Contacts and Continuities

The month-long international conference series "Contacts and Continuities II: 125 Years of Philippine-American Encounters" comes to a close with the final 3 panels on Music (11-12:30), Visual Arts (2-3:30) and Literary Traditions (3:30-5pm), at Leong Hall Auditorium, followed by the Closing Ceremony (5:30pm) and Nicanor Tiongson's "Pilipinas Circa 1907" - a devised reading directed by Missy Maramara at Onofre Pagsanghan Theater, Ateneo de Manila High School (6-7:30pm). See you there!

Happening today! Part I of Day 4: Expressing Modernities will take place on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at Leong Hall Auditorium featuring the keynote address by Marian Pastor-Roces followed by three panels.

Panel 10: Literary Contact Zones of US-Philippine Relations features Charlie Samuya Veric, Luisa L. Gomez, and Maria Gabriela Martin of the Ateneo de Manila University. The discussions will explore the significance of the National Summer Writers Workshop, how commemoration practices reinforce Nick Joaquin’s literary greatness through biographical narratives, and the construction of self-reflexivity in Filipino-American literature.

Panel 11: Philippine Fiction in English and Cultural Knowledge will include presentations by Nathan Chan, Stanley Guevarra (University of Tokyo), and Stephen Seth Zagala. This panel will focus on Nick Joaquin’s use of crab symbolism in his novels to critique and articulate the complexities of postcolonial Philippines, Philippine-American relations in the 1950s through N.V.M. Gonzalez’s The Bamboo Dancers, and Luis Katigbak’s portrayal of Manila as a dynamic, culturally rich city in his literary works.

Finally, Panel 12: Literature in Spanish will feature presentations by Maria del Rocio Ortuño Casanova (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), Wystan de la Peña (University of the Philippines), and Irene Villaescusa Illán (University of Amsterdam). The discussions will focus on how radio shifted Filipino poetry from Hispanic sentiment to the popularity of tango from 1922 to 1952, how early Filipino writers affirmed identity using Malakas and Maganda in response to Americanization, and Evangelina Guerrero Zacarías’ stories in The Excelsior, highlighting her nuanced portrayal of women’s roles amid US-Hispanic cultural influences.

Register for free at https://go.ateneo.edu/CC2reg
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore 125 years of Philippine-American encounters! Certificates of attendance are available upon request for onsite attendees.

See you there!

Or catch the live stream here: https://sites.google.com/ateneo.edu/contacts-continuities-2/youtube-live-stream?authuser=0

We are inviting everyone to take part in the final week of the month-long conference series Contacts and Continuities II!

Join us on October 1, 2024 for the Opening Keynote to be delivered by Marian Pastor Roces at Leong Hall of Ateneo de Manila University. This will be followed by Panel 10: Literary Contact Zones from (11-12:30pm); Panel 11: Philippine Fiction in English and Cultural Knowledge from (2-3:30pm); and Panel 12: Literature in Spanish from (3:30-5:00pm).

Presentations will continue on October 4. Panel 13: Songs and Sounds of the Commonwealth and Beyond (11-12:30pm); Panel 14: The Visual Arts (2-3:30pm); and Panel 15: Literary Traditions and Identity (3:30-5pm).

The closing ceremonies will be held at 5:30pm at Dulaang Onofre Pagsanghan followed by a devised reading of Nicanor TIongson's "Pilipinas Circa 1907" directed by Missy Maramara, from 6-7:30pm. See you there!

Register for free at https://go.ateneo.edu/CC2reg
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore 125 years of Philippine-American encounters! Certificates of attendance are available upon request for onsite attendees. For more information, visit the event website at https://sites.google.com/ateneo.edu/contacts-continuities-2/schedule?authuser=0
See you there!

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As part of the International Conference "Contacts and Continuities II: 125 Years of Philippine-American Encounters," we present a special film viewing of CULION, a movie set in the island of Culion, a l***r colony established in the American colonial period. A discussion with the film's director Alvin Yapan of the Filipino Department will follow the screening. Join us at the Rizal Library MMR on Sept. 23, 2024 at 2pm. The conversation will be moderated by Skilty Labastilla of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. See you there!

Week 3 is coming! Join us on September 24, Tuesday at Ateneo de Manila University for Day 3 of “Contacts and Continuities II: 125 Years of Philippine-American Encounters.” Titled “Embedding Technics, Engineering an Empire,” the day will begin with a Keynote by Ambeth Ocampo followed by panels on Special Collections of the Rizal Library, The Cold War, and Health and Nutrition.

Register for free at https://bit.ly/CC2regform.
See the schedule for the rest of the conference here:
https://sites.google.com/ateneo.edu/contacts-continuities-2/schedule?authuser=0

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore 125 years of Philippine-American encounters! Certificates of attendance are available upon request for onsite attendees.

Join us on September 17, Tuesday at Ateneo de Manila University for Day 2 of “Contacts and Continuities II: 125 Years of Philippine-American Encounters.” Titled “Evolving Ecologies,” the day will feature panels on food production, transportation, and environmental perceptions.

Register for free at https://bit.ly/CC2regform.
See the schedule for the rest of the conference here:
https://sites.google.com/ateneo.edu/contacts-continuities-2/schedule?authuser=0

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore 125 years of Philippine-American encounters! Certificates of attendance are available upon request for onsite attendees.

Happening now!

Monday, September 9, 2024 - Opening / First Series: Shaping the Subject Live-stream link: https://youtu.be/SOx02_Kr3QU

See the schedule for the rest of the conference here: https://sites.google.com/ateneo.edu/contacts-continuities-2/schedule

It has been 3 years since the first "Contacts and Continuities" conference in 2021 and we're happy to share that we have another conference coming!

Please join us for “Contacts and Continuities 2,” an academic conference from September 9 to October 4, 2024, at the Ateneo de Manila University. This event will delve into the historical and contemporary dynamics of US-Philippine relations through keynote addresses and panel discussions on topics like education, health, culture, and the environment.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to engage with scholars and thought leaders.

Register now, free of charge, at https://bit.ly/CC2regform. Slots are limited.
For more information, visit the conference website at https://sites.google.com/ateneo.edu/contacts-continuities-2/home
We look forward to seeing you there!



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