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

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030096262
• ISBN13: 9783030096267
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"