Cop3 presentation

Why do humans document themselves in the form of self portraiture ?

Why?

The history of self portraiture & how it has changed through time, has it always been something we’ve done?

Rembrandt, 1649

Apparently the ‘first ever (photographic) selfie’ - Robert Cornelius, 1839

Things that changed the way we make self portraits

Dagguerreotype, 1839

iPhone 6

The rise and fall of making self portraits Selfies

Self portraits are arguably more popular than ever as almost everyone owns a smart phone and has taken some sort of ‘selfie’ in recent years.

The psychology behind making self portraits, painted and photographic

The ‘looking-glass self’ is a social psychological concept introduced by Charles Horton Cooley in 1902 (McIntyre 2006). The concept of the looking-glass self describes the development of one's self and of one's identity through one's interpersonal interactions within the context of society.

Books & Reading

Practical work

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