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

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3319579487 ISBN 13 : 9783319579481

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Julia Eckel is Research and Teaching Associate at the Institute of Media Studies at Philipps-University Marburg, Germany.

Jens Ruchatz is Professor of audiovisual transfer processes at the Institute of Media Studies at Philipps-University Marburg, Germany.
Sabine Wirth is Research and Teaching Associate at the Institute of Media Studies at Philipps-University Marburg, Germany.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3319579487
• ISBN 13: 9783319579481
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 413
• Éditeur: Eckel Julia, Ruchatz Jens, Wirth Sabine
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