[ecrea] New Special Section on "Selfies" in IJoC

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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International Journal of Communication (IJoC)
USC Annenberg Press
University of Southern California
http://ijoc.org/



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