Understanding Selfies
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Understanding Selfies
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Author : Piotr Sorokowski
language : en
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Release Date : 2018-04-27
Understanding Selfies written by Piotr Sorokowski and has been published by Frontiers Media SA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-27 with categories.
In the year 2013, ‘selfie’ was named word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries in recognition of dramatic changes in frequency, prominence, and register of the term. This drastic increase in selfie-taking was spurred by two factors. The first was the advent of smartphones equipped with front cameras and preview screens that made it easy to compose a photographic self-portrait by a process of deliberately exploring one’s image, choosing a pose, and finally taking the picture. The second key change contributing to the rise of the selfie age was the increasing availability of internet connections. It is estimated that about 50% of the world population has access to the internet today (2018; https://www.internetworldstats.com). At the end of the past century, this percentage was a mere 1%. The growth of the internet infrastructure simultaneously spurred the development of social network applications such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram, providing accessible media for sharing photographs including photographic self-portraits. However, despite their tremendous reach and popularity, selfies have so far received relatively little attention by the scientific community, especially within psychology. Thus, we proposed a Frontiers in Psychology Research Topic to expand empirical and theoretical work on the massively popular, yet scientifically unexplored, phenomenon of the selfie. The articles published in this eBook offer a multifaceted insight into current scholarly work on this topic.
Understanding Pictures
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Author : Dominic Lopes
language : en
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Release Date : 1996-03-28
Understanding Pictures written by Dominic Lopes and has been published by Clarendon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-03-28 with Philosophy categories.
There is not one but many ways to picture the world - Australian `x-ray' pictures, cubist collages, Amerindian split-style figures, and pictures in two-point perspective each draw attention to different features of what they represent. The premise of Understanding Pictures is that this diversity is the central fact with which a theory of figurative pictures must reckon. Lopes argues that identifying pictures' subjects is akin to recognizing objects whose appearances have changed over time. He develops a schema for categorizing the different ways pictures represent--the different kinds of meaning they have--and he contends that depiction's epistemic value lies in its representational diversity. He also offers a novel account of the phenomenology of pictorial experience, comparing pictures to visual prostheses like mirrors and binoculars. The book concludes with a discussion of works of art which have made pictorial meaning their theme, demonstrating the importance of the issues this book raises for understanding the aesthetics of pictures.
The Selfie Culture
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Author : Octavia Marchand
language : en
Publisher: Publifye AS
Release Date : 2025-02-26
The Selfie Culture written by Octavia Marchand and has been published by Publifye AS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-02-26 with Photography categories.
""The Selfie Culture"" explores how selfies and social media have profoundly reshaped visual communication and our understanding of identity. The book delves into the rise of self-portraiture in the digital age, examining how smartphones have democratized photography, placing photographic tools in the hands of billions. It investigates the psychological effects of constant online self-presentation, addressing issues like self-esteem and social comparison, while also considering the economic impact of selfies, including influencer culture. The book traces the evolution of self-portraiture, from early painted portraits to modern digital selfies, providing a foundation for understanding the selfie's unique characteristics in today's digital landscape. It argues that selfies are more than just narcissistic self-promotion; they are a complex form of communication, identity construction, and social interaction. For example, selfies are used to express emotions and build communities. Organized into three sections, the book first introduces the core concepts of selfie culture. It then delves into the psychological, social, and economic impacts of selfies. Finally, the book offers a critical perspective, addressing potential pitfalls and ethical considerations. This approach provides a balanced understanding of the selfie's multifaceted role in contemporary society.
Visual Culture Approaches To The Selfie
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Author : Derek Conrad Murray
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-11-24
Visual Culture Approaches To The Selfie written by Derek Conrad Murray and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-24 with Art categories.
This collection explores the cultural fascination with social media forms of self-portraiture, "selfies," with a specific interest in online self-imaging strategies in a Western context. This book examines the selfie as a social and technological phenomenon but also engages with digital self-portraiture as representation: as work that is committed to rigorous object-based analysis. The scholars in this volume consider the topic of online self-portraiture—both its social function as a technology-driven form of visual communication, as well as its thematic, intellectual, historical, and aesthetic intersections with the history of art and visual culture. This book will be of interest to scholars of photography, art history, and media studies.
Consumer Culture Theory
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Author : Nil Ozcaglar-Toulouse
language : en
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Release Date : 2016-12-09
Consumer Culture Theory written by Nil Ozcaglar-Toulouse and has been published by Emerald Group Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-09 with Business & Economics categories.
The chapters in this volume are selected from the best papers presented at the 11th Annual Consumer Culture Theory Conference held in Lille, France in July 2016. They represent the cutting edge in qualitative consumer research.
The Routledge Encyclopedia Of Citizen Media
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Author : Mona Baker
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-10-21
The Routledge Encyclopedia Of Citizen Media written by Mona Baker and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-21 with Political Science categories.
