This Is Not Who I Am

Our Authenticity Obsession

Emily Bootle

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Ortac Press
08 November 2022

Popular philosophy; Society & culture: general; The self, ego, identity, personality

In contemporary culture, there is no stronger imperative than to be authentic. But what does authenticity actually mean? Everywhere we turn, we are urged to ""live our truth"": an element of Western culture that is almost never questioned. Authenticity in all its contexts is becoming more significant than ever as digital culture breeds fakery and capitalism offers the illusion of infinite choice. In this climate, finding and being yourself is a more complex idea than it sounds - one that should not necessarily be taken as doctrine.

In this set of six sharp, lively essays, the writer and journalist Emily Bootle explores how authenticity has pervaded every facet of our culture, from modern celebrity and identity politics to Instagram captions and wellness. Blending pop culture and philosophy, this book dismantles the ideology surrounding being ourselves at all costs, and questions what fuels our authenticity obsession.

By: Emily Bootle
Imprint: Ortac Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781838388737
ISBN 10: 1838388737
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 08 November 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Emily Bootle is a writer and journalist living in London. She currently works at the New Statesman, and This Is Not Who I Am is her first book.

Reviews for This Is Not Who I Am: Our Authenticity Obsession

Emily Bootle is one of our shrewdest and wittiest cultural critics. Keenly attentive to the many absurdities of celebrity coverage, corporate branding tropes, social media affectations and online discourse, This Is Not Who I Am dismantles the contradictions that underpin contemporary culture. Turning her gimlet eye on the influencer economy, Kim Kardashian, astrology, artisanal coffee, Jane Austen, and the kind of man who considers himself a creative, which is to say he has a humanities degree , Bootle exposes the fundamental collective delusion that links all of the above - our insistence on cultivating and exhibiting a single authentic self. ANNA LESZKIEWICZ - ASSOCIATE EDITOR, NEW STATESMAN