- Arts and Letters, Social Sciences, Literature, Sociology, Socio-cultural theory, Critical Theory, and 16 moreHegel, Jurgen Habermas, Social Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Philosophy Of Religion, Pragmatism (Philosophy), Philosophy of Language (esp. Wittgenstein, Rule-following, and the Normativity of Meaning), Frankfurt School, Religion and Politics, Law and Religion, Philosophy of Translation, Philosophy Of Language, Social and Political Philosophy, Marxism, and Aestheticsedit
- AB - Communication Arts, University of Sto. Tomas.
MA - Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman.edit
(Not an Abstract)
This is one of my early writings on Paulo Freire. It was a requirement for class, as well. I remember I was only starting to write on philosophy here! I would've written some more if it were not for the page limit.
This is one of my early writings on Paulo Freire. It was a requirement for class, as well. I remember I was only starting to write on philosophy here! I would've written some more if it were not for the page limit.
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(Disclaimer: This paper has been published in Talisik: An Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy, Volume 5 on August 2018) The emergence of social media platforms has brought about various changes in humankind's lived worlds. These... more
(Disclaimer: This paper has been published in Talisik: An Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy, Volume 5 on August 2018)
The emergence of social media platforms has brought about various changes in humankind's lived worlds. These platforms have changed the ways we connect and interact with each other, and along with it, changes in the spread of information. The modern tangible world as we know it has become technologically dependent-breeding about new cultures and sub-cultures, trends, and even crimes and forms of punishments. In the Philippine context, Facebook has become a platform not only for reconnecting with friends or kin, or for sharing updates of one's life, but also as a form of surveillance " body " – the body of the condemned criminal. Cases of robbery and/or theft, sexual harassment, and boisterous arguments (among others) in public have been uploaded by various individuals who claim to be " performing their duties " to raise awareness as " concerned citizens. " Regardless of whether the uploaded incident (that is the content of the shaming post) has been verified or taken out of context, the power relations between the offended party (original uploader of the shaming post) and the individual causing offense, however overlooked, is evident. These posts would become " viral " and reach thousands of audiences, and would sometimes even garner national attention. I argue that online shaming on Facebook has become a part of our lived worlds, because Facebook users encounter these shaming posts, or have even been uploaders of the said content, as well. This phenomenon of Facebook-shaming has become normalized. It is discernible in Facebook-shaming that postmodern philosopher Michel Foucault's (1926-1984) Gaze and Panopticism manifest in daily human life, whether individuals are aware of its manifestations or these manifestations are merely dismissed as normalcy. Although Foucault's application of Panopticism was for surveillance and for analyzing disciplinary power in prisons (among others), I argue that Panopticism has taken a new form – that of online shaming in social media. Hence the primary objective of this paper is to demonstrate-through an interview with a respondent-how Foucault's power relations transpire within the communicative space of the shaming posts, and the ways in which Panopticism on Facebook is reproduced.
The emergence of social media platforms has brought about various changes in humankind's lived worlds. These platforms have changed the ways we connect and interact with each other, and along with it, changes in the spread of information. The modern tangible world as we know it has become technologically dependent-breeding about new cultures and sub-cultures, trends, and even crimes and forms of punishments. In the Philippine context, Facebook has become a platform not only for reconnecting with friends or kin, or for sharing updates of one's life, but also as a form of surveillance " body " – the body of the condemned criminal. Cases of robbery and/or theft, sexual harassment, and boisterous arguments (among others) in public have been uploaded by various individuals who claim to be " performing their duties " to raise awareness as " concerned citizens. " Regardless of whether the uploaded incident (that is the content of the shaming post) has been verified or taken out of context, the power relations between the offended party (original uploader of the shaming post) and the individual causing offense, however overlooked, is evident. These posts would become " viral " and reach thousands of audiences, and would sometimes even garner national attention. I argue that online shaming on Facebook has become a part of our lived worlds, because Facebook users encounter these shaming posts, or have even been uploaders of the said content, as well. This phenomenon of Facebook-shaming has become normalized. It is discernible in Facebook-shaming that postmodern philosopher Michel Foucault's (1926-1984) Gaze and Panopticism manifest in daily human life, whether individuals are aware of its manifestations or these manifestations are merely dismissed as normalcy. Although Foucault's application of Panopticism was for surveillance and for analyzing disciplinary power in prisons (among others), I argue that Panopticism has taken a new form – that of online shaming in social media. Hence the primary objective of this paper is to demonstrate-through an interview with a respondent-how Foucault's power relations transpire within the communicative space of the shaming posts, and the ways in which Panopticism on Facebook is reproduced.
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(Not an Abstract) This was a very rushed academic paper required by one of my professors during the preliminary period of my last semester as an undergraduate student. The professor only required us to write 7 pages for the whole... more
(Not an Abstract)
This was a very rushed academic paper required by one of my professors during the preliminary period of my last semester as an undergraduate student.
The professor only required us to write 7 pages for the whole content, with the other 2 for the Bibliography. I plan on expanding this paper soon.
This was a very rushed academic paper required by one of my professors during the preliminary period of my last semester as an undergraduate student.
The professor only required us to write 7 pages for the whole content, with the other 2 for the Bibliography. I plan on expanding this paper soon.