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This volume explores the selfie not only as a specific photographic practice that is deeply rooted in digital culture, but also how it is understood in relation to other media of self-portrayal. Unlike the public debate about the dangers of 'selfie-narcissism', this anthology discusses what the practice of taking and sharing selfies can tell us about media culture today: can the selfie be critiqued as an image or rather as a social practice? What are the technological conditions of this form of vernacular photography? By gathering articles from the fields of media studies; art history; cultural studies; visual studies; philosophy; sociology and ethnography, this book provides a media archaeological perspective that highlights the relevance of the selfie as a stereotypical as well as creative practice of dealing with ourselves in relation to technology.

Culture --- Communication. --- Social media. --- Photography. --- Cultural and Media Studies. --- Media and Communication. --- Social Media. --- Cultural Theory. --- User-generated media --- Communication --- User-generated content --- Communication, Primitive --- Mass communication --- Sociology --- Cultural studies --- Study and teaching. --- Self-portraits. --- Photography --- Digital photography --- Digital electronics --- Portraits --- Digital techniques. --- Culture-Study and teaching. --- Culture—Study and teaching. --- Selfies (Photography) --- Portrait photography - Social aspects. --- Self-portraits - Social aspects. --- Photography - Digital techniques. --- Portrait photography --- Self-portraits --- Narcissism. --- Portraits (photographie) --- Autoportraits --- Photographie numérique. --- Social aspects. --- Aspect social. --- Photographie numérique.