WEEK 9*JUNE 21ST SELF-PORTRAIT; SELFIE

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Required Readings:
Tifentale, A., & Manovich, L. (2018). ‘Competitive Photography and the Presentation ofthe Self  - Exploring the Selfie: Historical, Theoretical, and Analytical Approaches to Digital Self-Photography’. Eckel J., Ruchatz J., & Wirth S. (eds) , pp. 167–87. 



Mirzoeff, N. (2014). ‘How to See Yourself’ PART 1 AND PART 2, How to See the World. London: Pelican, an imprint of Penguin Books.

I also found an interesting graph HERE on Mirzoeff's article

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