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Figures libres. Naissance de la philoselfie
(Freestyle. Birth of philoselfie)
Newspaper | Le Monde
Date | 5.5.2016
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | selfie, virtual reality
Summary | The word "selfie" was created in 2002. Then it was used to designate a picture of oneself taken with a smartphone. In 2013, "selfie" was chosen as word of the year. Elsa Godard explores in her book "Je selfie donc je suis" how this recent digital activity expresses different relationships: with oneself, others, time, space, language, desire. She also tries to understand the relationship between real and virtual.
Image Description | Photograph of a smartphone on a selfie stick.
Image Tags | selfie stick, smartphone
Selfie géant d'Hillary Clinton: le simulacre de la politique
(Hillary Clinton's giant selfie: the sham of politics)
Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 26.9.2016
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | politics, selfie, threat
Summary | The philosopher Bertrand Vergely talks about Hillary Clinton's giant selfie and claims that it reflects a political cynicism. It also reveals the perversity of politics, communication, and images. When Hillary decided to take the selfie, she was not really playing. In fact, she knew exactly what she was doing. She knew that the audience wanted to have a selfie with her, so she gave them what they wanted. It was a smart move. However, it was also a little dangerous because she played with her ego. This kind of manipulation is called cynicism.
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