Fannie and Alan Leslie Center for the Humanities at Dartmouth College

Encuentro Filipino: "Rediscovering a Hispanic Nation: The Fine and Performing Arts in the Philippine Islands Before The Invasion of 1898"

The purpose of this symposium is to bring forward to the academic community within the United States the work of Filipino scholars exploring new fields of cultural arts research within the Philippines. These individuals are at the forefront of a recent, post-neo-nationalist movement seeking to recover and re-illumine the deep cultural heritage of this archipelagic nation, especially that period prior to the U. S. invasion in 1898 and subsequent occupation from 1899-1941. This current research seeks to reunite contemporary Philippine culture with its long and accomplished Hispanic past. The symposium will also serve to reintroduce the Philippines to the U. S. scholarly community as a unique member of the worldwide body of Hispanic nations. The proceedings will be published in the electronic journal DIAGONAL.

This symposium brings together internationally recognized scholars in the visual and performing arts, individuals who seek to recover the rich cultural heritage of the Philippines. Their work covers urban and rural practices, indigenous and hispanified expressions in the arts, as well as the important role played in Filipino culture by the Catholic Church, women religious, parish musicians and music publishers.

Sponsored by: The Department of Music
Cooperating departments and programs: History Department (Douglas Haynes), The Dickey Center for International Understanding, The Leslie Center for the Humanities The Provost of Dartmouth College, Barry Scherr, The Handel Society of Dartmouth College, Dr. Robert Duff Director.

Photo credit: Ilocos Norte - view of Paoay Church, Photograph Regalado Trota Jose