The Philippine Study Group Student Association (PSGSA) welcomes abstract submissions for the second annual symposium “Filipino Studies and its Diaspora” to be held at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor on Friday, March 25-26th, 2011. PSGSA seeks scholars to present the latest cutting-edge research on Philippine and Filipino American studies and engage with the scholarly community at the University of Michigan.
This symposium will provide a space to assess the state of the field and its future directions. We endeavor to explore questions such as: What methods, resources, and epistemologies inform contemporary scholars of Filipino studies? Considering the major regional, ethnic, religious, and class inequalities in the Philippines and among diasporic Filipinos, in what ways has “Filipinoness” become an internal and nationalist imperial project unto itself? What racialized, gendered, sexualized, classed, and other discourses justified or supported oppressive policies in U.S.-Philippine relations?
Please submit abstracts to Sony C. Bolton at jcbolton@umich.edu. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words. Please submit abstracts no later than February 20th, 2011. Topics may include but are not limited to:
- Philippine and Filipino American Literature
- Archives and Knowledge Production
- Gender & Sexuality
- Pre-colonial Philippines
- Visual and Cultural Studies
- “Hispanic” Philippines
- Economy and Development
- Islam in the Philippines and the Diaspora
- Race and Indigeneity
- U.S. Empire and Migration
- Religion and Spirituality
- Public Policy and International Relations
- Politics of Language
- Diaspora Studies
- The Philippine-American War and World War II
- Settler Colonialism and Militarism
Any questions or concerns can be sent to jcbolton@umich.edu.
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