Instagram Posts as a Form of a Personal Journal (Based on the Example of Julia Slyvka’s Works) Cover Image

Wpisy instagramowe jako forma dziennika osobistego (na przykładzie twórczości Julii Slyvki)
Instagram Posts as a Form of a Personal Journal (Based on the Example of Julia Slyvka’s Works)

Author(s): Oksana Basaraba
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Culture and social structure
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: personal journal; Instagram; Instagram posts; Julia Slyvka; identity; autobiography

Summary/Abstract: This article is an attempt to define Instagram posts as a new form of personal journal. In the study, particular emphasis was placed on distinguishing the features of a personal diary characteristic of Instagram entries, comparing them on the example of texts by Julia Slyvka — a young writer, PhD, blogger from Ukraine. Both the history and the theory of autobiography, along with the evolution of literary discourse, changed their face, they became richer, thanks to taking into account the increasingly richer library of diverse personal document literature. In addition, the changes in reading practices were significantly influenced by new varieties of autobiographical genres created in the Internet space, especially on social networks. The literature of the personal document has largely moved to the Internet, especially during the pandemic, has gained a new form (it has been made public) and therefore is an interesting field for both researchers and authors.

  • Issue Year: 14/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 179-194
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish