[-empyre-] Welcome to the December discussion on -empyre

[Derek Murray]

Welcome to our December discussion on –empyre- soft-skinned space,
Selfies, Self-Portraits, and Social Media. The moderator of this
month’s discussion will be Jonathan Schroeder (United States). We are
thrilled that Jonathan Schroeder’s exciting and timely research on
selfies has been the catalyst for this month’s topic, which highlights
conceptual issues in the relationship between photography,
self-imaging, technology, and consumer-based consumption. Thanks to
you, Jonathan, and each of your guests for joining us this month.

Moderator Bio:

Professor Jonathan Schroeder is the William A. Kern Professor in the
School of Communication at Rochester Institute of Technology. His PhD
is from the University of California-Berkeley. Schroeder is the editor
of the interdisciplinary journal Consumption Markets  & Culture. He is
especially interested in photography and how it works within
advertising, branding, social media, and strategic communication.

We turn the discussion over to you now, Jonathan, to further introduce
us to your topic, your upcoming and highly anticipated conference on
selfie research, and to share the bios of those guests who will be
sharing in the conversation this month.


All best,

Derek Conrad Murray

Soraya Murray

Co-Moderators, -empyre