Amphi Pour Tous – Love 2.0: Self-representation on dating sites

November 24, 2022, 7:00 p.m. - November 24, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

The lecture “Love 2.0: Self-Representation on Dating Sites , ” presented by Elodie KREDENS, associate professor at the Laboratory of Languages, Literature, Society, Transborder and International Studies (LLSETI), Faculty of Letters, Languages, and Humanities, will take place on November 24, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at Espace la Clé, 281 route de Thônes, 74210 Faverges-Seythenex.

It will also be held:

  • Thursday, February 2, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. in Annecy
  • Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. in Chambéry
  • Friday, April 21, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. in Thonon-les-Bains

The conferences will take place subject to the health conditions related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic and in compliance with the safety guidelines in force at the venue hosting the event.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

With the rise of the internet, dating has shifted in unprecedented ways from the real world to the digital world. Today, the online dating market is massive: 1 in 3 French people were registered on a site in 2020! While there are many platforms and apps, they all share a common step required to access them: creating a profile. Users must design a sort of “showcase” of themselves intended to foster connections with others. What are the strategies
used to present oneself? What should be shared or kept private? Which photos should be chosen? Is a profile merely a presentation, or is it already a representation of the self? By analyzing research in information and communication sciences as well as in
sociology, we will explore the challenges and logic behind the construction of digital identity in the context of courtship.

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