The Selfie Generation, Alicia Eler
The Selfie Generation, Alicia Eler
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The Selfie Generation
How Our Self Images Are Changing Our Notions of Privacy, Sex, Consent, and Culture

Author: Alicia Eler

Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 11/07/2017


Synopsis

Whether it’s Kim Kardashian uploading picture after picture to Instagram or your roommate posting a mid-vacation shot to Facebook, selfies receive mixed reactions. But are selfies more than, as many critics lament, a symptom of a self-absorbed generation?Digital native Alicia Eler’s The Selfie Generation is the first book to delve fully into this ubiquitous and much-maligned part of social media, including why people take them in the first place and the ways they can change how we see ourselves. Eler argues that selfies are just one facet of how we can use digital media to create a personal brand in the modern age. More than just a picture, they can be a positive and important part of a conversation. Eler examines all aspects of selfies and the generation that has grown up with them. She looks at how the boundaries between people’s physical and digital lives have blurred with social media; she explores questions of privacy, consent, ownership, and authenticity; and she points out important issues of sexism and double standards wherein women are encouraged to take them but then become subject to criticism and judgment. The Selfie Generation is a compelling and fascinating argument for the power of the selfie and a rebuttal to all those who would dismiss them.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Demetria on June 25, 2018

I thought it was going to be more analytical especially with the subtitle of how it's changing things. The whole book is more of a commentary about how things are that even the most casual user of social media outlets will have already noticed. It was a struggle to finish because I felt that the aut......more

Goodreads review by Renato on January 29, 2025

Selfie Generation de Alicia Eler es un ensayo que intenta capturar la esencia de una generación definida por la cultura digital, las redes sociales y la obsesión por la imagen propia. El libro se sumerge en cómo la tecnología ha transformado la forma en que nos vemos a nosotros mismos y cómo interac......more

Goodreads review by Carman on June 03, 2022

I actually quite enjoyed this one and was surprised by the general rating. It's not the most in-depth reading into the media phenomenon for sure, but to be brutally slaughtered by one-stars. Wondering if it's just because it skews towards a feminist reading and rips out the band-aid to reveal our de......more

Goodreads review by Elina on February 26, 2018

Tietokirjaksi osin heppoinen ja huonosti toimitettu, lisäksi kirjoittajalla ärsyttäviä maneereita kuten hashtagien viljeleminen leipätekstissä. Sisältö kuitenkin pääosin rautaa, ja perustelee itsensä hyvänä aikalaiskuvauksena.......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on October 08, 2019

The content in this book is phenomenal, but it is unfortunate that the writing is a bit disjointed and there isn't a great flow. But - is this emblematic of the fast paced media culture we are currently living within? I don't know. Either way, worth the read.......more