*Social Media & the Self* is a free, web-only reader centered on the online performance of identity and curated with university courses in mind. The collection includes public domain excerpts, openly lincensed research articles, and popular pieces reprinted with permission: https://www.mediastudies.press/sms The collection will be updated with new material at least twice a year, for three years. *Social Media & the Self* is the first volume in mediastudies.press's Open Reader Series. The series publishes media-themed open readers—collections of works available on the open web, selected and ordered with university courses in mind: https://www.mediastudies.press/open-reader-series mediastudies.press is a nonprofit, scholar-led publisher of open access books and journals in the media studies fields: https://www.mediastudies.press --------- Jeff Pooley Professor of Media & Communication, Muhlenberg College Director, mediastudies.press jeffpooley.com