Cheryll Soriano on Confronting Neo-Colonialism in the Platform Work Market

This episode features Professor Cheryll Ruth Soriano in conversation with Professor Mohan Dutta. Professor Soriano discusses her research on Filipino platform workers, expanding on linkages between migrant workers and the rise of entrepreneurial solidarity amongst digital workers. They further discuss the implications of the Philippines' past as a colonial subject and the country’s present as a site of political, particularly anti-neoliberal, activism.

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Featuring

Mohan Dutta

Cheryll Ruth Soriano

Sponsor:

The Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South at Northwestern University Qatar

More from our guests:

Mohan Dutta

Dean’s Chair Professor of Communication | Journalism and Marketing

Massey University | University of New Zealand

Director, Center for Culture-Centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE)

Twitter: @mjdutt; @CAREMasseyNZ

Cheryll Ruth Soriano

Professor of Communication | De La Salle University

Principal Investigator, Fairwork Philippines

Twitter: @chesoriano

Works Referenced in Episode:
Soriano, C. R. R., & Cabañes, J. V. A. (2020). Entrepreneurial solidarities: Social media collectives and Filipino digital platform workers. Social Media+ Society, 6(2), 2056305120926484.
Munck, R. (2002). Globalisation and labour: the new'Great Transformation'. Zed Books.

Copy and Audio Editor:

Sharlene Burgos

Executive Producer:
DeVante Brown