way of thinking that has always existed: repurposing. Ruth Oldenziel discusses how, historically, women used (")a kind of mental quality(") enabling them to re-use objects in novel ways to accomplish more of life's tasks. My research led me to investigate how a wide variety of people, especially historically marginalized people, used this kind of mental quality. This dissertation explores repurposing's real world uses as well as its uses in narratives, specifically dystopia and apocalyptic narratives. Within these narratives, repurposing plays a similar role to repurposing in the real world, filling the gap between a survival mode of life and a science/technology driven society. The last part of this dissertation explores the place of repurposing among a myriad of current concepts concerning creativity.
Title: Inverse Intuition: Repurposing as a Method to Create New Artifacts, to Invent new Practices, and to Produce new Knowledge.
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Name(s): Jones, Warren, Author
Mauer, Barry, Committee Chair
Grajeda, Anthony, Committee Member
Bowdon, Melody, Committee Member
Koller, Lynn, Committee Member
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2013
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: This dissertation argues that Digital Natives, rather than employing novel ways of thinking (such as those suggested by Walter Ong's concept of Second Orality), are in fact employing a way of thinking that has always existed: repurposing. Ruth Oldenziel discusses how, historically, women used (")a kind of mental quality(") enabling them to re-use objects in novel ways to accomplish more of life's tasks. My research led me to investigate how a wide variety of people, especially historically marginalized people, used this kind of mental quality. This dissertation explores repurposing's real world uses as well as its uses in narratives, specifically dystopia and apocalyptic narratives. Within these narratives, repurposing plays a similar role to repurposing in the real world, filling the gap between a survival mode of life and a science/technology driven society. The last part of this dissertation explores the place of repurposing among a myriad of current concepts concerning creativity.
Identifier: CFE0005010 (IID), ucf:50013 (fedora)
Note(s): 2013-12-01
Ph.D.
Arts and Humanities, Dean's Office CAH
Doctoral
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Subject(s): Repurposing -- Digital -- Second Orality -- Creativity -- Dystopia -- Apocalyptic
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005010
Restrictions on Access: public 2013-12-15
Host Institution: UCF

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