Selfies and the Search for Recognition: See for your Selfie

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskriftTidsskriftartikelfagfællebedømt

  • Bent Fausing
A new concept has begun to pop up everywhere: the selfie. It means a photograph of yourself that you yourself have taken. Time Magazine designated it one of the most used buzz words of 2012. And, in our digital age, these quick self-portraits are numerous and flourishing, and it is not just the mirror or the raised arm that characterizes selfies as a genre but also a particular aesthetics. It is about reflection, identity and recognition – human beings want to control how they are seen.
Bidragets oversatte titelSelfier og kampen om anerkendelse: Se Selfie
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftScribd
Antal sider19
StatusUdgivet - 8 okt. 2013

    Forskningsområder

  • Det Humanistiske Fakultet - selfie, images, recognition, interaction, aeshetics, self, being, social media, Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook

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