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Exploring the Selfie

Exploring the Selfie: Historical, Theoretical, and Analytical Approaches to Digital Self-Photography

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Exploring the Selfie: Historical, Theoretical, and Analytical Approaches to Digital Self-Photography

Eckel, Julia; Ruchatz, Jens; Wirth, Sabine

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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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2018-04-19

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783319579481

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-57949-8

Dimensions: 210.0cm x148.0cm

Pages: 392.0

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