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What To Make Of The Fact That St. Louis Now Has A Selfie Museum

St. Louis Public Radio | By Evie Hemphill
Published February 12, 2019 at 4:35 PM CST
Erika Klotz is co-owner of the newly launched Selfie Room in downtown St. Louis.
The Selfie Room
Erika Klotz is co-owner of the newly launched Selfie Room in downtown St. Louis.
Local professors Jennifer Siciliani (at left) and Amber Hinsley joined Tuesday's talk show for a conversation about all things selfie.
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Local professors Jennifer Siciliani (at left) and Amber Hinsley joined Tuesday's talk show for a conversation about all things selfie.

The Selfie Room just made its debut in downtown St. Louis, offering the latest evidence of a seemingly ever-present selfie phenomenon. The museum’s mission is to “bring people together by taking photos with fun, whimsical backdrops” that comprise its interactive art exhibits.

On Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh talked with Selfie Room co-owner Erica Klotz about what visitors can expect at the new entertainment destination – and also discussed the broader cultural landscape that surrounds it.

Amber Hinsley, an associate professor in the Department of Communication at St. Louis University, and Jennifer Siciliani, a University of Missouri-St. Louis psychology professor in the area of behavioral neuroscience, also participated in the conversation.

Take a listen:

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Evie Hemphill
Evie Hemphill joined the St. Louis on the Air team in February 2018. After earning a bachelor’s degree in English literature in 2005, she started her career as a reporter for the Westminster Window in Colorado. Several years later she went on to pursue graduate work in creative writing at the University of Wyoming and moved to St. Louis upon earning an MFA in the spring of 2010. She worked as writer and editor for Washington University Libraries until 2014 and then spent several more years in public relations for the University of Missouri–St. Louis before making the shift to St. Louis Public Radio.
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