The Tri-College Ph.D. Philippines Studies Program, University of the Philippines Diliman will hold the conference and exhibit, PAKARADYAAN: Women Weaving Mëranaw Culture on 28 March to 1 April 2023, at the UP Asian Center and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. The event is on-site, free, and open to the public.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Conference and exhibit on Mëranaw culture from March 28 to April 1, 2023.
Featuring lectures by distinguished Mëranaw and other scholars on March 28 and 29, cultural performances of traditional Mëranaw dances, an exhibit of authentic Mëranaw clothing and other cultural items, and actual weaving demonstrations by the Arkat Lawanen Women Empowerment Producers Cooperative which the Mëranaw women organized to help recover from the 2017 Marawi siege.
Organized by the UP DIliman TriCollege PhD Philippine Studies Program in partnership with the UPD Office for Initiatives for Culture and the Arts (OICA) and the Quezon City local government in celebration of the National Women’s Month.
DAY 1: OPENING CEREMONIES
ACTIVITY OPENING
28 March 2023, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, PST; GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium
CONFERENCE THEME
Maria Bernadette L. Abrera, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
University of the Philippines Diliman
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
Women and Development
Hon. Maria Josefina Tanya "Joy" G. Belmonte
Mayor, Quezon City
Women in Public Service
Amenah F. Pangandaman
Secretary, Department of Budget and Management
Women in Society
Sandra Sanchez-Montano
Chairperson, Philippine Commission on Women
OPENING OF THE EXHIBIT
28 March 2023, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, PST; Japan Gallery, UP Asian Center
ARKAT LAWANEN MERANAW ARTISAN WEAVERS: AFTER THE SIEGE AND BEYOND
Amielyn “Asliyah” Limbona
Commissioner, Philippine Commission on Women for Culture
Mojaheda B. Abdulgani
Weaver, Arkat Lawanen Women Empowerment Producers' Cooperative
AWARDING OF CERTIFICATES AND APPRECIATION TO INVITED GUESTS
FEATURED PERFORMANCE
UP Filipiniana Dance Group
EMCEE
Marot N. Flores, Ph.D.
Departamento ng Pilipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas
College of Arts and Letters
University of the Philippines Diliman
DAY 2: CONFERENCE PROPER
29 March 2023, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, 2nd Floor Palma Hall Lobby, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, UP Diliman
LECTURES
Mëranaw Women in History
Rebekah Alawi, Ph.D.
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Mindanao State University-Marawi
Mëranaw Women in Language and Culture
Sohayle Hadju Abdul Racman, Ph.D.
Graduate Studies Department, College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Mindanao State University, Marawi City
Mëranaw Society and the Culture of Peace in Mindanao
Sorhaila L. Latip-Yusoph, Ph.D.
Director, MSU-Mëranaw Cultural Heritage Center
Director, MSU-Office of Information, Press, and Publication
History of Mëranaw Craftsmanship
Linang M. Cabutagan, Ph.D.
Director and Curator, MSU - Aga Khan Museum of Islamic Arts
REACTIONS
Cecilia de la Paz, Ph.D.
Director, Office for the Initiatives in Culture and the Arts
University of the Philippines Diliman
Matthew M. Santamaria, Doctor of Law
Professor and Assistant to the Dean for Cultural Affairs
Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman
MODERATOR
Maria Dulce F. Natividad, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and College Secretary
Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman
THE ORGANIZERS
Organized by the UP DIliman TriCollege PhD Philippine Studies Program in partnership with the UPD Office for Initiatives for Culture and the Arts (OICA) and the Quezon City local government in celebration of the National Women’s Month.
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The UP Asian Center offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allows students to major in Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. The Center offers a Ph.D. program in Philippine Studies in conjunction with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. For an overview of these graduate programs, click here. The Asian Center also publishes Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia, the latest issue of which can be downloaded at the journal's website. For other news and upcoming events at the Asian Center, click here.
