Selfie and the Search for Recognition: See for your Selfie
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Selfie and the Search for Recognition : See for your Selfie. / Fausing, Bent.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Selfie and the Search for Recognition
T2 - See for your Selfie
AU - Fausing, Bent
PY - 2013/9/7
Y1 - 2013/9/7
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - selfie, images, recognition, interaction, aeshetics, self, being, social media, Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook
M3 - Journal article
JO - academia.edu
JF - academia.edu
ER -
ID: 50251613