Originality, Imitation, and Plagiarism: Teaching Writing in the Age of the Internet

• Main Author: Martha Vicinus (auth)
• Other Authors: Caroline Eisner (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University of Michigan Press 2008
• Subjects: Creation (Literary; Plagiarism; Imitation in literature; Authorship-Study and teaching; artistic; etc.)
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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, im...