Exploring the Selfie : Historical, Theoretical, and Analytical Approaches to Digital Self-Photography / edited by Julia Eckel, Jens Ruchatz, Sabine Wirth.

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Exploring the Selfie : Historical, Theoretical, and Analytical Approaches to Digital Self-Photography / edited by Julia Eckel, Jens Ruchatz, Sabine Wirth.

9783319579498
3319579495
9783319579481
3319579487

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.

English

1 online resource (XXI, 392 pages 44 illustrations, 40 illustrations in color.) : illustrations

10.1007/978-3-319-57949-8 doi
9783319579481

P87-P96

302.23

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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