[Air-L] Selfie Article Bonanza!

[Nancy Baym]

We invite you to read a new Special Section on "Selfies" that published May 15 at http://ijoc.org.

“What Does the Selfie Say?  Investigating a Global Phenomenon”

“Selfies” are ubiquitous. Yet the term—and more so the practice(s)—remain ambiguous, fraught, and caught in a stubborn and morally-loaded hype cycle. This Special Section on What Does the Selfie Say? Investigating a Global Phenomenon (guest-edited by Theresa M. Senft and Nancy K. Baym) considers the selfie as the reigning litmus test of
(accurate, authentic, legitimate, appropriate) digital self-representation.


Drawing on work from diverse methods and perspectives and a global range of research sites, together, these articles consider what the selfie says about our theoretical conceptions of photography, assemblage, affect and autobiography; how the selfie reflects political narratives about the state, the electorate, the subaltern, the activist, and the martyr; and how it frames ongoing conversations about gender, race, ethnicity, age and sexuality.

Contributors:

• Kath Albury, University of New South Wales, Australia
• Michael Arnold, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Anirban K. Baishya, University of Southern California, USA
• Nancy K. Baym, Microsoft Research, USA
• Matthew Bellinger, University of Washington, USA
• Sonja Boon, Memorial University, Canada
• Jenna Brager, Rutgers University, USA
• Cornelia Brantner, University of Vienna, Austria
• Anne Burns, Loughborough University, UK
• Marcus Carter, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Elizabeth Thomas Crocker, Boston University, USA
• Ruth A. Deller, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
• Guo Freeman, Indiana University, USA
• Paul Frosh, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
• Martin Gibbs, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Aaron Hess, Arizona State University
• James E. Katz, Boston University, USA
• Tamara Kohn, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Michael Koliska, University of Maryland, USA
• Katharina Lobinger, University of Bremen, Germany
• Elizabeth Losh, University of California San Diego, USA
• Beatriz Aldana Marquez, Texas A&M University, USA
• James Meese, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Kate M. Miltner, University of Southern California, USA
• Bjorn Nansen, University of Melbourne, Australia
• David Nemer, Indiana University, USA
• Beth Pentney, Nipissing University & Acadia University, Canada
• Jessica Roberts, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
• Theresa M. Senft, New York University, USA
• Katrin Tildenberg, Tallin University, Estonia
• Shane A. Tilton, Ohio Northern University, USA
• Apryl A. Williams, Texas A&M University, USA

Larry Gross
Editor

Arlene Luck
Managing Editor
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