Yesterday my wife and I were visiting the Grand Canyon, and the act of self photography was in full gear (sticks and all) by the visitors there, including us. Yet, the act of the self photograph is hardly new. From the Public Domain Review comes the story of Robert Cornelius doing the act in 1839. […]
Response to “Self-Representation in Social Media” by Jill Walker Rettberg (2018) and “Filtered Reality” chapter – from Seeing Ourselves Through Technology: How We see Selfies, Blogs and Wearable Devices & Shape Ourselves (2014) In “Self-Representation in Social Media,” Jill Walker counters Stuart Hall’s reflective approach as a “representation of the true meaning.” She contends that […]
The readings that Madea chose for this week are so in tune with society today, and what some of the pitfalls of social media. For those who have been in class with me for a semester plus know how much stock I put into the idea of being authentic and real, no matter what space […]
“For Millennia,humans have used media to represent ourselves. Children draw stick figures with a stick in the sand. Stone Age Australians blew ocher dust around their hands to leave marks in a cave. Vikings carved runes on sticks to tell the world their names (pg 2).” From the start of this article, the idea that […]
No matter how much we gnash our teeth, the selfie is here to stay. It is part of our culture and this is not necessarily a bad thing. However, there is no doubt that caution must be exercised. If we document every single moment in real time (and on top of that add filters), can […]
In her book “Seeing Ourselves through Technology,” Jill Rettberg analyzes the way people see themselves in today’s technologically advanced world. The book explores the origins of how the social media movement started, and what factors lead to people sharing aspects of their daily lives on the internet (Rettberg 2). The impacts of sharing information on […]
“We cannot see ourselves in a mirror with our eyes closed. Self-portraits can be a way to communicate with others, but they can also be a way for the photographer to imagine how he or she could be different.” I think by now it’s clear enough that I’m one for quotations; I did really like […]
I thoroughly enjoyed reading both of these articles and I can’t wait to see what an awesome job Medea does in breaking them down and going more in depth for us in her presentation this week! I think each of us can relate to these articles, regardless of our varying age groups in class. Whether […]
Another week of the Net Mirror, and we have covered some vast ground thanks to our shared reading of Participatory Culture in a Networked Era by Henry Jenkins, Mizuko Ito, danah boyd (Polity Press, 2016) as well as thoughtful discussion, lead by Linda. She started us off with some soothing spa-like sounds, leading us through a […]
Feb. 13, 2020 Participatory Culture in a Networked Era by Henry Jenkins, Mizuko Ito, danah boyd. Polity Press, 2016. (Chapters 4 & 5) Connected Learning infographic, Textransformations: Interactive Art Practice as Connected Learning What is my relationship with technology? On a social level, I have 15 close ‘friends’ on Facebook and 15 classmates or professors […]
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