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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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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Cultural studies

• Full title: Exploring the Selfie
• Author: Julia Eckel, Jens Ruchatz, Sabine Wirth
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 392
• EAN: 9783319579481
• ISBN: 3319579487
• ID: 16103607
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
• Weight: 804 g
• Dimensions: 157 × 217 × 37 mm
• Date of publishing: 10. December 2017

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