Cluster on Culture, Memory and Nationhood
Convenor: Dr. Francis Gealogo
Scope of the cluster:
Culture, memory and nationhood are placed in the context of historical moments, local as well as national; globalization;
institutional stability and changes; and individual agencies. The actors include elites as well as the common people in the political,
intellectual, and artistic realms. Research topics in this cluster, aside from what is obvious in its name, range from issues of identity;
migration; education; poverty; religion; social, cultural and political institutions; popular culture; mass media; historical landmarks
(tangible and intangible); political philosophy; etc. Admittedly broad in scope, limitations will be defined by the researcher’s specific
interest and research questions.
Examples of specific research interests are migration and multiculturalism, globalization and national identity, history
textbooks and citizenship formation, culture and poverty, culture and regionalism, nationalism and territorial disputes, etc.
Concept:
How its people act and what its people say in times of violent events such as wars, revolutions, and terrorism; during exposes
of corrupt practices; and in the face of natural disasters paint a picture of what kind of a people they are. In addition, how these people
remember these events and frame their narrations define, to a certain extent, what they are. Their actions, words, and narration of
memories are manifestations of their national character. They may support or negate stereotypical identities such as “Filipinos forget
easily” (usually said in connection with the Marcoses); “Japanese are disciplined and have pride” (comment given in relation to how
the Japanese behaved during and after the triple disaster that struck Northeast Japan in March 2011); “Filipinos smile even during
calamities.” These are just a few examples.
Using approaches and methodologies from various academic disciplines, the research has two aims: One is to analyze the
effect or impact of these national characteristics on the occurrence of corruption and violence and to understand the causes of
unnecessary victimization due to natural calamities; how to mitigate corruption and violence, how to avoid unnecessary loss of lives
and property due to natural calamities, and how to quickly recover from calamities. The other aim is to analyze and explain how
national character is formed.
The paper may focus on just one aim of the two aims or both. It may examine the Philippines or any other country, or may be
comparative. Co-authorship is possible.
Final product: Publication in ISI/Scopus journal and/or an edited book consisting of chapters written by the team members
Members:
Name
Aguirre, Arjan
Beja, Edsel Jr. L.
Calleja, Mendiola T.
Cheng Chua, Karl Ian U.
Claudio, Lisandro Elias E.
Cruz, Irwin
Dacudao, Patricia Irene N.
De Castro, Tony S.J.
Dept
Political Science
Economics
Psychology
History/Japanese Studies
Political Science
European Studies
History
History
Giron, Brian Paul A.
History
Navarro, Francis
van der wall, Hidde
Research interest
Social movements
Political economy, subjective and objective well-being
Organizational psychology
Comic strips in Philippine and Japanese history
Intellectual political history; theorizing the global south
Regional integration, cultural policy, visual culture
Davao colonial frontier history; New West
Jesuits in the Philippines
Tausug institution of Parang Sabil and its contributions to
both the defense of the Tausug nation and the
development of the Bangsamoro construct
History
History
Habana, Olivia M.
Hechanova, Regina H.,
Lacson, Katherine
Magno, Nota F.
Mijares, Clarissa Cecilia R.
History
Psychology
History
Sociology & Anthropology
Sociology & Anthropology
Nazareno, Isabel Consuelo A.
History
Ocampo, Ambeth
History
History of childhood and education; cultural heritage
Organizational psychology
Tangible representations of national identity
Culture and food sharing; internal displacement
Dance
Art, history, culture, museums and national
representations
Jose Rizal; cultural history
Roldan, Suzanna R.
Sociology & Anthropology
Santos, Monica
Sociology & Anthropology
See, Daisy
Tolosa, Benjamin
Chinese Studies
Political Science
Trinidad, Gino
Political Science
Zialcita, Fernando N.
Sociology & Anthropology
Zulueta, Johanna
Sociology & Anthropology;
Japanese Studies
Health, coastal resource management, fish sharing,
environment
Anthropology of human movement, anthropology of
performing arts, linguistic anthropology
Discourses on China and the Nobel Prize
Political economy; social movements
Review centers in the Philippines; discourse on historical
markers in "non- places"
Asian symbol
Migration (Japan-Phil w/particular emphasis on Okinawa);
ethnicities; diasporas; intersections of race, class, and
gender; colonialism and empire
Sample Publications:
Aguilar, F.V. 2012. Manilamen and seafaring: Engaging the maritime world beyond the Spanish realm. Journal of Global History,
7(3), 364-388.
Aguilar Jr., F.V. 2013. The Fulcrum of Structure-Agency: History and Sociology of Sugar Haciendas in Colonial Negros. Philippine
Sociological Review, 61, 87-122.
Aguilar Jr., F.V. 2013. Rice and Magic: A Cultural History from the Precolonial World to the Present. Philippine Studies: Historical
and Ethnographic Perspectives, 61(3), 297-330.
Aguilar Jr., F.V. 2013. Brother's keeper? Siblingship, Overseas Migration, and Centripetal Ethnography in a Philippine Village.
Ethnography, 14(3), 346-368.
Aguilar Jr., F.V. 2013. Le riz, c'est la vie. Une approche culturelle. Philippines Contemporaines, ed. W. Gueraiche, 205-18. Paris: Les
Indes Savantes; Bangkok: IRASEC.
