Why Is the Selfie Such a Derided Form of Photography? - Frontpage - e-flux conversations
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The Verso blog has an excerpt from the recently published book The Social Photo: On Photography and Social Media by sociologist and media theorist Nathan Jurgenson. In the excerpt, Jurgenson argues that the selfie is such a derided form of photography because it exposes “the ongoing process of identity construction.” This exposure makes us uncomfortable because it demonstrates not only that the self is indeed a construction, but that it is crafted to please others, not ourselves. Check out a
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ArtReview September 2019 by ArtReview - Issuu
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The Selfie: The Contemporary Expression of Self – Mondes Sociaux
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We Stopped Taking Photos - Journal #115
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Parody: Mindful Subversions by Third Floor Graduate Journal - Issuu
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DOC) No Longer Ours 1: Loss and Memory as Visual Narrative in Imagine Wanting Only This2
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