Augustine, Social Media, and Narrative Shaping of the Self
This proposal co-authored with Thomas Holsteen. In Confessions, Augustine presents two vignettes (3.2.2-4; 8.6.14-7.17) that, in important ways, parallel our interactions with social media. Both involve Augustine’s interaction and response to narratives, and both serve as smaller stories within the grand story of Confessions itself. Placing these two vignettes alongside one another sheds light on … Read more