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Whether it's Kim Kardashian uploading picture after picture to Instagram or your roommate publishing a mid-vacation shot to Facebook, selfies receive combined reactions. But are selfies more than, as many critics lament, an indicator of a self-absorbed generation? Digital local Alicia Eler's The Selfie Generation is the first reserve to delve completely into this ubiquitous and much-maligned part of public marketing, including why people take them to begin with and the ways they can transform how we see ourselves. Eler argues that selfies are just one single facet of how we can use digital media to make a personal brand in the present day age. More than only a picture, they can be a positive and important part of a conversation. Eler examines all aspects of selfies and the generation that has grown up with them. She talks about how the restrictions between people's physical and digital lives have blurred with public marketing; she explores questions of level of privacy, consent, ownership, and authenticity; and she points out important issues of sexism and two times criteria wherein women should take them but become at the mercy of criticism and view. The Selfie Generation is a convincing and fascinating debate for the energy of the selfie and a rebuttal to all or any those who would dismiss them.
