hi everyone i'm shawna kern and in this

hi everyone i'm shawna kern and in this
video

video

video
i'm going to talk to you about my

i'm going to talk to you about my

i'm going to talk to you about my
capstone assignment the uninstagrammable

capstone assignment the uninstagrammable

capstone assignment the uninstagrammable
self

self

self
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in the summer of 2020 i read a book

in the summer of 2020 i read a book

in the summer of 2020 i read a book
called educated by tara westover

called educated by tara westover

called educated by tara westover
i should mention that once i finish

i should mention that once i finish

i should mention that once i finish
watching a show movie

watching a show movie

watching a show movie
or reading a book i spend hours

or reading a book i spend hours

or reading a book i spend hours
researching everything about it

researching everything about it

researching everything about it
so when i finished reading educated i

so when i finished reading educated i

so when i finished reading educated i
grabbed my computer stepped onto my

grabbed my computer stepped onto my

grabbed my computer stepped onto my
balcony

balcony

balcony
and began searching for anything and

and began searching for anything and

and began searching for anything and
everything about tara

everything about tara

everything about tara
during my research a title on her

during my research a title on her

during my research a title on her
website caught my eye

website caught my eye

website caught my eye
the uninstagramable self northeastern

the uninstagramable self northeastern

the uninstagramable self northeastern
commencement address 2019

commencement address 2019

commencement address 2019
despite the speech being four pages long

despite the speech being four pages long

despite the speech being four pages long
one year old

one year old

one year old
and for a university i never attended

and for a university i never attended

and for a university i never attended
let alone graduated from

let alone graduated from

let alone graduated from
i read it it captured something that i

i read it it captured something that i

i read it it captured something that i
hadn't considered but felt and

hadn't considered but felt and

hadn't considered but felt and
understood deeply

understood deeply

understood deeply
tara talked about how we have different

tara talked about how we have different

tara talked about how we have different
versions of self who we are when we're

versions of self who we are when we're

versions of self who we are when we're
alone

alone

alone
who we are when we're with other people

who we are when we're with other people

who we are when we're with other people
and our perfected digital self that we

and our perfected digital self that we

and our perfected digital self that we
put on display

put on display

put on display
tara argued for the importance of the

tara argued for the importance of the

tara argued for the importance of the
imperfect self that we don't celebrate

imperfect self that we don't celebrate

imperfect self that we don't celebrate
here's my favorite excerpt so today i

here's my favorite excerpt so today i

here's my favorite excerpt so today i
would like to pause for a moment to

would like to pause for a moment to

would like to pause for a moment to
appreciate the parts of you that you

appreciate the parts of you that you

appreciate the parts of you that you
don't put online

don't put online

don't put online
i would like to mount a defense of them

i would like to mount a defense of them

i would like to mount a defense of them
of your boring

of your boring

of your boring
internal book reading dishwashing

internal book reading dishwashing

internal book reading dishwashing
thought having life

thought having life

thought having life
of the parts of youth that can't be

of the parts of youth that can't be

of the parts of youth that can't be
captured by any technological medium

captured by any technological medium

captured by any technological medium
it's a concept that i'm going to call

it's a concept that i'm going to call

it's a concept that i'm going to call
the uninstagrammable cell

the uninstagrammable cell

the uninstagrammable cell
here's something i truly believe

here's something i truly believe

here's something i truly believe
everything of any significance that you

everything of any significance that you

everything of any significance that you
will do in your life

will do in your life

will do in your life
will be done by your uninstagramable

will be done by your uninstagramable

will be done by your uninstagramable
self it is

self it is

self it is
for example your uninstagrammable self

for example your uninstagrammable self

for example your uninstagrammable self
who is graduating today

who is graduating today

who is graduating today
i say this with confidence because i've

i say this with confidence because i've

i say this with confidence because i've
yet to see a facebook or instagram

yet to see a facebook or instagram

yet to see a facebook or instagram
account which is dedicated to photos of

account which is dedicated to photos of

account which is dedicated to photos of
someone studying or attending lectures

someone studying or attending lectures

someone studying or attending lectures
or writing essays

or writing essays

or writing essays
as a perfectionist who spent eight of

as a perfectionist who spent eight of

as a perfectionist who spent eight of
the past nine years in post-secondary

the past nine years in post-secondary

the past nine years in post-secondary
education

education

education
and nine years trying to understand and

and nine years trying to understand and

and nine years trying to understand and
manage my anxiety and depression

manage my anxiety and depression

manage my anxiety and depression
and pretty well my entire life terrified

and pretty well my entire life terrified

and pretty well my entire life terrified
to post on social media

to post on social media

to post on social media
out of fear of not measuring up or

out of fear of not measuring up or

out of fear of not measuring up or
showing my flaws

showing my flaws

showing my flaws
this speech really struck a chord i'd

this speech really struck a chord i'd

this speech really struck a chord i'd
spent so long embarrassed of my

spent so long embarrassed of my

spent so long embarrassed of my
uninstagramable self

uninstagramable self

uninstagramable self
and frustrated that i wasn't as put

and frustrated that i wasn't as put

and frustrated that i wasn't as put
together and happy as the people i was

together and happy as the people i was

together and happy as the people i was
following

following

following
i never thought to embrace the thought

i never thought to embrace the thought

i never thought to embrace the thought
having dishwashing stressed

having dishwashing stressed

having dishwashing stressed
and just learning self so i put a sticky

and just learning self so i put a sticky

and just learning self so i put a sticky
note on my wall that said

note on my wall that said

note on my wall that said
the uninstagramable self and the concept

