Exploring the Selfie

Exploring the Selfie

Eckel, Julia
Ruchatz, Jens
Wirth, Sabine

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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.

  • ISBN: 978-3-319-57948-1
  • Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Fecha Publicación: 11/09/2017
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés