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The discovery of America: The revolutionary claims of a dead historian 4-April-2007
New evidence could rewrite the history of the discovery of America Contact: Hannah Johnson Institution: University of BristolAirwaves Across Borders 19-March-2007
The boom in large-scale interconnectivity of transport, power and market systems in the Greater Mekong Sub-region shrouds another kind of interconnectivity that is less visible, but whose impacts are no less profound: a rise in the exchanges of television and radio airwaves, leading to greater exchanges of information and ideas across borders. Read more of the article entitled 'Airwaves Across Borders' Contact: Johanna Son Institution: IPS Asia PacificUkkil: Visual Arts of the Sulu Archipelago (Book Review)
by Maria Teresa Martinez-Sicat 14-March-2007
According to Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa, author of Ukkil, art in the Sulu Archipelago, South of the Philippines, is found everywhere in different forms. It is passed on by self-taught artists rather than taught in institutions. Artistic creations are better kept than sold for those creations express the creators’ feelings and satisfy their souls. Contact: University of the Philippines-Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Institution: University of the Philippines DilimanBatek: Traditional Tattoos and Identities in Contemporary Kalinga, North Luzon Philippines
by Analyn Ikin V. Salvador-Amores 14-March-2007
Batek or tattoos were known to signify headhunting and bravery during the early 16th century in the Philippines. However, it has been found that these intricate designs have other functions in the culture of the native Filipinos other than symbolism of a man’s bravery. Contact: University of the Philippines-Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Institution: University of the Philippines DilimanAng Dalumat ng Panahon at Espasyo sa Mga Traki ng Dulangan Manobo (Time and Space in the Ballads of the Dulangan Manobo)
by Rosario Cruz-Lucero 14-March-2007
The duyuy nga traki or the “narrative chants” of the Dulangan Manobo of Mindanao, Philippines use elements of nature to symbolize the historical, cultural and political experiences of the Manobos during a certain time and place. Contact: University of the Philippines-Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Institution: University of the Philippines Diliman |
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