As an iconic image of our time, the selfie has attracted much attention in popular media and
scholarly writing. The focus so far has been on the representation of the self or subjectivity …

Although selfies may appear to be the latest fad, their popularity has had a transformational
influence on contemporary culture. Selfies invoke important issues in communication …

What does consumption in the global south signify, and how are its complexities
communicated in media discourses? This book looks at the media representation of …

Mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei trekking is a substantial source of revenue for the
conservation of this threatened primate and its habitat. Trekking, however, may pose a threat …

Due to the possibilities of direct communication with voters, politicians successfully use
social media for personalization and emotionalization in election campaigns. However …

Posthuman research methodologies center nonhuman actors and spaces. In this paper, we
argue that technological mediation is a key component in a move toward the exploration of …

Although social media are increasingly used through mobile devices, the differences
between mobile and computer-based practices remain unclear. This study attempts to tease …

The paper at hand investigates forms and interpretations of author personae in
autobiographical videogames. While, previously, autobiographical modes of expression …

Although “vertical videos” have been derided as inelegant, amateur and to be avoided, a
number of corporate organisations such as Snapchat and Periscope have been using …

Cellphilms are short videos shot on cellphones (Dockney, Tomaselli & Hart, 2010); they can
be shared phone-to-phone or uploaded to video sharing social media sites and shared …