This article analyzes the dynamics of the transition from real social identity to identity formed in the digital space from socio-philosophical and pedagogical perspectives. It highlights the transformations occurring in the mechanisms of self-presentation, self-identification, and the performance of social roles as a result of the widespread dissemination of digital technologies and social networks.
The Dynamics of The Transition from Real Social Identity to Identity Formed in The Digital Space
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Social identity
digital identity
identity transformation
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Bell and Gemmell published a book-length discussion of this project, Total Recall: How the E-Memory Revolution Will Change Everything (New York: Dutton, 2009).
Thompson notes of his 2007 visit, “MyLifeBits records his telephone calls andarchives every picture—up to 1,000 a day—snapped by his automatic ‘SenseCam,’ that