Vernacular Narratives of Well-Being and the Practice of Photo-a-Day

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ID8245294
AuthorsCox Cox (corresponding author), Brewster Brewster
Year2020
Volume16
Issue2
Pages280
Publication date2020-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStorytelling Self Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1550-5340 • E-ISSN: 1932-0280
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.13110/storselfsoci.16.2.0280
OpenAlexW3147639965
LanguageEN
References cited15

The impact of social media on psychological well-being is usually investigated through survey-based studies of the mass effects of its use. This article offers an alternative perspective by exploring individuals' narratives of their own well-being, arising from interviews about one seemingly simple, mundane digital practice: photo-a-day. These stories showed how people saw that they could shape their own well-being gradually through the way that sharing a photo each day reconfigured routines, brought them to notice new things, and connected them to others in new ways. The effect was complex and largely unintended. This reflected their sophisticated understanding of well-being as an elusive, complex practical accomplishment. The article reflects on how well-being can be understood as accomplished within social practices by the spreading of meaning

Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Literature · Meaning (existential · Media studies · Narrative · Notice · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Social media · Sociology · Vernacular · Visual arts · Well-being · Law · Media Influence and Health · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Philosophy · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology

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