Performances de autopresentación a través de fotografías digitales. El caso de los adolescentes de sectores populares en Facebook

Abstract

This article addresses the issue of personal photographs posted on Facebook by adolescents from popular sectors of Buenos Aires City. The methodology is qualitative and consists of content analysis of Facebook profiles (n: 200). The hypothesis is that these teenagers use these communication tools on an everyday-basis to present themselves on Facebook. Among the results, we emphasize that the most important photos for these adolescents are their selfies and the pictures of themselves with their peer group. Also, we propose three categories for the personal photos posted on the Internet by these adolescents: selfies, photo-book and photo with peer group.