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Performances	
  of	
  the	
  Self	
  
                                                             on	
  Twi3er	
  




                           Zizi	
  Papacharissi	
  
Professor	
  and	
  Head,	
  Communica<on	
  
        University	
  of	
  Illinois-­‐Chicago	
  
                                        @zizip	
  
 	
  Performing	
  is	
  public	
  dreaming	
  
               (Schechner,	
  2003,	
  p.	
  265)	
  

 •  The	
  theater	
  of	
  everyday	
  life	
  




 •  Performing	
  a	
  networked	
  self	
  




 •  Imagined	
  and	
  actual	
  audiences	
  
Performance	
  Studies	
                               Twi3er	
  
Individuals	
  live	
  by	
  performance	
             Performa<ve	
  props/spaces	
  
                                                       defined	
  by	
  scalability,	
  
Performances	
  are	
  self	
  reflexive	
              persistence,	
  replicability,	
  
                                                       searchability,	
  and	
  
                                                       disclosure	
  
Restored	
  ac<ons	
  and	
  context	
  
produce	
  performances	
  
                                                       Ambient,	
  always	
  on	
  
Theatricality	
  and	
  “as	
  if”	
  element	
        performa<ve	
  spaces	
  that	
  
of	
  playing	
  out	
  behaviors	
  that	
  are	
     heighten	
  social	
  awareness	
  
encoded/decoded	
  
                                                       Homophily,	
  in	
  and	
  out	
  
Self	
  satura<on	
  and	
  self	
                     group	
  affilia<on,	
  self-­‐
monitoring	
  online	
  invite	
                       affirma<on	
  
performa<ve	
  strategies	
  that	
  
underscore	
  	
  and	
  poke	
  fun	
  at	
           Steganography,	
  polysemy,	
  
authen<city	
  of	
  performance	
  
                                                       redac<on,	
  play	
  possible	
  
                                                       strategies	
  –	
  networked	
  self	
  
Research	
  Design:	
   Content+discourse	
  analysis	
  
RQ:	
  How	
  is	
  the	
  self	
  performed	
  on	
  Twi3er?	
  
   (content	
  analysis)	
  
Also:	
  (discourse	
  analysis)	
  
In	
  technosocial	
  environments	
  of	
  social	
  hypersatura<on,	
  
what	
  shape	
  does	
  performance	
  of	
  the	
  self	
  take,	
  and	
  how	
  
does	
  it	
  balance	
  needs	
  for	
  publicity,	
  privacy,	
  and	
  sociality?	
  
What	
  processes	
  of	
  redac<on	
  are	
  invoked	
  so	
  as	
  to	
  permit	
  
an	
  edi<ng	
  of	
  the	
  self?	
  How	
  do	
  redac<onal	
  and	
  other	
  
performa<ve	
  strategies	
  enable	
  performances	
  that	
  are	
  
authen<c?	
  How	
  are	
  performances	
  of	
  the	
  self	
  on	
  Twi3er	
  
part	
  of	
  the	
  ongoing	
  storytelling	
  project	
  	
  of	
  the	
  self,	
  and	
  do	
  
they	
  resemble	
  ‘public	
  dreaming’?	
  	
  

1798	
  tweets,	
  manually	
  coded	
  
magnitude	
  of	
  performance	
  
play	
  
reordering,	
  exaggera<on,	
  fragmenta<on,	
  repe<<on,	
  
    exaggera<on+repe<<on,	
  incomplete	
  
    movements	
  
general	
  content	
  characteris<cs	
  
themes,	
  redundancy	
  
Findings	
  (content	
  analysis)	
  	
  


•  The	
  self,	
  front	
  and	
  center	
  

•  Play	
  

•  Reordering	
  

•  Magnitude	
  of	
  performance	
  and	
  
   play	
  (+	
  play	
  strategies) 	
  	
  inversely	
  
   related	
  
Findings	
  (discourse	
  analysis)	
  

