Self-representation and digital culture, Nancy Thumim
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Self-representation and digital culture, Nancy Thumim
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-201) and index
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non fiction
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Self-representation and digital culture
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Nancy Thumim
Summary
Taking a close look at ordinary people 'telling their own story', Nancy Thumim explores self-representations in contemporary digital culture in settings as diverse as reality TV, online storytelling, and oral histories displayed in museums. Self-Representation and Digital Culture addresses the institutional contexts of production, technology and form of the texts, and the point of view of those who represent themselves. This highly original research examines how contradictory and widely different politics inform and shape examples of 'speaking for oneself'. Thumim argues that analysis and theorization of the activity of self-representation is vital for media, communication and cultural studies at a time when examples of this genre both surround us and appear, at first glance, to all be alike
Table Of Contents
Introduction: Self-Representation and Digital Culture -- Histories of Self-Representation -- Mediation -- Broadcasters -- Museums and Art Worlds -- Self-Representation Online -- Self-Representation, Digital Culture and Genre
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