A new university course is delving into the study of selfies, self-portraits taken on cellphones, to analyze its cultural meaning and self-expression in the modern world.
The course began this semester at the University of Southern California under the more formal title "Writing 150: Writing and Critical Reasoning: Identity and Diversity," though it is better known among students as #SelfieClass.
Associate professor Mark Marino, who teaches the course, defends its importance to understand the phenomenon that boomed with the advent of smartphones.
"My students are learning that we live in a moment where selfies have become a part of the communication process," Marino told Xinhua, "and there are parts of our identity that are being read regardless of how we try to portray ourselves. They can see selfies as part of a larger process of the communication act."
As part of the course, students have to take five self- portraits and analyze the background, their clothes, their gestures and any objects in the image. Throughout the course, they are asked to compare their selfies with other students and well- known celebrities, like Beyonce, the singer who frequently posts selfies on social media. Full story...
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The course began this semester at the University of Southern California under the more formal title "Writing 150: Writing and Critical Reasoning: Identity and Diversity," though it is better known among students as #SelfieClass.
Associate professor Mark Marino, who teaches the course, defends its importance to understand the phenomenon that boomed with the advent of smartphones.
"My students are learning that we live in a moment where selfies have become a part of the communication process," Marino told Xinhua, "and there are parts of our identity that are being read regardless of how we try to portray ourselves. They can see selfies as part of a larger process of the communication act."
As part of the course, students have to take five self- portraits and analyze the background, their clothes, their gestures and any objects in the image. Throughout the course, they are asked to compare their selfies with other students and well- known celebrities, like Beyonce, the singer who frequently posts selfies on social media. Full story...
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