Monthly Archives: July 2010
Internet = Democratization?
Cyberdemocracy: Internet and the Public Sphere by Mark Poster: If the technological structure of the Internet institutes costless reproduction, instantaneous dissemination and radical decentralization, what might be its effects upon the society, the culture and the political institutions? (205) Reading,
Internet = Democratization?
Cyberdemocracy: Internet and the Public Sphere by Mark Poster: If the technological structure of the Internet institutes costless reproduction, instantaneous dissemination and radical decentralization, what might be its effects upon the society, the culture and the political institutions? (205) Reading,
What is Spam
Spam is defined by Charles Stivale in “Spam: Heteroglossia and Harassment in Cyberspace” as unnecessary data transmissions that are deliberately inputed on the recipient’s screen to simply fill in the empty spaces or sometimes to transmit aggressive messages. It is
What is Spam
Spam is defined by Charles Stivale in “Spam: Heteroglossia and Harassment in Cyberspace” as unnecessary data transmissions that are deliberately inputed on the recipient’s screen to simply fill in the empty spaces or sometimes to transmit aggressive messages. It is
Reviving ROTC
Once more, there is news of renewed efforts to revive the mandatory Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) for all college and university students in the Philippines with the filing of House Bill 737 by Rep. Eduardo Gullas of the 1st
Reviving ROTC
Once more, there is news of renewed efforts to revive the mandatory Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) for all college and university students in the Philippines with the filing of House Bill 737 by Rep. Eduardo Gullas of the 1st
Loss of Material Authority in Digital Reproductions
The most obvious implications of the shift to digital technologies is the complete loss of material authority: for all of their reproducibility, analog reproductions retained their material status allowing, through careful analysis, for the detection of alterations. As the very
Loss of Material Authority in Digital Reproductions
The most obvious implications of the shift to digital technologies is the complete loss of material authority: for all of their reproducibility, analog reproductions retained their material status allowing, through careful analysis, for the detection of alterations. As the very
Medieval Transcendence and Postmodern Cyberspace
One of the more interesting entries from the book Internet Culture is Jeffrey Fisher’s “The Postmodern Paradiso: Dante, Cyberpunk, and the Technosophy of Cyberspace.” In this essay, Fisher exaimes the parallels between the medieval religious notion of transcendence and the
Medieval Transcendence and Postmodern Cyberspace
One of the more interesting entries from the book Internet Culture is Jeffrey Fisher’s “The Postmodern Paradiso: Dante, Cyberpunk, and the Technosophy of Cyberspace.” In this essay, Fisher exaimes the parallels between the medieval religious notion of transcendence and the
Did Somebody Say Totalitarianism?
Throughout its entire career, ‘totalitarianism’ was an ideological notion that sustained the complex operation of ‘taming free radicals’, of guaranteeing the liberal-democratic hegemony, dismissing the Leftist critique of liberal democracy as the obverse, the ‘twin’, of the Rightist Fascist dictatorship.
Did Somebody Say Totalitarianism?
Throughout its entire career, ‘totalitarianism’ was an ideological notion that sustained the complex operation of ‘taming free radicals’, of guaranteeing the liberal-democratic hegemony, dismissing the Leftist critique of liberal democracy as the obverse, the ‘twin’, of the Rightist Fascist dictatorship.
The Materiality of the Virtual
I’ve always had reservations about what Mizuko Ito described in an essay titled “Virtually Embodied: The Reality of Fantasy in a Multi-User Dungeon” as “a descriptive tendency to equate online or virtual worlds with a dematerialized realm of pure information,
The Materiality of the Virtual
I’ve always had reservations about what Mizuko Ito described in an essay titled “Virtually Embodied: The Reality of Fantasy in a Multi-User Dungeon” as “a descriptive tendency to equate online or virtual worlds with a dematerialized realm of pure information,
It’s Complicated: Gender and Virtual Reality
In “Flesh Made Word: Sex, Text and the Virtual Body,” Shannon McRae gives another take on the now clichéd notion of how the Internet or virtual reality can reshape our perceptions of our identities. McRae particularly trains his sights on
It’s Complicated: Gender and Virtual Reality
In “Flesh Made Word: Sex, Text and the Virtual Body,” Shannon McRae gives another take on the now clichéd notion of how the Internet or virtual reality can reshape our perceptions of our identities. McRae particularly trains his sights on
The Internet as Corrective of Individualist Culture
Dave Healy’s “Cyberspace and Place: The Internet as Middle Landscape on the Electronic Frontier” in the book Internet Culture (Edited by David Porter, 1997) begins by attempting to mark the Internet as part of the American pioneer myth and thus,
The Internet as Corrective of Individualist Culture
Dave Healy’s “Cyberspace and Place: The Internet as Middle Landscape on the Electronic Frontier” in the book Internet Culture (Edited by David Porter, 1997) begins by attempting to mark the Internet as part of the American pioneer myth and thus,
Avatar: Can the Subaltern Resist?
Despite the popular verdict on James Cameron’s Avatar as a film that presents the exploitation of the Third World by advanced capitalist nations and instances of the people’s resistance against such domination, certain details in the film’s narrative still betray
Avatar: Can the Subaltern Resist?
Despite the popular verdict on James Cameron’s Avatar as a film that presents the exploitation of the Third World by advanced capitalist nations and instances of the people’s resistance against such domination, certain details in the film’s narrative still betray
Nazi Literature, Kawabata, Sartre, Nick Joaquin, Ilustrado, Gerilya
Some side comments on my recent reads: I liked Roberto Bolaño’s Nazi Literature in the Americas very much. Perhaps I’ll write something about it when I have some free time. I found Sartre’s argument for a committed writing relevant in
Nazi Literature, Kawabata, Sartre, Nick Joaquin, Ilustrado, Gerilya
Some side comments on my recent reads: I liked Roberto Bolaño’s Nazi Literature in the Americas very much. Perhaps I’ll write something about it when I have some free time. I found Sartre’s argument for a committed writing relevant in
How Internet Censorship and Surveillance is No Hoax
In a previous post about the Internet, my friend Dada commented that “corporate control, surveillance and censorship” is a hoax. Having answered the comment’s rhetorical bent, let me return to the topic of censorship and surveillance with the help of
How Internet Censorship and Surveillance is No Hoax
In a previous post about the Internet, my friend Dada commented that “corporate control, surveillance and censorship” is a hoax. Having answered the comment’s rhetorical bent, let me return to the topic of censorship and surveillance with the help of
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