Nathaniel Laywine
Biographic Data
| ID | 6630057 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nathaniel Laywine |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nathaniel |
| FAMILY NAME | Laywine |
| SIGNATURE | LAYWINE N |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Laughing to keep from [use input undefined]
This paper uses the embodied, Jewish identities of its three authors, and the experimental methodology of kibbitzing as a form of collective inquiry and self-reflexive praxis in order to demonstrate the limitations of chatbots to produce humorous narratives from an explicitly Jewish epistemology. By contrasting the affordances of large language models (LLMs) and their associated chatbots with the context-based logics of Jewish joke craft and stor…
All that glitters
Extraction" may be understood as both a metaphor and in a Marxian materialist sense, the set of material and discursive conditions through which international workers and travelers experience and understand the nation of Peru. This article examines the popularity of voluntourism programs through the lens of extraction. The politics of extraction is understood in terms of neo-colonial power relations that unite practices of humanitarian engagement…
Selfies or self-development? Humanitarians of Tinder (HoT) and online shaming as a moral community
Humanitarians of Tinder (HoT) is a meme account found on Tumblr and Facebook that aggregates screen captures of Tinder profiles wherein users have posted photos of themselves participating in volunteer tourism activities throughout the Global South. For example, many users’ photos depict themselves embracing racialized children in their arms or participating in rituals or traditional ceremonies in cultures to which they do not belong. In this art…
Creating a contact zone
We are convinced that moments of ethical uncertainty offer pivotal and productive opportunities for educators who are concerned with the relationship between pedagogy and power in the contemporary liberal multicultural milieu. In this paper, we reflect on two separate attempts to move learning outside the humanities classroom and into the city itself. First we discuss our experiences in the classroom and the perceived incommensurability between o…
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Creating a contact zone
We are convinced that moments of ethical uncertainty offer pivotal and productive opportunities for educators who are concerned with the relationship between pedagogy and power in the contemporary liberal multicultural milieu. In this paper, we reflect on two separate attempts to move learning outside the humanities classroom and into the city itself. First we discuss our experiences in the classroom and the perceived incommensurability between o…
Selfies or self-development? Humanitarians of Tinder (HoT) and online shaming as a moral community
Humanitarians of Tinder (HoT) is a meme account found on Tumblr and Facebook that aggregates screen captures of Tinder profiles wherein users have posted photos of themselves participating in volunteer tourism activities throughout the Global South. For example, many users’ photos depict themselves embracing racialized children in their arms or participating in rituals or traditional ceremonies in cultures to which they do not belong. In this art…
Laughing to keep from [use input undefined]
This paper uses the embodied, Jewish identities of its three authors, and the experimental methodology of kibbitzing as a form of collective inquiry and self-reflexive praxis in order to demonstrate the limitations of chatbots to produce humorous narratives from an explicitly Jewish epistemology. By contrasting the affordances of large language models (LLMs) and their associated chatbots with the context-based logics of Jewish joke craft and stor…
All that glitters
Extraction" may be understood as both a metaphor and in a Marxian materialist sense, the set of material and discursive conditions through which international workers and travelers experience and understand the nation of Peru. This article examines the popularity of voluntourism programs through the lens of extraction. The politics of extraction is understood in terms of neo-colonial power relations that unite practices of humanitarian engagement…
Computer Science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Internet privacy (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)