According to the reading assemblage is “the arrangement and organization of a variety of heterogenous elements” (16). Assemblage can be applied to a variety of aspects in media as most media has many working parts and elements to it. Assemblage also points out how these different elements have human and non-human parts. In my group we looked at the assemblage of the website Wikipedia. We were able to break down all the working parts that make Wikipedia operate efficiently. Some of these parts were the authors, having access to internet, a technological device, letters\/symbols, etc. By breaking down what makes Wikipedia what it is, we were able to take a look at its assemblage and what aspects of that assemblage have agency. Agency plays a large role in assemblage as some parts of the equation have more power and pull than others. One of these parts that I thought had agency was the authors since they bring the knowledge and ideas to the website. Without the authors the website would have no content and therefore not exist. Assemblage is in media all around us and helps us to look at the different aspects of media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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