Introduction
Recognition, adolescence, and (political) identity in the algorithmic era
The affective politics of digital media
Adolescent identity development online
Outline of book
1: Recognition theory, social media, and the dialectical moment
Recognition and identity
Honneth's framework
Phenomenologies of misrecognition
Misrecognising the self
Identity politics
The dialectical moment
Culture wars as struggle
From polarisation to epistemic disjuncture
A fourth order of recognition: Epistemic
The normative potential of (an amended) recognition theory
Recognition as a radical endeavour
Conclusion
2: The hybrid lives of teens online
Hybrid ecologies
Tensions, transitions, and identity work
Digital affordances for belonging
Affective; collective; political
Toxic discursive environments
An algorithmically distorted recognition order
Conclusion
3: Researching recognition
Methodological framework
Perspectivism and representation
Storytelling/storylistening
Meaning-making, interpretation, and hermeneutics
Reflexivity and researcher positionality
Research methods
Phase one: Surveys
Phase two: In-depth interviews
Analysis
Conclusion
4: Affective orientations to the political
Social media as recognition machine
Social media adoption as a rite of passage
Fitting in
Performing belonging and signalling desirable traits
Performing the self as self-discovery
Affirming versus compensatory online practices
Mitigating loneliness
Identifying with a collective
Recognising the self in others
Constructions of us and them; ingroup norms and values
To be recognised is to be understood
Cancel culutre, self-silencing, and the fear of rejection
Conclusion
5: Digitally mediated identities
Autonomy-enhancing or autonomy-inhibiting?
Information-seeking, interests, hobbies
Enabling and inhibiting connection
Agency and intentionality
Addiction, wasted time, mindless scrolling
An emotional (sc)rollercoaster
Depression, anxiety, apathy
A question of consent: Unwanted exposure to distressing content
Environmental influences
Filter effects and epistemic autonomy
Symmetrical versus asymmetrical hermeneutic environments
The power of dialogue
Conclusion
Conclusion: Autonomy, ambiguity, and justice in the algorithmic age
Ambiguities in the liminal
Political orientations
Technologies of power
The normative and transformative potential of recognition theory
