DISCOURSES OF IDENTITY SEEN AS DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS
DISCOURSES OF IDENTITY SEEN AS DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS

Summary/Abstract: Present-day narratology delves into discourses that act as carving of personal and social identity, in a manifestation of inordinate semiotic resources which appear acceptable only to the extent that they are synonymous with 'symbolics' (Todorov,1982). On the other hand, the globalization of information, the volatilization of typographic texts and the infinity of dialogic possibilities along with the inordinate opportunities to reinvent ourselves generate alternative means of expression that co-exist with the traditional ones to respond to the same inherent drive - that of meeting gratification of an identity shaped out of social and professional interaction. The present paper aims at presenting ways into how discourses developed in fiction and non-fiction texts, traditionally and in the online environments develop self-identity, social identity or professional identity, taken in this order, irrespective of the medium conducive to interaction but always due to the fluidity of space and time, due to versatility of the characters involved in interaction. By approaching traditional and online texts of the self, the author highlights elements that are dependent on the relationships developed inside the text among the participants in the narration, bringing an argument for McLuhan’s medium is the message where the message seen as environment generating a dynamic interaction acts upon the whole architecture of ties and constructs relationships differently, provided that identity is a social construct generated throughout discourses, irrespective of the medium.

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