MDSB61H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Judith Butler, Online Identity, Symbolic Interactionism
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Three dimensions of (networked) identity: stability, consistency, recognizability. Each of these describes aspects of identity usually taken for granted offline, but which become more flexible in a networked society. Symbolic interactionis(cid:373): (cid:862)(cid:449)e prese(cid:374)t oursel(cid:448)es slightly differe(cid:374)tly to differe(cid:374)t people. Identity is flexible and changeable, and people are highly skilled in varying their self- prese(cid:374)tatio(cid:374) appropriately. (cid:863) mar(cid:449)i(cid:272)k , p,3(cid:1010)(cid:1009) Early (cid:272)ele(cid:271)ratory theories of ide(cid:374)tity as dise(cid:373)(cid:271)odied, a (cid:862)(cid:449)orkshop(cid:863), or post-human. Three reasons why this idea is limited: most people sti(cid:272)k to (cid:449)ho they (cid:862)are(cid:863) o(cid:374)li(cid:374)e. Idea does not address structural features of identity: online platforms help structure identity presentation (cid:862)on the internet, nobody knows you"re a dog . This overlap between theories of naming"" and doing"" has been extremely valuable to the field of internet research. Theories of doing"" generally coming from scholars of internet ethnography, games studies, and user experience have provided observations about online identity that are full of thick description and longitudinal commitment.
