I’ve been quite fascinated with the concept of ‘authenticity’ since I encountered it in TU812 – so I was a little surprised when I did a search that I have not written a post with this title before. I did however mention the concept in this post where I mentioned the definition offered by Krippendorff
the pleasure of participating in togetherness in which one is free to speak for oneself, not in the name of absent others, not under pressure to say things one does not believe in, and not having to hide something for fear of being reprimanded or excluded from further conversation (Krippendorff, cited in Ison, 2010,311)
My fascination stems from the subjective nature of someone else experiencing you as authentic. Continue reading