Article by Taniah Mahmuda Tinni & Shafinur Nahar. Abstract: Wolfgang Fritz Haug discusses how capitalism exploits the phenomenon of commodity aesthetics from their economic foundations to develop and present them within their systematic connections through the use of sexuality and appearance in advertising inside the capitalist structure. Followed by such […]
Article by Piotr Pawel Skora. Abstract: The idea of convenience, constantly wielded by platforms like Uber as an attractive feature of their services, is built on several assumptions. One of them is the idea of the “cloud” as an unproblematic, ethereal, and comfortable connection between users, providers, data analysis systems, […]
Article by Fernan Talamayan. Abstract: This preliminary study analyzes various issues surrounding Foodpanda, a popular online food and grocery delivery platform. Combining information on the platform’s scoring system with riders’ sentiments, the study unpacks contemporary technologies’ creation of new tools for exploitation and various allegations of unfair labor practices to […]
Article by 胡明. Abstract Almost two years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global economy has not been ready to stage a post-recession recovery. Political divisions have intensified, globally and nationally, making it worse. The ubiquity and high accessibility of social media has propelled #Fakenews into the public discourse, […]
Article by Lungani Hlongwa. Abstract: Many Uber and Lyft drivers are aware that they are constantly being monitored by their passengers or through their mobile devices while on the job. According to Jeremy Bentham and Michel Foucault’s notion of panopticism, the awareness of being monitored shapes one’s conduct to the […]
Book review by Lungani Hlongwa. Abstract: It is increasingly becoming difficult to separate facts from fiction in the digital age. This is one of the core arguments of Brian McNair’s book as he takes the reader through the world of fake news, which is dominated by falsehood, fabrication, and fantasy. […]
Article by LI QI. Abstract Kim Young-ha’s works are usually cleverly and completely structured. With an ambitious writing goal, this novel also has a wonderful structure. Betrayal, one of the classic themes of spy fiction, the concept was divided by the writer into a two-layer structure – the individual and […]
Article by Monika Verma. Abstract:The COVID-19 refers to coronavirus disease which led the world to cope with enormous difficulties and challenges and the ramification of it demonstrated unprecedented hardships, especially for vulnerable groups, such as refugee communities. The Rohingya community, refugee victims of military persecution, and civil conflict in Rakhine, […]
