Date of Award
Spring 5-2019
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Anthropology
Advisor/Committee Chair
Walter Little, Ph.D.
Abstract
This paper provides an overview of existing research into narrative processes, sense-and identity-making, and digital social medias for the purpose of analyzing how social media platforms facilitate individual production of self under the framework of narrative. General aspects of narrative and how individual producers consciously and unconsciously adhere to those frameworks when representing themselves on virtual spaces are a central focus. This discussion further examines specifically how virtual and non-virtual spaces relate in terms of how social media platforms enforce and reinforce existing social structures in positive and negative ways. I also aim to stimulate further discussion on the implications of social media networks and how individuals’ participation on social media platforms could be utilized for specific purposes.
Recommended Citation
Mandel, Brenda, "Identity and Sense-making Through Narrative Processes on Social Media Platforms" (2019). Anthropology. 27.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/honorscollege_anthro/27
