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SUMMARY:[FAN] The Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, September 28\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nThe Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything\nA FAN webinar featuring Kathryn Jezer-Morton\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with Jia Tolentino \nREGISTER: www.bit.ly/KJMFANWebinar \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of The Story of Your Life to randomly selected Zoom attendees.\nDetails on the webinar registration page. \nWe might think we understand our own social-media habits\, but most of us would come up short if asked to explain why we post the way we do. Posting happens in private\, almost without thinking\, yet it is never trivial: everything we share carries a set of values\, often more aspirational than true to life. Why can’t we just be honest? \nIn The Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything\, Kathryn Jezer-Morton\, Ph.D.\, sets out to answer that question. For two decades she has been trying to make sense of what we are doing online\, and here she examines what shifted around the turn of the millennium\, when ordinary people began seeing themselves as brands. She traveled across the United States to interview everyday people about their social-media lives\, asking them things they had never been asked\, and pairs those conversations with her own experience to show how algorithm-driven platforms reshape not only how we share but what we share. \nThe result is neither technophobic nor moralizing. It is an emotion-led study of the way we present ourselves online\, from baby bumps to political performance to vacation photos\, that asks whether the flattening pull of social media does justice to the rich narratives we each carry. \nJezer-Morton is the author of the biweekly “Brooding” column at The Cut\, in which she explores modern family life. She has written about domestic life and digital culture for the New York Times\, The Nation\, The Guardian\, and Jezebel\, among many other publications. She will be in conversation with Jia Tolentino\, an award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of the acclaimed essay collection Trick Mirror. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Ancona School\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Barrington D220\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections Health\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenbrook HS D225\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Josephinum Academy\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Oakton College\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson HS D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, Wilmette Public Library\, The Winnetka Public Schools\, Wintrust Bank\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-the-story-of-your-life-how-social-media-shapes-the-way-we-experience-everything/
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CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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