INTER(FACING) PERSONAS

Amanda du Preez

doi:10.21153/psj2024vol9no2art1972

Authors

Amanda du Preez University of Pretoria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0403-115X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21153/psj2024vol9no2art1972

Keywords:

Interface, Face, Screen, Mirror, Data-Driven Personas, Outdoor Mirror Selfie

Abstract

In this introductory essay to the special issue on “Persona and Inter(face)”, the problem of collapsing or imploding inter(faces) is explored. The basic argument is that the inter(face) needs to remain in-between or mediating between face and persona on the one hand, and digital technology on the other hand, for inter(facing) as an encounter to exist. The dilemma of the imploding inter(face) is discussed through the examples of the outdoor mirror selfie and the data-driven persona. By doing so, the politics involved in the dissipation of the mediating gap is exposed. In short: it is proposed that inter(face), as unpacked here, may contribute to future debates and concerns in persona studies.

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