Photography as a means of identity representation: from Disdéri visit cards to cyberspace

Authors

  • Michele Zambon Universidad Pablo de Olavide
  • Dirce Vasconcellos Lopes Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-7939.2007v3n3p29

Keywords:

Photography, Identity Representation, Personal relations

Abstract

This article discusses the aspects of construction of personal identities through image, from the invention of the carte-de-visite by Disdéri, in 1851, to current days. It analyses the technological developments of image production, of social communication and of information systems and their effects in identity representation. Methods include: literature review, field research and participant observation, fundamental to the analysis of relationship sites: orkut.com and seconlife.com.

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Author Biographies

Michele Zambon, Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Jornalista, Mestre em Turismo pela Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Doutoranda em Discurso, Desigualdades e Intervenção Social na Universidad Pablo de Olavide, em Sevilha, na Espanha.

Dirce Vasconcellos Lopes, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Doutora em Ciências da Comunicação pela ECA/USP. Professora do Curso de Especialização em Fotografia da Universidade Estadual de Londrina.

Published

2007-12-15

How to Cite

Zambon, M., & Lopes, D. V. (2007). Photography as a means of identity representation: from Disdéri visit cards to cyberspace. Discursos Fotograficos, 3(3), 29–54. https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-7939.2007v3n3p29

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