Theory of the performative self is like behavioral psychology: missing certain key features, but you'd be a fool to ignore it as the powerful tool it can be to understanding human behavior.
What makes the theory especially interesting to me is the idea that someone's conception of a "core self"--whether as subject or concept--is performative in and of itself.
Of course, that can be like calling water "wetness," and so you have my first point.
I think identity formation in itself is really interesting. Taken into the virtual realm, it becomes exponentially more interesting.
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Date: 2009-10-29 07:08 pm (UTC)What makes the theory especially interesting to me is the idea that someone's conception of a "core self"--whether as subject or concept--is performative in and of itself.
Of course, that can be like calling water "wetness," and so you have my first point.
I think identity formation in itself is really interesting. Taken into the virtual realm, it becomes exponentially more interesting.