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THE PHILIPPINE STUDIES
Lecture Series

The lectures have been designed to help students develop a critical understanding of the comprehensive and particular areas of Philippine Studies. Such comprehensive knowledge aims to provide the social context for language learning, and lays the foundation for connecting Philippine problems and global issues. Among the twenty-two (22) topics to be discussed by scholars and specialists are history, economy, political and social systems, education, culture, mass movement, women, media, literature, theater, music, arts, health, science and technology, Southeast Asian relations, globalization and migration. A synthesis session aims to integrate the areas within a nationalist-internationalist Philippine studies framework.

Lecture Schedule

The speakers are still subject to change depending on availability. Speakers will be confirmed by the end of July.

Keynote Lecture
Philippine Studies in Nationalist-Internationalist Context
Dean Virgilio Almario, National Artist, Republic of the Philippines
College of Arts and Letters
Overall Program Director

Week 1: Overview: The Philippines: Land, History, People

Lecture 1
The Peoples of the Philippines:
An Overview of Philippine Ethnolinguistic Groups
Dr. Prospero Covar, Professor Emeritus,
former Chairperson of the UP Department of Anthropology

Lecture 2
Indigenous Law:
Property and Community Relations during the Pre-colonial Period
Dr. Raul Pangalangan, Dean, College of Law
Or the Chairperson of the Commission on Indigenous Communities

Lecture 3
The Ethnohistory of the Philippines
Dr. Zeus Salazar, Professor Emeritus,
former Chairperson, UP Department of History

Lecture 4
Philippine Myths, Legends and Epics:
Indigenous Ways of Understanding Nature and Teaching Values
Dr. Rosario Cruz-Lucero, Professor, Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature
and former Chairperson, De La Salle University Department of Literature

Week 2: Understanding Philippine Socio-economic
and Political Systems Through History

Lecture 5
Philippine History Overview: Colonialism, Nationhood and Resistance
Dr. Francis Gealogo, Associate Professor, Acting Chairperson
Ateneo University Department of History

Lecture 6
Philippine Economy: The Underdevelopment of the Philippines

Lecture 7
Philippine Political Systems: Class and Power Relations in Philippine Society
Dr. Maria Luisa Camagay, Associate Dean
College of Social Sciences and Philosophy

Lecture 8
Philippine Mass Movements
Monico Atienza, Associate Professor
Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature

Week 3: Knowing the Filipino People: Sectoral Issues and Struggles

Lecture 9
Peasants’ Songs as Historical Texts:
The Struggle for Land Ownership in the Philippines
as Documented through Music
Dr. Teresita Maceda, former Director
UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (UP Filipino Language Center)

Lecture 10
From Unions to Federations:
Labor History From the Union Obrero Democratico in the 1900s
to the Kilusang Mayo Uno
Ed Villegas, Professor, UP Manila

Lecture 11
The Philippine Women’s Movement: Class, History, and Contexts
Judy Taguiwalo, former Chair, Gender and Development, Institute of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines; Member, Gabriela Network

Week 4: Philippine Culture: Contestation for National Identity

Lecture 12
Philippine Educational System: From Colonialist to Nationalist Education
Antonio Tinio, Lecturer, Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature, University of the Philippines; Chairperson, Alliance of Concerned Teachers

Lecture 13
From Street to Stage to Street: Performing Arts in the Philippines
Dr. Nicanor Tiongson, Dean, College of Mass Communication

Lecture 14
Philippine Arts: Tradition and Social Realism in the Visual Arts
Dr. Alice Guillermo, Professor, former Chairperson, Department of Humanities

Week 5: Contemporary Events, Issues
and Concerns in Philippine Society

Lecture 15
Filipino Spirituality
Dr. Nilo Ocampo, Professor, Department of Filipino and Filipino Literature

Lecture 16
The Philippine Health Crisis
Dr. Michael Tan, Chairperson, Department of Anthropology

Lecture 17
Science, Technology and Nationalism
Dr. Roger Posadas, former Chancellor University of the Philippines

Lecture 18
Muslims in the Philippines
Dr. Asiri Abubakar, Professor, Asian Studies Center

Week 6: Special Topics for International Scholars

Lecture 19
The Political and Cultural Economy of Philippine Migration
Danilo Arao, Assistant Professor
College of Mass Communication
and former Executive Director, Ibon Databank

Lecture 20
The Philippines, its Southeast Asian Neighbors and Globalization
Dr. Roland Tolentino, Associate Professor, UP Department of Film

Lecture 21
SYNTHESIS LECTURE: Challenges to the International Philippine Studies Scholar
Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera, Professor Emeritus, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee