The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the Office of Cultural Diplomacy of the Department of Foreign Affairs, is now accepting submissions for the 2024 international conference on Philippine Studies, Dialogo: Philippine Studies Goes Global. The deadline for submissions in English is on 22 July 2024. The NEW deadline for submissions in Filipino is on 9 August 2024.
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
In an era of globalization, the increasing Filipino diaspora as well as the growing importance of the Philippines in regional and global affairs have raised international interest in the study of the Philippines—of its culture, language, history, state, and economy. As a result, foreign academic institutions, some spearheaded by Filipinos, have established platforms that advance education and research on the Philippines and promote intercultural understanding and policy dialogue on common issues among overseas Philippine and migrant or second-generation communities.
These Philippine Studies initiatives include establishing minor and major specializations in Philippine Studies, associate degrees, and certificate programs, research centers as well as Filipiniana materials repository and databanks. These endeavors emphasize the significance of Filipino representation and Philippine contributions to the development of multicultural communities and promoting heritage connections among people.To build on the gains from these initiatives, the UP Asian Center in partnership with the Office of Cultural Diplomacy of the Department of Foreign Affairs is organizing the International Conference on Philippines Studies, Dialogo: Philippines Studies Goes Global. The conference aims to bring together the different Philippine Studies Programs abroad, on the one hand, and the academic and research programs on and in the Philippines, on the other hand.
OBJECTIVES:
With the proposed conference theme, “Philippine Studies Goes Global,” the Philippine Studies Abroad Conference aims to achieve the following:
- Initiate a dialogue among Philippine Studies scholars to promote indigenous knowledge production and enrich understanding of the Philippines through the various perspectives of global scholarship;
- Provide a platform where partner universities and programs can present their research and other unique initiatives related to Philippine Studies and explore future collaborations and exchange of best practices;
- Formulate policy recommendations for the government and academe to consider to strengthen further Philippine Studies as a program of study and research.