the uninstagramable self and the concept

the uninstagramable self and the concept
stuck

stuck

stuck
literally and figuratively when the

literally and figuratively when the

literally and figuratively when the
school year started the sticky note was

school year started the sticky note was

school year started the sticky note was
still calling me

still calling me

still calling me
i wondered if anyone else identified

i wondered if anyone else identified

i wondered if anyone else identified
more with their uninstagramable self

more with their uninstagramable self

more with their uninstagramable self
and how we could show the side of life

and how we could show the side of life

and how we could show the side of life
in a way that celebrated our humanness

in a way that celebrated our humanness

in a way that celebrated our humanness
in a world of smiling virtual selves

in a world of smiling virtual selves

in a world of smiling virtual selves
i grounded it in theories and did 23

i grounded it in theories and did 23

i grounded it in theories and did 23
narrative style interviews

narrative style interviews

narrative style interviews
talking to people about their identity

talking to people about their identity

talking to people about their identity
in a way that related the instagramable

in a way that related the instagramable

in a way that related the instagramable
self to the persona or public facing

self to the persona or public facing

self to the persona or public facing
self

self

self
and the uninstagramable self to the

and the uninstagramable self to the

and the uninstagramable self to the
private or shadow self

private or shadow self

private or shadow self
in these interviews we acknowledged and

in these interviews we acknowledged and

in these interviews we acknowledged and
celebrated both sides

celebrated both sides

celebrated both sides
and consistently found a sense of

and consistently found a sense of

and consistently found a sense of
connection and laughter in the realities

connection and laughter in the realities

connection and laughter in the realities
of life and identity in the digital age

of life and identity in the digital age

of life and identity in the digital age
those interviews turned into a 110 page

those interviews turned into a 110 page

those interviews turned into a 110 page
book

book

book
a compilation of short stories

a compilation of short stories

a compilation of short stories
interviews quotes

interviews quotes

interviews quotes
and visuals about the side of life and

and visuals about the side of life and

and visuals about the side of life and
self that we usually keep hidden from

self that we usually keep hidden from

self that we usually keep hidden from
others

others

others
and sometimes ourselves it was a project

and sometimes ourselves it was a project

and sometimes ourselves it was a project
about imperfection

about imperfection

about imperfection
about vulnerability and just being human

about vulnerability and just being human

about vulnerability and just being human
in addition to the book

in addition to the book

in addition to the book
the uninstagrammable self is also a

the uninstagrammable self is also a

the uninstagrammable self is also a
website and social media

website and social media

website and social media
where the concept can continue as a

where the concept can continue as a

where the concept can continue as a
community you can read the full digital

community you can read the full digital

community you can read the full digital
book on the website

book on the website

book on the website
there are also features in bts blog

there are also features in bts blog

there are also features in bts blog
posts on the website that aren't in the

posts on the website that aren't in the

posts on the website that aren't in the
book

book

book
and my hope is that the content and

and my hope is that the content and

and my hope is that the content and
stories can grow as more people engage

stories can grow as more people engage

stories can grow as more people engage
with the project

with the project

with the project
the instagram offers a place to

the instagram offers a place to

the instagram offers a place to
celebrate imperfection and the messy

celebrate imperfection and the messy

celebrate imperfection and the messy
side of life

side of life

side of life
it disrupts the perfection of the feed

it disrupts the perfection of the feed

it disrupts the perfection of the feed
offering instead a sense of human

offering instead a sense of human

offering instead a sense of human
connection

connection

connection
i hope you enjoy exploring the

i hope you enjoy exploring the

i hope you enjoy exploring the
incredible stories and lives shared in

incredible stories and lives shared in

incredible stories and lives shared in
this project

this project

this project
it was an honor to be able to tell them

it was an honor to be able to tell them

it was an honor to be able to tell them
i'll end this video with a quote from

i'll end this video with a quote from

i'll end this video with a quote from
the book that you will hopefully soon

the book that you will hopefully soon

the book that you will hopefully soon
read

read

read
next time you're scrolling through

next time you're scrolling through

next time you're scrolling through
images of perfection please remember

images of perfection please remember

images of perfection please remember
that you're viewing

that you're viewing

that you're viewing
just one side of people's identity there

just one side of people's identity there

just one side of people's identity there
is more to life and individuals than

is more to life and individuals than

is more to life and individuals than
what is public facing

what is public facing

what is public facing
there is a raw beauty and value in the

there is a raw beauty and value in the

there is a raw beauty and value in the
pieces of self and life that simply

pieces of self and life that simply

pieces of self and life that simply
aren't shared

aren't shared

aren't shared
remember you are not alone in your

remember you are not alone in your

remember you are not alone in your
humanness you are one of many

humanness you are one of many

humanness you are one of many
individuals with many facets of self

individuals with many facets of self

individuals with many facets of self
and you are perfectly imperfect thank

and you are perfectly imperfect thank

and you are perfectly imperfect thank
you

you

you
i hate being in front of the kingdom do

i hate being in front of the kingdom do

i hate being in front of the kingdom do
i do like a

hi everyone so when i finish reading

hi everyone so when i finish reading
i graduate i i grounded it and

i graduate i i grounded it and

i graduate i i grounded it and
this is i need to start over

this is i need to start over

this is i need to start over
do it one more time i think i just want

do it one more time i think i just want

do it one more time i think i just want
to do one more full take dedicated to so

to do one more full take dedicated to so

to do one more full take dedicated to so
close

close

close
let me catch my breath