Exploring the Selfie

Exploring the Selfie

Author
Julia Eckel, Jens Ruchatz, Sabine Wirth
Publisher
Springer International Publishing;Palgrave Macmillan
Language
English
Edition
1st ed.
Year
2018
Page
XXI, 392
ISBN
978-3-319-57948-1,978-3-319-57949-8
File Type
pdf
File Size
10.2 MiB

This volume explores the selfie not only as a specific photographic practice that is deeply rooted in digital culture, but also how it is understood in relation to other media of self-portrayal. Unlike the public debate about the dangers of 'selfie-narcissism', this anthology discusses what the practice of taking and sharing selfies can tell us about media culture today: can the selfie be critiqued as an image or rather as a social practice? What are the technological conditions of this form of vernacular photography? By gathering articles from the fields of media studies; art history; cultural studies; visual studies; philosophy; sociology and ethnography, this book provides a media archaeological perspective that highlights the relevance of the selfie as a stereotypical as well as creative practice of dealing with ourselves in relation to technology.

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