University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Communication ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2-9-2010 Narrative as Self Performance: The Rhetorical Construction of Identities on Facebook Profiles Marianne Leonardi Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cj_etds Recommended Citation Leonardi, Marianne. "Narrative as Self Performance: The Rhetorical Construction of Identities on Facebook Profiles." (2010). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cj_etds/11 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Communication ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. i NARRATIVE AS SELF PERFORMANCE: THE RHETORICAL CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITIES ON FACEBOOK PROFILES BY MARIANNE E. LEONARDI B.A., International Studies and Spanish Studies, Santa Clara University, 2004 M.A., International and Intercultural Communication, University of Denver, 2005 DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Communication The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico December 2009 ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This dissertation would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of a number of people. While it is impossible to list every colleague, student, faculty, staff, family member, and friend who made this dissertation possible and kept me going throughout, I extend my deepest thanks and gratitude to everyone who helped in even the smallest way. I owe a special debt of thanks to my dissertation committee, Dr. Jan Schuetz, Dr. Karen Foss, Dr. Gill Woodall, and Dr. Beverly Burris, without whom I would not have been able to complete this study.