The estrangement of other’s gaze in the selfie era

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2525-3123.gis.2024.219159

Keywords:

Photographic portraiture, Selfie, Narcissism, Show of the Self, Self-centering

Abstract

The text addresses the change in the dynamics of photographic portraiture with the emergence and popularization of selfies on social media. The author, upon noticing the discomfort of some clients and friends facing their own portraits, reflects on how the practice of the selfie has transformed photography into a more self-centered and idealized act. The text argues that narcissism in contemporary culture contributes to this change, emphasizing the control of the Self over one’s own image to avoid the critical gaze of the Other. The reflection suggests that this removal of the Other’s gaze obscures the enriching possibilities offered by diverse points of view.

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Author Biography

  • Michel de Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    Doutor em Comunicação e Informação pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). É integrante do Grupo de Estudos de Comunicação e Imaginário (Imaginalis). Autor de "Seduzidos pela luz ou bases antropológicas da fotografia" (Imaginalis, 2021) e de "Saudades eternas: fotografia entre a morte e a sobrevida" (Eduel, 2018). 

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LASCH, Christopher. 1983. A Cultura do narcisismo: a vida americana numa era de esperanças em declínio. Rio de janeiro: Editora Imago.

Lowen. Alexandre. 1993. Narcisismo: negação do verdadeiro self. São Paulo: Editora Cultrix.

Oliveira, Michel. de. 2018. Foto-ostentação: um novo paradigma fotográfico? Rumores, v.12, n. 23, p. 319-337. https://www.revistas.usp.br/Rumores/article/view/136933 (acessado em 22/09/2023).

Sibilia, Paula. 2008. O show do eu: a intimidade como espetáculo. Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira.

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Published

2024-08-08

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2024)

Section

Gesture, image and sounds

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Oliveira, Michel de. 2024. “The Estrangement of other’s Gaze in the Selfie Era”. GIS - Gesture, Image and Sound - Anthropology Journal 9 (1): e219159 . https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2525-3123.gis.2024.219159.