Selfies differ from self-portraits by being conversational, not autonomous art

Evidence

Self-portraits are created to be read as art, are displayed in museums or galleries, and we are granted permission to view them as texts, functioning independently from the intent of the artist. … Selfies are borne [sic] of vernacular photography practices and are brought into museums and galleries by visitors. It is perilous to read selfies in the same way as art, to ignore the context of their social interaction and the intent of the selfie-taker. … It is important to remember these images are shared as part of a conversation, a series of contextual interactions and are connected to the selfie-maker in an intimate, embodied and felt way. — Grant Bollmer, Katherine Guinness, The Influencer Factory, 78

Categorization

• DEFINE: Burness distinguishes selfie from self-portrait on the basis of treatment as conversation vs autonomous art.
• XREF: Supports what claim about the influencer as a person whose presentation is inseparable from its relational context.