Published : 2023-12-30

Visual (Auto)Narratives of Generation Alpha: a Challenge for Biographical Research

Justyna Nowotniak



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The article is a reflection on the meaning of visual content in biographical research, in the context of the pictorial turn, which frames biographical experience of the contemporary human. First part of the article pinpoints the features of generation Alpha, which is embedded in contemporary visual culture and uses image in it's (auto)narratives. Second part showcases examples of changes occurring in contemporary communication, related to the co-relation of language and creating biographies. The article is a preliminary proposal of ways in which one can face these issues. They require systematic exploration, including the field of biographical research.




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Nowotniak, J. (2023). Visual (Auto)Narratives of Generation Alpha: a Challenge for Biographical Research. Biografistyka Pedagogiczna, 8(2), 505–525. https://doi.org/10.36578/BP.2023.08.55

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"Biografistyka Pedagogiczna" received funding for the years 2022-2024 from the funds of the Minister of Education and Science under the programme „Rozwój Czasopism Naukowych”.

Project duration: 2023-2024.

The amount of co-financing is 65 992,00 PLN

Contract number: RCN/SP/0434/2021/1