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Selfies and Identity: Who do we think we are? 9C Thematic Investigation Spring 2015 Tue/Thurs Selfies: The Difference between Boys and Girls GIRLS

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Selfies and Identity: Who do we think we are? 9C Thematic Investigation Spring 2015 Tue/Thurs 3:30-4:40PM

Selfies: The Difference between Boys and Girls

GIRLS

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“The selfie is a tiny pulse of girl pride-a shout out to the self…..”

” If you write off the endless stream of posts as image-conscious narcissism, you’ll miss the chance to watch girls practice promoting themselves-

a skill that boys are otherwise given more permission to develop, and which serves them later on

when they negotiate for raises and promotions”

-Rachel Simmons, “Selfies are Good for Girls”, Slate, Nov. 20, 2013.

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An example of positive self promotion Selfie of the first four women to pass Marine Infantry training

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Most selfies do not celebrate women’s accomplishments.

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The typical selfie is literally…..

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A picture of a woman’s face not talking

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Or they are pictures of a woman’s body

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The Gaze: Popularized by the psychologist Lacan. Refers to the anxious state that comes with the awareness that one can be viewed.

The subject loses a degree of autonomy when realizing that He or she is a visible object.

Objectification:

The term refers to the treating another person as a thing.

Women are more likely to be effected by the gaze and objectification then men.

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La Grande Odalesque Ingres 1814

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Cover of Playboy August , 1960

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The other side of the argument is that selfies are giving women, especially young women, a means of empowerment.

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A push back against traditional beauty norms

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“Selfies make possible a vast array of gazes that simply were not seen before.”

-Peggy Phelan, Stanford University

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“Teens and young women use social media often and in more ways than men on almost every site, from Facebook to Instagram to Tumblr”

“Selfies take advantage of a platform that girls rule”

-Jessica Bennett,” Our Bodies , Our Sefies: The Feminist Photo Revolution,” Time, Aug 11, 2014

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Selfies allow women to own their flaws and showcase faces not normally seen.

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Selfies Are a Form of Social Currency Selfies Challenge the Notion That You Need a Reason to Be Seen Selfies Force Us to See Ourselves