Acknowledgments In fall 2012, as part of my graduate studies, I began studying Instagram user self-portraits. The users whose images I discuss in this notebook may or may not have knowledge that I critiqued their selfies, as I did not interview users about their images. My study is assumptive, and my work is influenced by the research of Marshall McLuhan and Vilém Flusser. Thank you to the users who kindly gave me permission to republish their images. I would like to recognize my professors, Anne-Marie Oliver, Barry Sanders, Joan Handwerg, Marie-Pierre Hasne, and Elie Charpentier, for their guidance and wisdom. Langdon Herrick, thank you for your feedback and numerous hours of assistance. Evangelina Owens, thank you for your never-ending words of encouragement and advice, as well as your countless hours of support. I am very grateful to Miriam Rasch and the Institute of Network Culture’s staff for publishing my research. I greatly appreciate their hard work and efforts. This notebook is dedicated to my family, who provide only love and support.
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