Virtual Subjectivity on Social Networking Sites: Transforming the Politics of Self-Surveillance

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dc.contributor.authorKoit, Naomi
dc.contributor.supervisorWalker, R. B. J.
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-30T20:27:46Z
dc.date.available2014-04-30T20:27:46Z
dc.date.copyright2014en_US
dc.date.issued2014-04-30
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Political Science
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractSocial networking sites (SNSs) are designed to cure loneliness and fill a void left by the lack of face-to-face communication in this digital age. Given the rapid growth rate and extensive popularity of social networking sites, my research aims to investigate the validity of widespread claims indicating that members of the millennial generation who have grown up on SNSs are increasingly narcissistic and self-obsessed because of their involvement on these sites. To address these claims, I turn to key insights borrowed from computer sciences and social psychology, inspired by the exemplary work of Sherry Turkle and ideas from Michel Foucault. I find that the digital subject is caught in a vicious circle of narcissistic attachment and panic insecurity, driven to constant self-surveillance and examination in a digital form of the modern panopticon where cybercitizens can be left feeling alienated and alone despite continuous connection to others online.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0723en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0451en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0615en_US
dc.description.proquestemailnaomikoit@gmail.comen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5335
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectSocial Networking Sitesen_US
dc.subjectSelf-Surveillanceen_US
dc.subjectSubjectivityen_US
dc.subjectVirtualen_US
dc.subjectSelfen_US
dc.subjectNarcissismen_US
dc.subjectInsecurityen_US
dc.titleVirtual Subjectivity on Social Networking Sites: Transforming the Politics of Self-Surveillanceen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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