Overview
Include a bibliography and reference properly using APA style. (Your entire paper does NOT need to be in APA style.)
- Feel free to write in the first person/use “I.”
- Quote and properly reference.
- Bold your thesis. Your thesis is the statement (not paragraph) which answers the above question.
- Define key terms. Be sure to explain surveillance culture (and what is involved in it), the sociological theory of self, and the role of relationship in creating self.
- Please feel free to use ChatGPT for inspiration and brainstorming, as well as to improve your grammar, spelling, and punctuation. When I (the professor) loaded the prompt into ChatGPT, it came up with a pretty accurate (if vague and unsupported), well-written statement. This might help you get started. Whatever you argue must be deeply, extensively supported by a variety of course materials. MAKE SURE IT IS YOUR ORIGINAL WORK
- Conceptual pointers None of the below is, strictly speaking, required for this essay; however, you might find that working through the below concepts, connections, and questions for yourself helps you develop a strong essay that deals extensively with course issues.You may wish to consider the relationships between these concepts:
- entertainment as a cultural value: performativity & the pursuit of fame
- privacy, intimacy, authenticity & bonds
- anxiety, depression, isolation, incivility
- you may want to revisit earlier course concepts, such as social saturation, the robotic moment, and others, as you find them useful in developing your argument.
- What is the relationship between social media, surveillance, and social control?
- What is privacy?
- What is the relationship between mass surveillance and societal perceptions of privacy?
- Why is privacy necessary for self, trust, and self-building intimate relationships?
- How is privacy treated in American culture today?
- Is privacy seen as valuable, or even possible, in a culture which prioritizes entertainment and the pursuit of fame?
- Is entertainment culture premised in lack of privacy?
- What is the relationship between the performative self and the private self? Are they mutually exclusive?
- What is the relationship between narcissism, entertainment culture, and the pursuit of fame?
- What are the effects on the "self" and our interpersonal relationships when we live in a society which thrives on entertainment and the creation of a performance version of ourselves?
- How does social saturation affect perception of self, personal relationships, productivity, and so on?
- HERE ARE YOUR OPTIONS OF TEXT TO USE TO QUOTE FROM:
- Turkle, S. (2015). "The Public Square, The Nick of Time, & The End of Forgetting" in Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age, pp. 293-362. New York, NY: Penguin Press.
- Twenge, J. (2017). "Insulated but Not Intrinsic: More Safety and Less Community" in iGen, pp. 143-177. New York, NY: Atria Books.
- Turkle, S. (2015). "Solitude, Self-Reflection, and [choose ONE of Family, Friendships, & Romance]" in Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age, pp. 59-207. New York, NY: Penguin Press.
- Silverman, J. (2015). "Social Media Rebellion" in Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection, pp. 333-371. New York, NY: Harper Perennial.
- Turkle, S. (2011). "Anxiety" in Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, pp. 241-264. New York, NY: Basic Books.
- Twenge, J. (2006). "The Age of Anxiety (and Depression, and Loneliness): Generation Stressed" in Generation Me, pp. 104-136. New York, NY: Free Press.
- Silverman, J. (2015). "The Ideology of Social & The Myth of Privacy" in Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection, pp. 1-19 & 279-312. New York, NY: Harper Perennial.
- Turkle, S. (2011). "True Confessions" in Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, pp. 229-240. New York, NY: Basic Books.
- Twenge, J. (2009). "Superspreaders! The Celebrity and Media Transmission of Narcissism" in The Narcissism Epidemic, pp. 90-106. New York, NY: Atria Paperback.
- Silverman, J. (2015). "To Watch and Be Watched; The Viral Dream; Churnalism and the Problem of Social News" in Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection, pp. 129-154; 65-99; & 101-128. New York, NY: Harper Perennial