James Wong
Biographic Data
| ID | 3698220 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Wong |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | Wong |
| SIGNATURE | WONG J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7461-4422 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Spontaneous Self-Concept Among Chinese Undergraduates in Hong Kong
We explored spontaneous self-concept among 227 Chinese undergraduates at a university in Hong Kong. Participants' responses to the Twenty Statements Test (TST) were compared with those of North American college students from the 1950s to the 2000s. The results showed that only 13.7% of the Chinese students described themselves in terms of social roles, status, or group membership. In contrast, 84.6% perceived themselves in terms of personality tr…
Foucault and Autonomy
In this paper, I argue against Mark Bevir’s contention that Foucault is committed to reject autonomy but affirms agency. I argue that Bevir’s claim is extravagant, that (a) Foucault need not reject autonomy, and (b) the rejection of autonomy flies in the face of the emphasis Foucault placed on autonomy in his late work. Central to my argument is the distinction between autonomy as self-sufficiency and autonomy as self-rule. By deploying Harry Fra…
Growing Dendrites
Sapere Aude
This paper argues that Foucault's proposed positive program of practical critique in his later work, which he calls ‘critical ontology,’ provides a response to his critics. The goal of critical ontology is to “separate out, from the contingency that has made us what we are, the possibility of no longer being, doing or thinking what we are, do, or think.” However, it may be objected that, since Foucault emphasizes going beyond contingencies, it ap…
What's in a Name? An Examination of Social Identities
Reality TV, Big Brother and Foucault
Reality TV allows us to gaze at others. Some critics link such watching, along with the reliance on new communication technologies in contemporary culture, to Foucault's use of the panopticon metaphor in his analysis of modernity. Perhaps in watching we have become Big Brother ourselves. This paper argues that linking reality TV (and the idea of Big Brother) to Foucault's use of the panopticon metaphor is mistaken. For Foucault, surveillance is o…
Information and Responsibility
In this paper, I examine the impact of the media on social change in a new light by investigating the effect of the circulation of information on various groups of people in which society has a keen interest. I call these groups of people social kinds, the categories used in the social sciences to gain knowledge of people and their behaviour. Changes in the behaviour of those under study may contribute to social changes in unexpected ways. Furthe…
What's in a Name? An Examination of Social Identities
Sapere Aude
This paper argues that Foucault's proposed positive program of practical critique in his later work, which he calls ‘critical ontology,’ provides a response to his critics. The goal of critical ontology is to “separate out, from the contingency that has made us what we are, the possibility of no longer being, doing or thinking what we are, do, or think.” However, it may be objected that, since Foucault emphasizes going beyond contingencies, it ap…
Information and Responsibility
In this paper, I examine the impact of the media on social change in a new light by investigating the effect of the circulation of information on various groups of people in which society has a keen interest. I call these groups of people social kinds, the categories used in the social sciences to gain knowledge of people and their behaviour. Changes in the behaviour of those under study may contribute to social changes in unexpected ways. Furthe…
Reality TV, Big Brother and Foucault
Reality TV allows us to gaze at others. Some critics link such watching, along with the reliance on new communication technologies in contemporary culture, to Foucault's use of the panopticon metaphor in his analysis of modernity. Perhaps in watching we have become Big Brother ourselves. This paper argues that linking reality TV (and the idea of Big Brother) to Foucault's use of the panopticon metaphor is mistaken. For Foucault, surveillance is o…
What's in a Name? An Examination of Social Identities
Sapere Aude
This paper argues that Foucault's proposed positive program of practical critique in his later work, which he calls ‘critical ontology,’ provides a response to his critics. The goal of critical ontology is to “separate out, from the contingency that has made us what we are, the possibility of no longer being, doing or thinking what we are, do, or think.” However, it may be objected that, since Foucault emphasizes going beyond contingencies, it ap…
Growing Dendrites
Foucault and Autonomy
In this paper, I argue against Mark Bevir’s contention that Foucault is committed to reject autonomy but affirms agency. I argue that Bevir’s claim is extravagant, that (a) Foucault need not reject autonomy, and (b) the rejection of autonomy flies in the face of the emphasis Foucault placed on autonomy in his late work. Central to my argument is the distinction between autonomy as self-sufficiency and autonomy as self-rule. By deploying Harry Fra…
Spontaneous Self-Concept Among Chinese Undergraduates in Hong Kong
We explored spontaneous self-concept among 227 Chinese undergraduates at a university in Hong Kong. Participants' responses to the Twenty Statements Test (TST) were compared with those of North American college students from the 1950s to the 2000s. The results showed that only 13.7% of the Chinese students described themselves in terms of social roles, status, or group membership. In contrast, 84.6% perceived themselves in terms of personality tr…
Sociology (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Foucault, Power, and Ethics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (2 works)