Join us on Zoom for a series of six virtual presentations in January & February 2024.
JANUARY 31: Our Best Face Forward: The Selfie in Visual Culture presented by Sonya de Lazzer
Join us for an engaging discussion on the selfie phenomenon, unraveling the layers that make it a complex and fascinating aspect of contemporary culture. This lecture offers a unique perspective on the selfie in visual culture; how the act of capturing one’s own image has changed over time, the intersections of technology, psychology, and society, and how this form of self-documentation contributes to the construction of both individual and collective identities. From the moment of its inclusion as a word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, to astronauts on Earth-orbiting spacewalks, one thing is certain - the selfie captures us all.
Sonya Marie de Lazzer is the Gallery Coordinator in the Visual Arts Department at Brock University. She oversees and manages the Visual Arts Gallery at the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts (Brock U) and teaches in the areas of art history, visual culture, and curatorial studies. de Lazzer is trained as a historian of visual culture. Her research interests include tourist landscapes, notions of the sublime, souvenirs, collectibles, and collections. She holds a PhD in Art and Visual Culture from Western University.
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