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Exploring the Selfie (eBook, PDF)

Historical, Theoretical, and Analytical Approaches to Digital Self-Photography

Redaktion: Eckel, Julia; Wirth, Sabine; Ruchatz, Jens

Beschreibung

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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Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319579498
• Artikelnr.: 52937405

Rezensionen

"The chapters in this volume clearly point out that exploring selfies and selfie culture requires an interdisciplinary approach. The book therefore gathers contributions from the fields of Media Studies, Art History, Cultural Studies, Visual Studies, Philosophy, Sociology, and Ethnography, providing an overview of the different positions between the two main approaches of selfie research ... and attempts to reconcile them." (Scriptable, rtreview.org, Issue 28, August, 2018)