This is part two of my previous video essay on spirituality. In this video, I discuss theories about the reality of the digital. Does the Internet provide a space for free exploration? How does consumption change the spiritual? Is spirituality even important on the Internet? Please enjoy!
References
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Russel, Legacy. Glitch Feminism: A Manifesto. London: Verso, 2020.
Tolentino, Jia. “The I in Internet.” CCCBLAB. February 19, 2020. https://lab.cccb.org/en/the-i-in-the-internet/
Vivek, Ashwini. “Astrology: More than a white-washed trend.” Tritionian. November 18, 2021. https://trinitonian.com/2021/11/18/astrology-more-than-a-white-washed-trend/
I love the format of the video-essay, very creative! The manifesto sounds very promising, bringing in the economic driven forces of the internet into this supposedly free world is very relevant thought. The idea of a certain kind of censorship of content, for instance cuswords or sensitive content, on these digital platforms could also be interesting to discuss when talking about the internet as free place