Essays about: "authenticity puzzle"

Found 1 essay containing the words authenticity puzzle.

  1. 1. “It’s like we’re all competing to make the best computer screen saver and the winner gets crowned most authentic” : An investigation of the idea of authenticity on the photo sharing platform Instagram.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Linda Gierich; [2016]
    Keywords : Social media; Instagram; identity; online identity; self representation; authenticity; mediated authenticity; authenticity contract; authenticity puzzle; authenticity scandal; parody; satire; Instagram culture.;

    Abstract : This study aims to contribute to the understanding of authenticity on the photo sharing service Instagram by analysing the two accounts @satiregram and @socalitybarbie. The two cases make use of parody and satire in order to poke fun at the dominant Instagram culture, which is according to media characterised by a lack of authenticity. READ MORE