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Call for Papers
This year, the University of the Philippines Department of Anthropology marks the culmination of the
3-year celebration of its 100 years of existence with an international conference. This celebration began
in 2014 in recognition of the centennial of Anthropology 1, the general anthropology course in the Uni-
versity. The Department was subsequently established in 1917 with Professor Henry Otley Beyer as the
founding Chair of one of Asia's first anthropology departments,
The Conference aims to generate critical discussions that focus on institutional memories, historiog-
raphy, and analyses of issues and concerns in research, teaching and practice of anthropology in the
Philippines in the last 100 years. These issues include: racialized perspectives that dominated the prac-
tice of the discipline in the country during the early part of the American colonialism; the enduring issues
of Filipino identity and ethnicity; the polemics of the Tasaday controversy during the Martial Law era; the
intense Filipino values debate of the 1970s to 80s; the landmark passing of the Indigenous Peoples’
Rights Act (IPRA) in the 1990s; and the clamor for a more engaged anthropology in the context of a
changing development framework, and heightened human rights, public health, gender sensitivity and
environmental awareness.
The Conference also seeks to gather narratives of anthropological institutions — academic and re-
search institutions, museums, cultural agencies, professional associations, private organizations — as
well as reflect on the experiences of researchers, teachers and practitioners of anthropology who do
work or have worked in the Philippines, to have broader understanding of the historical directions and
legacies of Philippine anthropology in Philippine society and elsewhere.
Students, researchers and practitioners in anthropology and related disciplines are invited to submit
paper and panel proposals that cover any of the following themes:
Theory, Practice, Pedagogy and Ethics in Philippine Anthropology
Institutional Histories and Anthropological Traditions
Ancestors of Philippine Anthropology
Identity, Culture, Folklore and Heritage
Anthropology and Philippine Society
New Directions for Philippine Anthropology
‘SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR PAPER AND PANEL PROPOSALS
For individual paper proposals, please send an abstract (max. 250 words), including three key words
that encapsulate the content of the paper. Please indicate your full name, institutional affiliation, posi-
tion, and contact information (e-mail address, telephone/mobile number)
For panel proposals, please send a session abstract (max. 250 words), as well as the individual paper
abstracts in the panel (max. 250 per abstract). Please indicate the panel convenor's and panel members’
names, institutional affiliation, position, and contact information (e-mail address, telephone/mobile
number)
The deadline for all proposals is 15 July 2017. Please send the proposals to anthro100@up.edu.ph or
through anthro1 00conf.upd.edu.ph
For further inquiries, please contact the Conference Secretariat at anthrol00@up.edu.ph or at
+#6329818500 local 2114,
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