•  Ac<ng	
  out	
  and	
  “as-­‐if”	
  element	
  
     –  Profanity,	
  vulgarity,	
  drama	
  and	
  shock	
  
        value,	
  private/public	
  




•  Tagging	
  a	
  performa<ve	
  act	
  




•  Affect,	
  deliberately	
  improvised	
  
Storytelling	
  of	
  the	
  self	
  


•  Play	
  in	
  everyday	
  life	
  

•  Emo<onal	
  release/affect	
  

•  Fantasy,	
  publicity	
  and	
  the	
  everyday	
  

•  Redac<on	
  +	
  improvisa<on	
  =	
  
   theatricality	
  
Thank	
  you!	
  
     zizi@uic.edu,	
  uic.edu/~zizi	
  




This	
  photo	
  courtesy	
  smART	
  minds,	
  all	
  
other	
  images	
  author’s	
  own,	
  available	
  
at	
  ziziweb.tumblr.com,	
  
cosmograffiI.tumblr.com	
  

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Without you I'm nothing: Performances of the self on Twitter

  • 1. Performances  of  the  Self   on  Twi3er   Zizi  Papacharissi   Professor  and  Head,  Communica<on   University  of  Illinois-­‐Chicago   @zizip  
  • 2.    Performing  is  public  dreaming   (Schechner,  2003,  p.  265)   •  The  theater  of  everyday  life   •  Performing  a  networked  self   •  Imagined  and  actual  audiences  
  • 3. Performance  Studies   Twi3er   Individuals  live  by  performance   Performa<ve  props/spaces   defined  by  scalability,   Performances  are  self  reflexive   persistence,  replicability,   searchability,  and   disclosure   Restored  ac<ons  and  context   produce  performances   Ambient,  always  on   Theatricality  and  “as  if”  element   performa<ve  spaces  that   of  playing  out  behaviors  that  are   heighten  social  awareness   encoded/decoded   Homophily,  in  and  out   Self  satura<on  and  self   group  affilia<on,  self-­‐ monitoring  online  invite   affirma<on   performa<ve  strategies  that   underscore    and  poke  fun  at   Steganography,  polysemy,   authen<city  of  performance   redac<on,  play  possible   strategies  –  networked  self  
  • 4. Research  Design:   Content+discourse  analysis   RQ:  How  is  the  self  performed  on  Twi3er?   (content  analysis)   Also:  (discourse  analysis)   In  technosocial  environments  of  social  hypersatura<on,   what  shape  does  performance  of  the  self  take,  and  how   does  it  balance  needs  for  publicity,  privacy,  and  sociality?   What  processes  of  redac<on  are  invoked  so  as  to  permit   an  edi<ng  of  the  self?  How  do  redac<onal  and  other   performa<ve  strategies  enable  performances  that  are   authen<c?  How  are  performances  of  the  self  on  Twi3er   part  of  the  ongoing  storytelling  project    of  the  self,  and  do   they  resemble  ‘public  dreaming’?     1798  tweets,  manually  coded   magnitude  of  performance   play   reordering,  exaggera<on,  fragmenta<on,  repe<<on,   exaggera<on+repe<<on,  incomplete   movements   general  content  characteris<cs   themes,  redundancy  
  • 5. Findings  (content  analysis)     •  The  self,  front  and  center   •  Play   •  Reordering   •  Magnitude  of  performance  and   play  (+  play  strategies)    inversely   related  
  • 6. Findings  (discourse  analysis)   •  Ac<ng  out  and  “as-­‐if”  element   –  Profanity,  vulgarity,  drama  and  shock   value,  private/public   •  Tagging  a  performa<ve  act   •  Affect,  deliberately  improvised  
  • 7. Storytelling  of  the  self   •  Play  in  everyday  life   •  Emo<onal  release/affect   •  Fantasy,  publicity  and  the  everyday   •  Redac<on  +  improvisa<on  =   theatricality  
  • 8. Thank  you!   zizi@uic.edu,  uic.edu/~zizi   This  photo  courtesy  smART  minds,  all   other  images  author’s  own,  available   at  ziziweb.tumblr.com,   cosmograffiI.tumblr.com