Calleja, M.T. Franco, E.P. 2013. Positioning Analysis of HR's Participation in Top-Level Management Planning and Execution.
Philippine Journal of Psychology, 46, 15-38.
Claudio, L.E. 2013. Postcolonial Fissures and the Contingent Nation: An Antinationalist Critique of Philippine Historiography.
Philippine Studies: Historical & Ethnographic Viewpoints, 61(1), 45-75.
Cornelio, J.S. 2012. Priesthood Satisfaction and the Challenges Priests Face: A Case Study of a Rural Diocese in the Philippines.
Religions, 3, 1103-1119.
Cornelio, J.S. 2013. Religious Freedom in the Philippines: From Legalities to Lived Experience. The Review of Faith & International
Affairs, 11(2), 36-45.
Dy, A. 2012. Chinese Buddhism and Ethnic Identity in Catholic Philippines. Contemporary Buddhism, 13(2), 241-62.
Franco, E.P., Hechanova, M.R.M., Calleja, M.T. 2013. Strategic Human Resources Management in the Philippines: Framework,
Challenges and Competencies. Ed. A.L Florentin, M.R.M. Hechanova, M.T. Calleja, 202-29. Strategic Human Resources
Management in the Philippines: Learning from the Best. Manila: PMAP.
Gealogo, F.A. 2013. Reflections of a Filipino Social Historian. Philippine Sociological Review, 61, 55-68.
Hechanova, M.R.M. 2013. The call center as a revolving door: A Philippine perspective. Personnel Review, 42(3), 349-365.
Hechanova, R.M., Olpoc, R.O. 2013. Transformational Leadership, Change Management, and Commitment to Change: A Comparison
of Academic and Business Organizations. Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 22(1), 11-19.
Isorena, E.B.2013. Ang Ebolusyon ng Bangka sa Austronesya: Implikasyon sa Pre-historia ng Pilipinas. Malay: Internasyonal na
Journal sa Filipino, 25(2), 36-53.
Mendoza, M. 2013. Binding the Islands: Air Transport and State Capacity Building in the Philippines, 1946 to 1961. Philippine
Studies: Historical & Ethnographic Viewpoints, 61(1), 77-104.
Montiel, C. & Baquiano, M. J. 2012. Colonial Social Representations in the Philippines. Alternative Production of Knowledge and
Social Representations, eds. R. Permanadeli, D. Jodelet, and T. Sugiman, 157-64. Jakarta: Graduate Program of European
Studies.
Jose, L.N.Y. 2013. Le destin croise des Philippines et du Japon, Philippines contemporaines, ed. William Gueraiche, 385-405. Paris:
Les Indes Savantes; Bangkok: IRASEC.
Jose, L.N.Y. 2012. Japan's soft power viewed through the lens of the Philippines' commemoration of historical events. Philippine
Political Science Journal, 33(2), 146-160.
Ocampo, A.R. 2013. Mothers and History. Motherhood Statements, pp. 90-91. Manila: Anvil Publishing.
Owe, E., Vignoles, V. L., Becker, M., Brown, R., Smith, P. B., Lee, S. W. S., Easterbrook, M., Gadre, T.,Zhang, X., Gheorghiu, M.,
Baguma, P., Tatarko, A., Aldhafri. S., Zinkeng., M., Schwartz, S. J., Des Rosiers, S. E., Villamar, J. A., Mekonnen, K. H.,
Regalia, C., Manzi, C., Brambilla, M., Kusdil, E., Cağlar, S., Gavreliuc, A., Martin, M., Jianxin, Z., Lv, S., Fischer, R., Milfont,
T. L., Torres, A., Camino, L., Kreuzbauer, R., Gausel, N., Buitendach, J. H., Lemos, F. C. S., Fritsche, I., Möller., B., Harb, C.,
Valk, A., Espinosa, A., Jaafar, J. L., Ferreira, M. C., Chobthamkit, P., Fülöp, M., Chybicka, A., Wang, Q., Bond, M. H.,
Gonzalez, R., Didier, N., Carrasco, D., Cadena, M. P., Lay, S., Garõarsdóttir, R. B., Nizharadze, G., Pyszczynski, T., Kesebir,
P., Herman, G., Bourguignon, D., de Sauvage, I., Courtois, M., Özgen, E., Güner, Ü. E., Yamakoğlu, N., Abuhamdeh, S.,
Mogaji, A., Macapagal, M. E. J., Koller, S. H., Amponsah, B., Misra., G., Kapur, P., Vargas Trujillo, E., Balanta, P., Cendales
Ayala, B., Schweiger Gallo, I., Prieto Gil, P., Lorente Clemares, R., Campara, G., & Jalal, B. 2013. Contextualism as an
important facet of individualism-collectivism: Personhood beliefs across 37 national groups. Journal of Cross-Cultural
Psychology, 44, 24-45.
Pante, M.D. 2012. The Cocheros of American-occupied Manila Representations and Persistence. Philippine Studies: Historical and
Ethnographic Viewpoints, 60(4), 429-462.
Pante, M.D. 2013. Mga Modernong Manggagawa ng Transportasyong Panlungsod ng Manila, 1900-1941. Malay: Internasyonal na
Journal sa Filipino, 25(2), 21-35.
Zialcita, F.N. 2013. Chanted Landscapes. Songs of Memory in Islands of Southeast Asia, ed N. Revel, 3-16. Cambridge Scholars
Publishing.