Abstract:This introduction highlights the meaning of the digital in contemporary capitalism with the pervasive presence of digital interactions and the collapse of the dualism between ‘the real’ and ‘the virtual’. The chapter also discusses the methodological guidelines and the book’s commitment with a critical theory of the society of the selfie.
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