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Social Soul, Norah Alshammari

Theses and Dissertations

Twitter has over 313 million users, with 500 million tweets produced each day.

Society’s growing dependence on the internet for self-expression shows no

sign of abating. However, recent research warns that social media perpetuates

loneliness, caused by reduced face-to-face interaction. My thesis analyzes and

demonstrates the important role facial expressions play in a conversation’s

progress, impacting how people process and relate to what is being said. My

work critically assesses communication problems associated with Twitter. By

isolating and documenting expressive facial reactions to a curated selection

of tweets, the exhibition creates a commentary on our contemporary digital

existence, specifically articulating …