The Mirror and the Veil : An Overview of American Online Diaries and Blogs
Viviane Serfaty (Author)
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
1 online resource.
9789004489769, 9789042018037, 9004489762, 9042018038
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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