Rethinking Postcolonial (Homo)Sexuality: Paul Virilio, Global Space, and Filipino Gayness

Bobby Benedicto is a PhD candidate in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. He holds an MA in Political Science from York University in Toronto, Canada, and has lectured at the Ateneo de Manila University. His PhD research titled “Lightspeed Sexualities: (Re)locating Gay Manila in Global Space-Time” explores the role of speed and technology in reconfiguring the intersections of Filipinoness, gayness, and globalization.