{"product_id":"9781472437082","title":"The Terminal Self : Everyday Life in Hypermodern Times (Interactionist Currents)","description":"\u003cp\u003eInspired by interactionist theory and Goffman’s dramaturgy, this book traces the terminal or online self, generated by our modern practice of interacting with others on terminals, both on- and offline. It explores the deterioration of our sensory engagement in face-to-face interactions; the ‘hyper-narcissism’ that comes to characterise the project of the self in contemporary society; the short, decontextualized, often faceless and instrumental nature of our terminal interactions with others; the drive for immediate gratification, voyeurism and exhibitionism that shapes hypermodern lives; and the sense of panic and urgency that prevails in our responses to an incessant flow of communication. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49642793468152,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":391.67,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781472437082-1.jpg?v=1783704041","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781472437082","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}