{"product_id":"you-and-your-profile-9780231196017","title":"You and Your Profile","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou and Your Profile\u003c\/i\u003e blends social theory, philosophy, and cultural critique to unfold an exploration of the way we have come to experience the world. A deft and wide-ranging consideration of our era’s identity crisis, this book provides vital clues on how to stay sane in a time of proliferating profiles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClose readers will also admire the book’s overarching theory of identity, which, like many grand theories, is elegant and enticing. . . The authors convincingly argue for identity as an ever-evolving technology and profilicity as its latest, most complex iteration. -- Gloria B. Yu * Los Angeles Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou and Your Profile\u003c\/i\u003e is a truly wonderful book that provides a penetrating exploration of today’s conceptions of identity. This beautiful work offers powerful insights on the contemporary condition as well as a moving way to think about identity formation. -- Michael Puett, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere can be no doubt that questions of identity, authenticity, and character take on a completely new meaning in the digital age of social media. Moeller and D'Ambrosio's startling book provides fascinating insights into the global fabrication of a new conception of the self. -- Hartmut Rosa, author of \u003ci\u003eSocial Acceleration: A New Theory of Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this illuminating, inventive work of philosophy and social theory, Hans-Georg Moeller and Paul J. D’Ambrosio argue that identity today is less about authenticity (being true to oneself) or sincerity (fulfilling one's roles) than a ceaseless project of curating the profiles by which others see us.  Profilicity—the work of winning views, likes, ratings, and followers—has displaced authenticity. Drawing artfully upon Daoist philosophy, German social theory, and astute observations of popular culture, \u003ci\u003eYou and Your Profile\u003c\/i\u003e offers a novel, provocative account of identity for the social media age. -- Michael J. Sandel, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is your profile on social media? More likely, you manage several. Read Moeller and D'Ambrosio for insightful observations about the new problem of curating identity. In contrast to pre-modern \u003ci\u003esincerity\u003c\/i\u003e aligning self to external role and modernity’s problem of \u003ci\u003eauthenticity\u003c\/i\u003e as expression of the 'true self,' they give us \u003ci\u003eprofilicity\u003c\/i\u003e. -- David Stark, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Performance Complex: Competition and Competitions in Social Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePre-Face\u003cbr\u003e1. The Bigger Picture\u003cbr\u003e2. Profilicity\u003cbr\u003e3. Sincerity\u003cbr\u003e4. Authenticity\u003cbr\u003e5. Identity\u003cbr\u003e6. Sanity\u003cbr\u003e7. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003ePostscript\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864261112151,"sku":"9780231196017","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231196017.jpg?v=1722271122","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/you-and-your-profile-9780231196017","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}