Oversharing: Presentations of Self in the Internet Age

Name: Oversharing: Presentations of Self in the Internet Age
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ISBN: 9781138841369

ISBN-10: 1138841366

ISBN-13: 9781138841369

Edition: 2nd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Ben Agger

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People 'overshare' when they interact with others through the screens of computers and smartphones. Oversharing means to divulge more of their inner feelings, opinions and sexuality than they would in person, or even over the phone. Text messaging, Facebooking, tweeting, camming, blogging, online dating, and internet porn are vehicles of this oversharing, which blurs the boundary between public and private life. This book examines these 'presentations of self', acknowledging that we are now much more public about what used to be private. With this second edition, Agger adds a new chapter on whether privacy is possible that addresses selfies, job loss due to oversharing, the surveillance…

Book details

List price: $32.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 2/17/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 75
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

Ben Agger is the author of many previous books on Media and Critical Theory, including Postponing the Postmodern: Sociological Practices, Selves, and Theories (2002).