Hello! Sabina Baciu National School of Political and Administrative Studies Maastricht University

Photo Albums between Analogue and Digital technologies

Pierre Bourdieu, Photography: A Middle-brow Art, Cambridge, Polity Press, [1965]1996, p.13

Pierre Bourdieu, Photography: A Middle-brow Art, Cambridge, Polity Press, [1965]1996, p.13

Constructing your identity online Remembering important moments from the past in a familial context

Marshall McLuhan Raymond Williams Jay Bolter & Richard Grusin

Traditional photography Familial function Tourism and special occasions Photo album = the story of the family and of the role of the individual in his community Pierre Bourdieu

Familial function

Tourism and special occasions

Photo album = the story of the family and of the role of the individual in his community

Digital photography Experience Right here, right now

Study case

Etnographical research - Taking the photograph - Developing/uploading - Selection process - Editing - Arranging the pictures in albums - Looking at the albums

- Taking the photograph

- Developing/uploading

- Selection process

- Editing

- Arranging the pictures in albums

- Looking at the albums

Methodology

Two types of album with two different functions

Traditional album Digital album Past Present Self, family and very close friends Online community of friends Low: Maybe write on the back of the photo time and date High: Tags, comments, descriptions Technical selection when developing Rigorous selection of pictures Temporal dimension with which it is associated Audience Level of interaction with the audience Photographs selection Two types of album with two different functions

Results Digital folder vs . online digital album Entertainment

As a conclusion… Partially validated hypothesis The role of virtual identity Bourdieu’s findings are still applicable

Partially validated hypothesis

The role of virtual identity

Bourdieu’s findings are still applicable

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