UP Diliman Department of Sociology

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Title: Emotional Cartographies of Affective Labor in Penal Spaces: A Global South Case

Author: Hannah Glimpse Nario-Lopez

Book summary:

This unprecedentedly expansive international collection of empirical and theoretical material explores the nascent field of criminology and affect. Affect theory first arose as an analytical framework to conceptualize and understand dynamic emotional relationships between individuals and the social environment. Despite the tremendous potential utility for affect theory to assist criminologists with conceptualizing crime and justice, affect remains underutilized in criminological research. Uniting research from otherwise geographically and culturally disparate locales under affect's analytical umbrella presents a unique opportunity to demonstrate how criminologists can utilize affect theory to understand aspects of the justice process that otherwise prove elusive.

The Handbook is organized around the most pressing topics of interest to researchers, policymakers, and practitioners engaged with crime and the administration of justice. The first set of chapters, Policing and Spatial Dynamics, explores emotion management among police officers and security workers, socio-legal approaches to police violence, and dynamic interactions between historical and security apparatuses. Section Two, Governance, Perceptions, and Decision-Making, examines the intersection of guns and emotions, how crime concerns and perceived victimization risks affect public support for harsher criminal sanctions, the academic study of criminal decision-making, and how women in the s*x trade affectively navigate criminalization and social exclusion. The key topics underpinning Section Three, Violence and Victimization, include incorporating affect theory into genocide studies, emotions and justice in maritime piracy trials, agricultural crime and farmer mental health, the affective risks criminal justice systems can pose to victims of intimate partner violence, and trauma and affect among justice-involved individuals. Section Four, Legal Decision-Making, engages with the role of emotions in perceptions of photo and video evidence, judicial authority, family group therapy for juvenile offenders, and how legal decisionmakers interpret remorse. Section Five, Trials and Sentencing, features chapters on courtroom video testimony, r**e trials, and affective dimensions of death penalty cases for jurors and members of the public. Section Six, Prison, tackles political dimensions of knowledge production, identity formation in prison dog training programs, carceral exclusion through family estrangement, institutional and social constructions of incarcerated women's emotional wellbeing, and how prisoners create positive affect. Section Seven, Parole and Incarceration's Afterlife, focuses on penal evaluation, public perceptions of parole worthiness, and the ethics of publicly performing work created by incarcerated women. The final section, Positionality in Research, addresses emotions in s*xual violence research, ethnographic interviews about organized crime, narrative criminology's affective dimensions, and the emotional dynamics of doing team-based work on violence against women in the researcher's home community.

By focusing on emotion as a dynamic and transmissible component of human interaction, this important work illuminates how researchers and practitioners can account for the less tangible--but nonetheless extremely significant--aspects of the justice process. The volume sets a clear agenda for the future of research, policy, and practice in the area of criminology and affect.

Link to the book chapter: https://books.google.com.ph/books?hl=en&lr&id=NKLkEQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA2000&dq=info%3AxbadlX06-NYJ%3Ascholar.google.com&ots=oBSIdfz_f3&sig=acQDDQgl655hOD67xYfhhkACd5g&redir_esc=y&fbclid=IwY2xjawSe77pleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFYa3NCTDNzRTRKdGtvWnRzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmq5S4LZlqANTNlUoBU27Gpdk5i_QB0RQBqnIo-IHOVFek2k4cBBguWsJ7H9_aem_OZMy-T9-FBqnSQYEBFF67g =onepage&q&f=false

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Title: Entrepreneurial Selves, Emotions, and Algorithmic Creativity Among Young Content Creators in the Philippines

Author: Samuel I. Cabbuag

Abstract:
This paper examines young content creators engaging in what I will call algorithmic creativity, drawing on the theory of the entrepreneurial self. Drawing on research on creativity, emotions, and influencer and creator studies, I explore how young content creators in the Philippines use creativity within the creator economy and the challenges they face in pursuing creative work. This paper is part of a larger study on influencer cultures in the Philippines, and empirical data are drawn from digital ethnography and semi-structured interviews with thirty content creators. Findings include the use of storytelling and digital tools for content creation, and challenges such as time management and exposure to external forces, including brands and platforms. The findings imply that young content creators engage in emotional labor in pursuing creativity in digital spaces. The unintended consequence is the emergence of algorithmic creativity as creativity becomes increasingly linked to algorithmic recognition. The findings ultimately reveal how young content creators are both enabled and limited as they navigate the uneven power relations between platforms, creators, and audiences.

Link to the article: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43151-026-00215-3

Congratulations to Prof. Filomin C. Gutierrez on being awarded one of the UP Social Scientists II for CY 2024–2026!

The Sociology Department joins the College in mourning the passing of our former Dean, Prof. Zosimo E. Lee, PhD.

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Prof. Zosimo E. Lee, PhD of the Department of Philosophy. He was 73 years old.

He was the Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy from 2004 to 2010, serving two (2) consecutive terms. A champion of interdisciplinary research and a proponent of John Rawl’s justice as fairness, he was a steadfast supporter of student-led movements and activities.

His towering physique hides a kind and gentle voice that speaks of the value of balance, reason, and introspection. He strolled through the corridors of Palma Hall with an almost solemn pensiveness that earned him the nickname, “Walking Dean”. He will be dearly missed.

His wake will be held at Room 308, St. Peter Chapels, Quezon Avenue from June 6-8, 2026.

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Photo by Mr. Eddie Concepcion

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Title: “Tigers don’t Change Stripes”: Change-Resistant Traditionalism in Correctional Work

Author: Hannah Glimpse Nario-Lopez

Abstract:
This study explains why prison reforms stall, focusing on the Scandinavian Prison Project pilot in Chester, Pennsylvania. Drawing from 164 interviews with 94 correctional officers (2019–2025), the research identifies a change-resistant traditionalist subculture. When humanistic practices challenge customary corrections, four core tensions are triggered: operational, environmental, role-based, and personal. These breed a fatalistic “tigers don’t change stripes” worldview, the cynical belief that incarcerated individuals are incapable of reform. This mindset reframes rehabilitative care as safety hazard, prioritizing custodial control. The paper theorizes resistance as interlocking gears of institutional crises and subcultural norms. It concludes with policy recommendations to dismantle cultural barriers, arguing that until custodial control ceases as a mechanism for professional survival, reform will remain a superficial imposition.

Link to the article: https://doi.org/10.1080/23774657.2026.2677708

Dr. John Andrew G. Evangelista gave a keynote presentation during UP DSCTA’s Pagsisiyasat 2026