Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Asian Center Hosts, Takes Part in Women’s Studies Conference

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The Asian Center hosted and participated in a conference, Women's Studies in the Information Age: Opportunities and Challenges, from 9 December to 12 December 2013. 

The four-day event featured several panels such as:

  •  Gender, Technology and Ethics
  •  Gender, Technology and Education
  •  Global Capital and Women's Participation in the New Economy
  •  Gendered Mobility in the Information Age
  •  Women's Political Empowerment and Participation
  •  Gender, Mobility, and Human Rights
  •  Gender, Popular Culture, and Multimedia
  •  Gender, Art and Literature
  •  Voices from Asian Feminist Activism
  •  Feminist Pedagogy and Women's Empowerment

Dr. Carolyn Sobritchea, former dean of the Asian Center, and Dr. Michiyo Yoneno-Reyes served as moderators in different panels and parallel sessions, while AC staff Glennis Uyanguren and Ivy Ganadillo took part as rapporteurs. Two students and one graduate of the Asian Center presented their respective papers. 

Sharon Bancoro presented 'Of Love Markets and Postcolonial Gazes: The Construction and Perpetuation of Filipina Identity as a Sexualized Commodity in Online Dating Sites' while Ms. Katrina Fernando discussed 'Logging In, Coming Out: Formation of a Filipino Lesbian Identity Online.' Both are MA students of the Asian Center under the Philippine Studies graduate program. Joanna Obispo, a graduate of the Asian Center's Japan Studies program, examined 'Japanese Masculinities in Shonen Anime.'

The conference drew participants from all over the Philippines and other Asian countries, including India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, and Japan. It was organized by the Asian Association of Women's Studies (AAWS 2013) and the Women's Studies Association of the Philippines (WSAP).