What’s Wrong With Philippine Studies?

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm HST

Speaker: Dr. Patricio Abinales, Professor, Department of Asian Studies
Venue: Moore Hall 258, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Reception: Tokioka Room, Moore Hall 319 from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Zoom Registration Link: Register here

In the last decade, several senior “nationalist” historians in the Philippines shifted notably towards the Right. One of the latest instances was the wholesale support by Reynaldo Ileto of Rodrigo Duterte. Another significant development is the attempts to rewrite the story of the brutal Marcos dictatorship by its enablers. This lecture explores several explanations behind this “reactionary turn.” It discusses their consequences on Philippine scholarship. This is particularly relevant to the stories of the economically, politically, and culturally marginalized.