Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This dissertation focuses on the intersectionality between images posted on social media and social rules in the lives of young people. The findings are based on thirty-four qualitative interviews with young social media users where photo-based methodologies were employed. From these interviews, three key themes emerged: 1) Posting and sharing images are connected to identity exploration… more Full Text: “WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE WORLD...I TAKE A PHOTO”: AN EXPLORATION OF THE AFFECTUAL AND SOCIAL COMPLEXITIES OF SHARING AND SEEING IMAGES IN YOUTH DIGITAL CULTURE A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the …