Organizer: The Center for Philippine Studies at UH Manoa
Type/Location: Hybrid / Honolulu, HI
Description:
Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa for a talk by Patricio N. Abinales, Professor of Asian Studies at UH Manoa, who will discuss the shift by senior “nationalist” Philippine historians towards right-wing politics.
Abstract:
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.
About the Speaker:
Patricio N. Abinales is a 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 Link:
To attend the event virtually, please register here.