The Masses: The Implosion of the Social in the Media

Baudrillard, Jean; Maclean, Marie

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“…Baudrillard (2012) elaborates on the prevailing state of uncertainty and explains that the crisis of credibility is the result of an excess of information, not a lack of information. Two concepts from Baudrillard's work (Baudrillard, 2003;Baudrillard & Maclean, 1985) are particularly useful for articulating the ethical challenges of researching online identity construction, in the context of postmodernity: seduction and obscenity. Baudrillard and Maclean (1985) explain obscenity as "the social become obsessed with itself" (p. 580) and as "the total visibility of things" (Baudrillard, 2003, p. 29).…”

Section: Postmodern Identities Research and Ethicsmentioning

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“…Two concepts from Baudrillard's work (Baudrillard, 2003;Baudrillard & Maclean, 1985) are particularly useful for articulating the ethical challenges of researching online identity construction, in the context of postmodernity: seduction and obscenity. Baudrillard and Maclean (1985) explain obscenity as "the social become obsessed with itself" (p. 580) and as "the total visibility of things" (Baudrillard, 2003, p. 29). On the other hand, "seduction … plays with desire … eclipses desire, making it appear and disappear" (Baudrillard, 2012, p. 58), and "seduction is a challenge … always to unsettle someone in their identity and the meaning they can have for themselves" (Baudrillard, 2003, p. 22).…”

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“You don't look like your profile picture”: the ethical implications of researching online identities in higher education

Ramírez

Palu-ay

2015

Educational Research and Evaluation

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Social media sites and other contemporary technologies open the possibility for the construction of online identities that are loosely connected to physical bodies; this construction allows individuals to edit their identities constantly, in a continuous process of self-recreation. In parallel, universities utilise printed and electronic media to present themselves in the best light possible through the process of branding, which -it is argued here -constitutes an instance of hyper-real identity assemblage. This article explores the ethical implications of researching brand construction in university advertisements. The authors reflect upon the ethical implications of conducting educational research on university identities when such identities rely on the representations of racially minoritised students. Online identity construction through technology invites a discussion of postmodern notions of self and reality; this article presents an exploration of a postmodern ethics for educational research.

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Section: Postmodern Identities Research and Ethicsmentioning

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Section: Postmodern Identities Research and Ethicsmentioning

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“You don't look like your profile picture”: the ethical implications of researching online identities in higher education

Ramírez

Palu-ay

2015

Educational Research and Evaluation

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“…How do social scientists entangle the subjects of their research-and how are researchers and those they study already entangled? In the second, I borrow from an essay by Baudrillard (1985) to demonstrate how a subject can perform as an object and embrace a more passive kind of indifference than that of Gino. In the essay's conclusion, I synthesize these explorations of entanglement and ignorance, and I present researchers with a choice.…”

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The Limits of Religious Indifference

Blankholm

2017

Religious Indifference

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“…Nous ne nous contentons plus d'avancer simplement vers la nouvelle phase de développement social promise et décrite par le socialisme. Nous sommes plutôt, dit-on, en proie à des maux divers : nous redoutons les effets de l'intervention humaine dans la nature (Beck, 1992), nous assistons à la remise en question généralisée de l'État-providence, et nous soucions des contraintes « structurelles » de la croissance économique et de l'emploi, des conséquences de la simulation des médias et des techniques d'information (Baudrillard, 1985). La société entreprend, croyons-nous, sa dernière étape d'individualisation, ce qui accroît notre autonomie d'action mais entraîne aussi l'éclatement de la famille nucléaire et des relations communautaires (Giddens, 1990).…”

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Les épistémès de la société : l’enclavement du savoir dans les structures sociales

Cetina¹

2002

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On s’entend généralement aujourd’hui pour dire que les sociétés occidentales contemporaines sont régies, d’une manière oud’une autre, par le savoir et l’expertise. Cet article débute par une analyse des sociétés du savoir (knowledge societies ») d’unpoint de vue sociologique : Une telle analyse montre que les processus du savoir qui envahissent la vie contemporaine représententune force structurante qui façonne les formes d’ordre et d’existence de ces sociétés. Dans le cadre de son argumentation,l’auteure analyse deux formes d’organisation sociale : les relations personnelles (présentées sous l’angle d’une sociabilitéaxée sur les objets) et l’organisation de l’entreprise (présentée sous l’angle des structures du laboratoire).There is a widespread consensus today that contemporary Western societies are in one sense or another ruled by knowledgeand expertise. The paper begins to develop an analysis of knowledge societies from a sociological viewpoint, arguing that theknowledge processes which permeate contemporary life have a structuring force that shapes the forms of ordering and existenceof these societies. The paper discusses two forms of social organization relevant to the argument, personal relationships(discussed in terms of an object-centered sociality) and corporate organization (discussed in terms of laboratory structures).Hoy existe un amplio consenso en las sociedades occidentales contemporáneas en el hecho que ellas son gobernadas, en unoou otro sentido, por el conocimiento y la competencia. Este texto comienza por desarrollar un análisis de las sociedades deconocimiento a partir de una perspectiva sociológica, argumentando que los procesos de conocimiento que hacen posible lavida contemporánea tienen una fuerza estructurante que modela las formas del ordenamiento y de la existencia de dichas sociedades.Este artículo discute dos formas de organización social que corresponden al debate, las relaciones interpersonales(enfocada en términos de sociabilidad centrada sobre el objeto) y a la organización corporativa (enfocada en términos de estructurasde laboratorio)

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The Masses: The Implosion of the Social in the Media

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“You don't look like your profile picture”: the ethical implications of researching online identities in higher education

“You don't look like your profile picture”: the ethical implications of researching online identities in higher education

The Limits of Religious Indifference

Les épistémès de la société : l’enclavement du savoir dans les structures sociales

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