SES to host international scholars in 2021 Webinar Series

In lieu of the canceled 10th SES Conference due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Social Ethics Society will host international scholars in a series of webinars next year. The speakers include Dr. Juichiro Tanabe (Kumamoto University), Dr. John Weckert (Charles Sturt University), Dr. Layne Hartsell (Chulalongkorn), Dr. Daniel Mishori (Tel Aviv University), and Ms. Asuna Yoshizawa (Osaka University).

Local scholars and SES members have also been tapped as co-speakers, namely Dr. Al Quiloppe (NDMU), Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc (ADDU), Dr. Randy Tudy (CJC), Fr. Banny Pardillo (St. Francis Seminary), Dr. Roger Bayod (CJC), Dr. Godiva Eviota (MSU), and Mr. Migs Mansueto (Letran).

"Our intent is to bring top caliber international scholars to Mindanao," the SES said. The topics will cover various disciplines and themes. The online events are set for January, March, April, May, and July. The Notre Dame of Marbel University, through Dr. Quiloppe, will host the talk of Dr. Weckert.

List of Accepted Papers for Oral Presentation in the 16th SES Conference

1. Donnalen Quezon (MSU-IIT) - The Paradox of Justice: A Feminist Analysis of How the Philippine Legal System Reinforces Silence Among Rape Victims through Catharine MacKinnon’s Theory of the State 2. Najifah Macaraya & Erickson Totanes (MSU - GenSan) - Thinking Peace: A Philosophical Approach to Inner and Social Harmony 3. Francis Matay-ao Jr. (Isabela State University) - Principle-Centered Leadership: A Catalyst for Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions 4. Shasell Ybanez (MSU-IIT) - A Foucauldian Analysis of How Mega Influencers Reconfigure Knowledge and Desire in the Click-to-Bet Economy 5. Casey Tuazon & Shasell Ybanez (MSU-IIT) - The Ethical Implications of David Poplar’s Concept of Play Framing in the Context of Body-Shaming Humor Toward Filipino Women: A Luna Dolezal Body and Shame Analysis 6. Marlon Naiz (Southern Christian College) - Redefining Ecotourism: A Conservationist Analysis Based On Aldo Leop...

Statement of the SES expressing its opposition to the proposal to remove Ethics in the GE Curriculum

We, members of the Board of Directors of the Social Ethics Society, express our strong opposition to the proposal to remove ethics in college. Such move is bereft of merit and is ignorant as to the value and purpose of the teaching of the course, which is thoroughly rooted in the integral and critical function of higher education. The proposal to transfer it to Senior High School deprives college students of the teaching of ethics as a professional course, which is crucial in their civic engagements and the pursuit of a democratic society that can only be grounded in responsible citizenship and critical thinking. The direction of Edcom and its advisers from the technical panels of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) reduces our whole education system into a mode of creating docile workers who will constitute the labor force that will serve the whims and interests of a capital intensive and consumer driven globalized neoliberal economic order. It only breeds our subser...

Social Ethics Society

Search This Blog