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The Mirror and the Veil
An Overview of American Online Diaries and Blogs
Series: - Amsterdam Monographs in American Studies, Volume: 11
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The Mirror and the Veil offers a unique perspective on the phenomenon of online personal diaries and blogs. Blending insights from literary criticism, from psychoanalytical theory and from social sciences, Viviane Serfaty identifies the historical roots of self-representational writing in America and studies the original features it has developed on the Internet. She perceptively analyzes the motivations of bloggers and the repercussions their writings may have on themselves and on American society at large. This book will be of interest to specialists in American Studies, to students in literature, communication, psychology and sociology, as well as to anyone endeavoring to understand the new set of practises created by Internet users in America.
Viviane Serfaty is an Associate Professor of American Studies at Université de Marne la Vallée in the Paris metropolitan area and at ENA, the French School for Government. She has written extensively about the Internet and has co-written and edited a volume in English and French entitled LâInternet en politique, des Etats-Unis à lâEurope (Strasbourg: Presses Universitaires de Strasbourg, 2002). Her research centers on Internet use in both the public and the private spheres.
"It is competently edited, well written and insightfulâ¦" - in: Atlantis, Vol. 27, No. 1 (June 2005)
"â¦an important contribution to current researchâ¦" - in: The European English Messenger, Vol. 14.1 (2005), pp. 84-5
"â¦a persuasive attempt to integrate online autobiographical texts into mainstream academic research â¦. it is to be hoped that future scholars will continue the fascinating work begun here." - in: American Studies, Vol. 39 (2005)
"â¦an essential text for researchers of blogs, online diaries and communities, and representations of the body and identity online." â Laurie N. Taylor (Nov. 2006)
"â¦an excellent addition to the library of blog researchersâ¦" â Sarah Michele Ford
"As long as online diaries and blogs continue to be a major presence in the digital mediascape, The Mirror and the Veil will prove a useful starting point in exploring and understanding them." â Tama Leaver, RCCS, Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies (November 2006)
"â¦an important contribution to current researchâ¦" - in: The European English Messenger, Vol. 14.1 (2005), pp. 84-5
"â¦a persuasive attempt to integrate online autobiographical texts into mainstream academic research â¦. it is to be hoped that future scholars will continue the fascinating work begun here." - in: American Studies, Vol. 39 (2005)
"â¦an essential text for researchers of blogs, online diaries and communities, and representations of the body and identity online." â Laurie N. Taylor (Nov. 2006)
"â¦an excellent addition to the library of blog researchersâ¦" â Sarah Michele Ford
"As long as online diaries and blogs continue to be a major presence in the digital mediascape, The Mirror and the Veil will prove a useful starting point in exploring and understanding them." â Tama Leaver, RCCS, Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies (November 2006)
Introduction
Chapter One
Offline and Online Diaries
Chapter Two
Social Functions of Online Diaries in America
Chapter Three
Humor in Cyberspace
Chapter Four
The Private-Public Divide
Chapter Five
Male and Female Cyberbodies
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Chapter One
Offline and Online Diaries
Chapter Two
Social Functions of Online Diaries in America
Chapter Three
Humor in Cyberspace
Chapter Four
The Private-Public Divide
Chapter Five
Male and Female Cyberbodies
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
