The Permanent Resident author Roanna Gonsalves makes the case for selfies

By Melanie Kembrey
May 28 2017 - 4:00pm
Are selfies empowering?
Are selfies empowering?

When people think of literature it might be Crime and Punishment, perhaps To the Lighthouse, or For Whom the Bell Tolls that springs to mind. But most would not readily consider the mobile phone self-portrait - more commonly known as the selfie - a piece of literature.