REPRESENTATION: David Gauntlett's 'Identities Constructed'

"Identities are not 'given' but are constructed and negotiated". Negotiated because identities partially depend on how others react to us (and how we think others think about us). We construct identities for ourselves through choices with hair, clothing, the media (music, TV, social media etc.) we consume. "Identity is complicated. Everybody thinks they've got one. Artists play with the idea of identity in modern society."