From left: Johnathan Flowers, Emily Stainkamp, Jess Maddox
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Theorizing the Web Presents: For the ’Gram
This episode of Theorizing the Web Presents features two new takes on visual culture in social media. In “The Secret Life of Pet Instagrams,” Dr. Jess Maddox demonstrates how pet content on Instagram provides joy and creates communities of care. In “Century of the Selfie,” Emily Stainkamp shows that, while selfies may be a relatively new phenomenon, cultural anxiety about what a “self” should be is at least 100 years old—and has often historically been connected to the emergence of new media. The discussions will be moderated by Dr. Johnathan Flowers, followed by an audience Q&A.
About the speakers:
Jess Maddox is an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative at the University of Alabama. She researches visual social media, internet video culture, and pop culture, and of course, you can find her dogs on Instagram at @TheMaddDogs. You can find her on Twitter at @DrMadMaddox.
Emily Stainkamp (@raym0ndwilliams) is a PhD candidate in Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University. Her work focuses on social media and subjectivity.
Johnathan Flowers (@shengokai) is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Worcester State University. His research focuses on the affective ground of experience and embodiment through American Pragmatism, Phenomenology, and East-Asian Philosophy. He also focuses on Pragmatist and cross-cultural approaches to machine intelligence, consciousness, and science and technology studies broadly.
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