Authenticity as Performativity on Social Media

​Authenticity is a highly-prized concept on social media, but given the history of the term, has it...
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Author: Allan S. Taylor
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Language: English
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Authenticity as Performativity on Social Media by Taylor, Allan S.

Authenticity as Performativity on Social Media

¥40,121

Authenticity as Performativity on Social Media

¥40,121
Author: Allan S. Taylor
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

​Authenticity is a highly-prized concept on social media, but given the history of the term, has it been adequately scrutinised? This book provides an alternative definition of authentic social media practice and suggests that, rather than being an achievable ideal, authenticity reveals itself as an unrepeatable temporary interval.

Applying a post-structural lens of performativity, Taylor analyses the resurgence of the authentic as a cultural trend and argues that the professionalisation of social media has given rise to a 'neoliberal authentic' that equates productivity with self-actualisation, questioning whether society should present this as a cultural ideal.

Using a new critical framework, Taylor recontextualises authenticity in a variety of social media practices. This includes authentic self-representation, authentic influence and its effect in influencer culture, as well as meme production as an attempt to find authenticity. Part-reader, part-manifesto, the book asks readers to reappraise authenticity and provides a working definition for future practice.



Author: Allan S. Taylor
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 10/12/2022
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9783031121470

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