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Abstract
This paper reports on findings from a study which investigates our digital identities. Through examination of the process of constructing biographical films derived from users’ social media (SM) data, we progress understanding of the digital self. Building on dramaturgical understandings of performance of self (Goffman, 1959; Turner, 1960, 1974, 1985), we challenge the dominant views which argue that SM users operating as their ‘authentic selves’ can be empowered by having the potential for contemporaneous multiple selves. Through the introduction of the concepts of SM leakage and multiple temporal selves, we note the challenge of living with these digital self-representations which are sustained over time. We propose strategies for dealing with temporal shifts, as well as dispensing with the notion of the separation of these selves.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1701-1721 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Journal of Marketing Management |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 17-18 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 22 Dec 2016 |
Keywords
- Digital personhood
- social networks
- identity
- narrative
- internet research
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Business,Management and Accounting
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Reel Lives: personal documentaries constructed from digital data (EP/L004062/1)
Kerrigan, F. (Principal Investigator)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
1/10/13 → 31/03/17
Project: Research Councils