1898 The anti-Spanish revolution in Cebu breaks out with a skirmish on Valeriano Weyler Street (now Tres de Abril) in Labangon between Spanish Guardia Civil and Katipuneros armed with nothing but bolos, pointed bamboo poles “and perhaps five riffles and shotguns.” The rebel’s drive back the Guardia Civil and take control of the city. In […]
Tag: The Vicente Sotto Lecture Series
Vicente Sotto Lecture 2021 October
“Projecting the Cockpit: Ang Manok ni San Pedro and the Golden Age of Cebuano Cinema” Dr. Paul Douglas Grant Date: October 29, 2021
Vicente Sotto Lecture 2021 November
“Ang Manok ni San Pedro (1977, Arong Brothers) from Sound to Screen: On Adaptation, Principles, and Practice” Denis Judilla Abstract: Originally written and directed by Marcos Navarro Sacol, the Cebuano radio drama “Ang Manok ni San Pedro” (St. Peter’s Rooster) was originally entitled “Ang Tawong Nakaadto sa Langit” (The Man who went to Heaven), then […]
Vicente Sotto Lecture 2022 April
“The Cine Anuncio in the 1910s: A Design History” Radel Paredes Abstract: This study looks into the evolution of the anuncio or newspaper advertising for movie houses in Cebu as reflected in Nueva Fuerza from 1915 to 1919. It focuses on how the anuncio of the period reflects the transition from a lingering Spanish influence […]
Vicente Sotto Lecture 2022 June
“BATA, ISTORYA, BASA: Exploring Cebuano Themes for Children’s Storybooks” Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo Date: June 4, 2022
Vicente Sotto Lecture 2022 July
“Sex Lives of Ancient Visayans and Colonial Voyeurism, Conquest and Penetration” Joselito “Boboi” Costas Date: July 30, 2022
Vicente Sotto Lecture 2022 August
“The ‘Cebuanoness’ of Contemporary Cebuano Cinema” Jeneth “Jiji” Borlasa Date: August 27, 2022
Vicente Sotto Lecture 2022 September
“Isog as Virtue in Bisayan Cultural History” Dr. George Emmanuel R. Borrinaga Abstract: This lecture explores the continuities and changes in the conceptualization and practice of the cultural value of isog (ferocity/courage/bravery) across different historical periods and in relation to changing and accumulating group identities in the Visayas. Analyzing identity-based expressions and actions through a […]
Vicente Sotto Lecture 2022 October
“The Place of Corn in Cebuano Culture” Dr. Zona Hildegarde Amper Date: October 22, 2022
Vicente Sotto Lecture 2022 November
“WRITING ‘ARKIPELAGO’: A novel’s claim at complexity” Januar Yap ABSTRACT: Philippine literary canon had for the most part insufficiently if not misrepresented a highly archipelagic nation of over 7,100 islands by its “landlocked” and centripetal imaginaries. The islands and their complex connectivities should have been the rule rather than the exception. Deeply embedded in Philippine […]