Captured and captioned

Representing family life on Instagram

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12656010
AutoresA Barnwell (0000-0003-2254-4482, The University of Melbourne, autor correspondente), Barbara Barbosa Neves (0000-0002-4490-4322, Monash University), Ravn (0000-0001-5289-2942, The University of Melbourne)
Ano2021
Volume25
Fascículo5
Páginas921-942
Data de publicação2021-05-28
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoNew Media & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1461-4448 • E-ISSN: 1461-7315
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/14614448211012791
OpenAlexW3170315250
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas27
Referências citadas39

This article examines how practices of family photography are being transformed in the digital sphere, specifically on Instagram. While research on ‘digital intimacies’ focusses on romantic or peer interactions, the digital practices of families – especially intergenerational interactions – remain understudied. We use Janet Finch’s notion of ‘family display’ to consider how Instagram affords new modes of performing and sharing family life. This concept has exciting potential for media-rich online spaces, but so far, only a few studies examine how social media platforms extend the display of family practices. To explore family photography on Instagram, we analyse a sample of 200 Instagram posts. We argue that features specific to photo-sharing in digital spaces, such as hashtags, emojis and captions, open up new aspects of and audiences for family display. Our analysis paves the way for future research about how relationships are displayed across a range of digital platforms

Art · Digital media · Family life · Internet privacy · Media studies · Photography · Social media · Sociology · Visual arts · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media