Performing the self: Social identity construction by blind and visually impaired YouTube vloggers
Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
Published online on February 02, 2026
Abstract
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This article investigates how blind and visually impaired (BVI) YouTubers construct and perform their social identities through strategic self-representation. Drawing on Social Identity Theory and Erving Goffman’s performance model, it analyses 60 YouTube ...
This article investigates how blind and visually impaired (BVI) YouTubers construct and perform their social identities through strategic self-representation. Drawing on Social Identity Theory and Erving Goffman’s performance model, it analyses 60 YouTube ...