Words, words, words (c)

"Berit Kjos compares the Harry Potter books with Dungeons and Dragons (1975) in that regard:

• Both immerse their fans in a plausible, well-developed fantasy world, replete with an evolving history, a carefully mapped geography, and wizards that model the thrill-packed and power-filled way of the mythical shaman.

• In this fantasy world, adults and children alike are led into imagine experiences that create memories, build new values, guide their thinking and mold their understanding of reality.

(Jenkins, 1993) (c)

What is not protected by Copyright?

• Works consisting entirely of information that is common property and containing no original authorship
  

JOE HOVAUGH settled into the garden on his knees and began pulling at the wet, slippery weeds that had sprung up between the neat rows of beets. He trowelled his way around the zucchini and up and down the lines of carrots, and he did not notice the big Indian at all until he stopped at the tomatoes, sat back, and tried to remember where he had set the ball of twine and the wooden stakes.

The big Indian was naked to the waist. His hair was braided and wrapped with white ermine and strips of red cloth. He wore a single feather held in place by a leather band stretched around his head, and, even though his arms were folded tightly across his chest, Joe could see the glitter and flash of silver and turquoise on each finger. "If you build it, they will come," said the big Indian. Joe rolled forward and shielded his eyes from the morning sun. "If you build it, they will come," said the big Indian again.

"Christ sakes," Joe shouted. "Get the hell out of the corn, will ya!" "If you build it..." "Yeah, yeah. Hey! This is private property. You people ever hear of private property?"
Excerpt from Thomas King's short story "A Seat in the Garden"

I'm not sure if my intentions are going to come across with this post; it's probably obvious that I'm playing around with the concepts we're discussing in class --- (re)re)appropriation, intertextualtiy, and so on.
I also want to think(link) more about the intersections of Capitalism and Christianity...I'm thinking about the concept of ownership, property, rights, power...

I was thinking in class that I may need to get the names of Judith Butler, Leslie Feinberg, Jacques Derrida, Allison Bechdal, Riki Wilchins, Kevin Kumashiro, Dorothy Allison, Ani Difranco, and, and, and...tattooed on me if we want to think about how culture shapes identity. We cannot separate ourselves from the culture we live in; I used to think I was authentic, but the people around me, the ones wearing Nike logos, were not--but truthfully...nothing about me is original, really. The words I use, the way I've come to understand my idenity has been informed by the theorists, friends, and writers and artists and activists I've come to know. So, how do i give credit where credit is due?