演講主題：媒體如何標記與再現弱勢族群
Making a mark, marking the margins: Meaning, affect, and materiality in media’s engagement with minorities, the marginalized, and the abject
•內容：This talk examines how media shapes our understanding of people and reality, drawing on Stuart Hall’s idea that representation creates meaning and reinforces power. Using examples from the Philippines—colonial photography, Indigenous culture, migrants, AI representations of survivors, and marginalized youth—it shows how media “marks” identities and influences how groups are perceived, raising questions about whether representation can ever be truly fair.
•講者：菲律賓大學迪曼分校來訪學者 Dr. Alwin Aguirre. Dr. Alvin Aguirre is a scholar from the University of the Philippines whose work focuses on media, culture, and the politics of representation. His research examines how media technologies shape identities, particularly among marginalized communities, through both historical and contemporary perspectives.