I post therefore I am (?) The Construction of Teenage Female Identity on Facebook

Abstract

Possibly the clearest implication of digital spaces and social networking sites for identity development may be that they offer an exceptional arena and increased linguistic and virtual opportunities for self-exploration and self presentation. The present virtual ethnographic investigation, within a theoretical framework of Critical Discourse Analysis, aims to explore how Hungarian speaking teenage girls in Serbia articulate their identity and present the self within the public space of an online social forum, Facebook. I am particularly interested in exploring the activities and sociocultural practices these female teenage Facebook users utilize - by using the site and its functionalities – to establish, identify and portray their multiple identities. Keywords: virtual ethnography, identity, discourse, gender.