This is the first authoritative reference work to map the multifaceted and vibrant site of citizen media research and practice, incorporating insights from across a wide range of scholarly areas. Citizen media is a fast-evolving terrain that cuts across a variety of disciplines. It explores the physical artefacts, digital content, performative interventions, practices and discursive expressions of affective sociality that ordinary citizens produce as they participate in public life to effect aesthetic or socio-political change. The seventy-seven entries featured in this pioneering resource provide a rigorous overview of extant scholarship, deliver a robust critique of key research themes and anticipate new directions for research on a variety of topics. Cross-references and recommended reading suggestions are included at the end of each entry to allow scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds to identify relevant connections across diverse areas of citizen media scholarship and explore further avenues of research. Featuring contributions by leading scholars and supported by an international panel of consultant editors, the Encyclopedia is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as researchers in media studies, social movement studies, performance studies, political science and a variety of other disciplines across the humanities and social sciences. It will also be of interest to non-academics involved in activist movements and those working to effect change in various areas of social life.
The Influencer Factory
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Author : Grant Bollmer
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2024-04-16
The Influencer Factory written by Grant Bollmer and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-16 with Social Science categories.
Influencers are more than social media personalities who attract attention for brands, argue Grant Bollmer and Katherine Guinness. They are figures of a new transformation in capitalism, in which the logic of the self is indistinguishable from the logic of the corporation. Influencers are emblematic of what Bollmer and Guinness call the "Corpocene": a moment in capitalism in which individuals achieve the status of living, breathing, talking corporations. Behind the veneer of leisure and indulgence, most influencers are laboring daily, usually for pittance wages, to manufacture a commodity called "the self"—a raw material for brands to use—with the dream of becoming corporations in human form by owning and investing in the products they sell. Refuting the theory that digital labor and economies are immaterial, Bollmer and Guinness search influencer content for evidence of the material infrastructure of capitalism. Each chapter looks to what literally appears in the backgrounds of videos and images: the houses, cars, warehouses, and spaces of the market that point back to the manufacturing and circulation of consumer goods. Demonstrating the material reality of producing the self as a commodity, The Influencer Factory makes a crucial contribution to our understanding of contemporary economic life.
Digital Cultures
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Author : Smeeta Mishra
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-02-15
Digital Cultures written by Smeeta Mishra and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-15 with Social Science categories.
The book explores contemporary selfie-taking practices; digital experiences of love, romance and infidelity; sexting rituals; self-tracking habits; strategies used by the Internet famous; and the power of hashtag campaigns and memes in espousing a cause. Rejecting binary narratives on digital cultures, it showcases the fascinating ways in which we use our digital devices, social media platforms, and apps by drawing upon academic research, everyday observations and a determination to challenge assumptions and hasty generalizations. It also engages with emerging narratives on online authenticity, privacy, digital detox, and the digital divides prevalent both in India and abroad.
Handbook Of Children And Youth Studies
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Author : Johanna Wyn
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024-08-20
Handbook Of Children And Youth Studies written by Johanna Wyn and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-08-20 with Social Science categories.
This second edition of the handbook gives a new scientific perspective to youth and childhood studies as multi scientific and interdisciplinary subjects which as such have not yet found their own framing in a particular discipline. It provides theoretical and methodological key debates and issues that develop and add an understanding of childhood and youth research discipline from a broader perspective. The Handbook on Children and Youth Studies draws on current thinking, but also challenges theoretical and conceptual orthodoxies in the field, drawing on interdisciplinary thinking and critical perspectives. It focuses on childhood and youth to address the emerging consensus that the boundaries between childhood, youth and adulthood are blurred. The view that defining youth and childhood largely in terms of problem topics is out dated. Instead, the handbook focuses on 16 themes that are open to international perspectives and to different conceptual approaches. Each theme is edited by a pair of field editors, thereby capturing a plurality of views. The 16 themes as a starting point are globally timely and they need scientific debates on the boundaries between childhoods, youth and adulthood. This handbook will meet the needs of childhood and youth researchers and the academics in the field. It recognizes the changing social context of the lives of children and young people, while developing theoretical frameworks and discussing about the core substantive issues of Children and Youth Studies.
Youth Mediations And Affective Relations
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Author : Susan Driver
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-10-01
Youth Mediations And Affective Relations written by Susan Driver and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-01 with Social Science categories.
Youth Mediations and Affective Relations explores dynamic and expansive possibilities of young people’s affective lives as they engage with diverse social media in prolific and specific ways. It addresses the situated embodied and emotional experiences of young people as they actively use media in order to forge communities, play imaginatively, protest injustice, experiment with their identities, make media or explore friendships. Furthermore, it explores the relational and contextual dimensions of their everyday interactions. Against static knowledge and moral panics that abstract youth from the complex and changing worlds in which they grapple with digital media, this book hones in on the layered textures of youth experiences to consider how today’s youth think and feel in subtle and unexpected ways.