Life Writing as Automedia
Reconfiguring the Influencer Memoir as Node in Network
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12180367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katja Lee (0009-0009-6877-9624, The University of Western Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-86 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | a/b Auto/Biography Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0898-9575 • E-ISSN: 2151-7290 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08989575.2025.2548666 |
| OpenAlex | W4414361093 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
This article argues that influencer memoirs are forms of automedia and uses network theory to suggest that these memoirs need to be analyzed with other auto-medial work. a case study exploring a memoir along-side social media activity reveals influencer memoirs as more flexible and interdependent than previously recognized
Interdependence · Interface (matter · Life writing · Memoir · Node (physics · Social network (sociolinguistics · Digital Humanities and Scholarship · Social Media and Politics
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| Highly cited | No |
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