Digital Expressions of the Self(ie)

Digital Expressions of the Self(ie): The Social Life of Selfies in India explores how the digital selfie, unlike traditional photography, turns the lens inward while reconfiguring social identities, gender norms, power relations, and everyday interactions.

Drawing on rich, situated examples, it shows how selfies operate as acts of self-making and place-making in contemporary India.

At once playful and political, intimate and public, selfies offer a fascinating entry point into the fast-changing cultures of digital media and visual expression.