Selfies Course Blog

Selfies: Your first time? (September 7, 2014)
My Pelfie, Myself (September 11, 2014)
We are all? I am not? (September 15, 2014)
Welcome to week 3: Dataveillance, Biometrics & Facial Recognition (September 25, 2014)
Reflecting on celebrity selfies (September 26, 2014)
A day in the life of a Selfies Researcher (September 27, 2014)
Microcelebrity Social Media Selfies (September 28, 2014)
Welcome to Week Four: gender, sexuality and dating (September 28, 2014)
Week 4 Reflections (October 1, 2014)
Week 4 Prompt on Terms of Service (October 2, 2014)
Another Week Five question (October 5, 2014)
Welcome to Week Five (October 6, 2014)
Announcing the IJOC Special Issue on Selfies (May 27, 2015)

The Selfies Research Network is an international group of academics studying the social and cultural implications of the selfie. Our membership includes teachers, students, visual artists, reporters, and others from around the globe. Our projects include publications, conference panels, gallery installations, and teaching resources regarding the politics and aesthetics of selfie culture. We also have vibrant discussions on our Facebook group, which anyone is free to join.

Our newest project is a five-week class (including syllabus and teaching exercises) for students studying selfies. The class has been designed for university students in the fields of communication, media studies, digital culture, sociology, or cultural studies. In September and October 2014, we ran the class online with a select group of international students. If you are interested in taking or teaching this class (in total, or in parts, now, or in the future), you can learn more here.