Jeepney spirituality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4481499 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Darren L Gustafson (Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 87-97 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Thesis Eleven (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0725-5136 • E-ISSN: 1461-7455 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0725513612450501 |
| OpenAlex | W4255086299 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
The orientation of public space is either logocentric or eclectic. The surface of a Philippine jeepney is an example of a successful inversion of American militaristic individualism into a place for the celebration of idiosyncrasies. Using Walter Benjamin's differentiation between allegory and symbolism - and photographs of Philippine jeepney art - this essay problematizes the collapse of contemporary spirituality into a political demographic
Aesthetics · Allegory · Art · Individualism · Literature · Militarism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spirituality · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Law
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |