BETWEEN (SELF-)IMAGES AND MEMORIES: autobiographical narrative and the construction of paternal memory in Instagram posts

Authors

  • Lucas Thimoteo Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste
  • Níncia Cecília Ribas Borges Teixeira Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste

Keywords:

Fatherhood, self-representation, memory

Abstract

This article analyzes the construction of paternal memory in autobiographical Instagram posts, based on the profile of Thiago Queiroz. Drawing on Lejeune, Smith and Watson, Van Dijck, and Casadei, it discusses how the relationship between image, caption, and self-representation turns everyday experiences of fatherhood into public narrative. It argues that these posts do not merely record lived experiences, but produce an affective and socially legitimized memory of the caring father, highlighting Instagram’s role in shaping fatherhood as an intimate, narrative, and media-mediated experience.

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Published

2026-08-31

How to Cite

Thimoteo, L., & Ribas Borges Teixeira, N. C. (2026). BETWEEN (SELF-)IMAGES AND MEMORIES: autobiographical narrative and the construction of paternal memory in Instagram posts. Cadernos De Pós-Graduação Em Letras, 26(2). Retrieved from https://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/cpgl/article/view/18628

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2026): Cadernos de Pós-Graduação em Letras

Section

Dossier

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Copyright (c) 2026 Lucas Thimoteo, Níncia Cecília Ribas Borges Teixeira

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