Organizer: The Center for Philippine Studies at UH Manoa

Type/Location: Virtual

Description:

Join the Center for Philippine Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa for a talk by Patricio N. Abinales, Professor of Asian Studies at UH Manoa. This webinar on Ferdinand Marcos and oligarchic politics will discuss possible explanations behind the return of the Marcoses to power in the Philippines.

Abstract:

How do we understand the return of the Marcoses to power? Were we all just too naive or were we hoodwinked by the ruling elite? What happened to the so-called “Spirit of EDSA” that was supposed to prevent such a restoration? This talk suggests several possible explanations behind these dramatic changes in Philippine politics. By Patricio N. Abinales, PhD Professor of Asian Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

About the Speaker:

Patricio N. Abinales is Professor at the Department of Asian Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa. His latest books are The Marcos Era: A Reader (which he co-edited with Leia Castañeda-Anastacio) and Presidents and Pests, Communists and Cosmopolitans, both published by Ateneo de Manila University Press. He is also co-author of State and Society in the Philippines. Rowman and Littlefield and Ateneo Press, 2017.

Registration: No registration is required. To view this webinar, click here.

Co-sponsor: University of the Philippines Alumni Association in Hawaii (UPAAH)

For more information about this lecture or about the Center for Philippine Studies, email at ps@hawaii.edu or visit the website: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/philippine-studies