Lectures

“Dogs as Subjects in Philippine History.” Book Response to Dogs in Philippine History by Ian Alfonso. Co-organised by Philippine Historical Association, Project Saysay, and Alaya Publishing, in partnership with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, NHCP Presidential Car Museum, the Quezon City Government, and the Quezon City Tourism Department (August 2023).


“Finding Creatures in the Archive: Doing Animal History.” For the course KAS 10 Introduction to History, Department of History, University of the Philippines – Diliman (April 2023).


“Kasinglakas ng Kalabaw! Animals and Health in Philippine History.” For the university students and general public. Part of the Huntahan: The Southern Luzon State University Research Seminar Series. Organised by Southern Luzon State University Research Office (April 2023).


“Animals, Humans, and Fused Oppressions.” For the course GEND 1001 Introduction to Gender Studies, Gender Studies Program, The University of Hong Kong (October 2022)


“Humanities and Social Sciences Perspectives for One Health.” Lecture for the workshop participants of Next Generation One Health Philippines. Organised by St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine, Philippines and International Alliance Against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade (May 2022)


“Animals and the Empire of Health.” Book Response to Colonizing Animals: Interspecies Empire in Myanmar by Dr Jonathan Saha. Organised by the Independent Social Research Foundation (ISRF), London (March 2022)

Colonizing Animals from ISRF on Vimeo.


“Capturing the Dwelling Place and Filth in American Manila.” For the course HIST2175 Medicine, Propaganda, and Colonialism in Asia, 1895-1945, Department of History, The University of Hong Kong. (October 2020)


“The Ice Plant Cometh: The Insular Cold Storage and Ice Plant, Livestock Health, and the Imperial Bioterioration of American Manila, 1900-1941.” Hosted by the Centre for Humanities and Medicine, The University of Hong Kong. (January 2020)


“Foodways and Health: Tracking Meat in the American Philippines.” As part of the Philippine History Lecture Series, Department of History, Ateneo de Manila University. (October 2019)


“Reclaiming by Adobo: Food, Survival, and Philippine Identities in Migrant Geographies.” For the Comparative Literature Festival, hosted by the Society of Comparative Literature, A.A.H.K.U.S.U., The University of Hong Kong. (April 2019)


“Animals as Food: Changing Animal-Human Relationships in the Philippines during the Long Nineteenth Century.” For the course HIST2077 Eating History: Food Cultures From the 19th Century to the Present, Department of History, The University of Hong Kong. (March and October 2019)


“Stand Up and Deliver!: Two-Part Workshop on Effective Presentation Design and Delivery.” Facilitated workshop to postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students of Shun Hing College, The University of Hong Kong. (October 2018)


“Playing the Past: Notes on Digital Game Music in Learning Historical Metanarratives.” Hosted by the HKU Music Postgraduate Forum, Department of Music, The University of Hong Kong. (April 2018)


“Gamifying the Constitution: Investigating Current Problems through Digital Games.” Facilitated workshop hosted by the TALAB (Talakayang Alay sa Bayan), Ateneo de Manila University. (March 2017)


“History of Sh*t: Movements of Public Health in Philippine History.” Hosted by the Project Laan, Ateneo de Manila University. (March 2017)


“‘You are What You Eat’: Musings on Food, Wellness, and Philippine History.” As part of the Social Science-Level Talks, hosted by the School of Social Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University. (February 2017)


“History, Economics, and Digital Games.” As part of the Ateneo-DLSU-UP Trade-Off, hosted by the Ateneo Economics Association. (October 2016)

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