Priscelina Patajo-Legasto
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Priscelina Patajo-Legasto earned her B.A. English
, M.A. Comparative Literature
, and Ph.D. in Philippine Studies from the University of the Philippines
in Diliman. She is a Professor of Comparative Literature at the Department of English
and Comparative Literature
(DECL), of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines
Diliman. She teaches courses in literary, cultural, feminist, and Marxist theory and criticism; Philippine theater history; and postcolonial studies. She was the former Dean of the joint Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities and the Faculty of Science & Technology (1999–2002) at the University of the Philippines Open University. She previously held the positions of Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs, Director of the University of the Philippines
System Information Office, and Director of the Office of Alumni Relations of the University of the Philippines
System (2002–2005). She has edited or written for over twenty publications. She is a board member of the Philippine Studies Association and of the Network of Outstanding Teachers and Educators and edits the Diliman Review.
She has won various awards for teaching including a national award (Metrobank
Foundation Search for the Most Outstanding Teacher-College Level, 1998) and U.P. awards (Gawad Chancellor for Outstanding Professor, 1996 and College of Arts and Letters Gawad Leopoldo Yabes for Outstanding Professor, 2001). Her research on theater—Women and Contemporary Theater: ‘Usapang Babae’ and Sarswelang Pangasinan garnered the U.P. Gawad Chancellor for Best Research of 1994 and for Best Book in 1997, respectively. She also received the U.P. Gawad Chancellor for Outstanding Researcher in 1997. Filipiniana Reader won the 1998 National Book Award
(Anthology) from the Manila Critics’ Circle. Patajo-Legasto has received Fulbright fellowships as a Visiting Scholar
and Visiting Professor at Cornell University
; University of California, Berkeley
; New York University
; University of California, Los Angeles
; and University of Southern California
.
Patajo-Legasto has a long list of projects and interests. She wants her teaching of literature
, theater, and feminist and Marxist theory to have an impact on those studying the Philippines
from the United States
and elsewhere. The success of Filipiniana Online has been to bring high-level course work to Filipinos
in remote locations in that country. The next course should also allow students from around the globe to engage with her and other scholars of Filipino culture. Online discussions took place via the Filipiniana Cafe , an electronic mail list for course participants to read and post to. Each section of the course was led by a Philippines
expert in a given field—the literature section by U.P. Diliman Professor J. Neil Garcia
, noted poet and literary theorist; the section on popular culture
by Soledad Reyes
, a prominent scholar from Ateneo de Manila University
.
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
, M.A. Comparative Literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, and Ph.D. in Philippine Studies from the University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
in Diliman. She is a Professor of Comparative Literature at the Department of English
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
and Comparative Literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
(DECL), of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
Diliman. She teaches courses in literary, cultural, feminist, and Marxist theory and criticism; Philippine theater history; and postcolonial studies. She was the former Dean of the joint Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities and the Faculty of Science & Technology (1999–2002) at the University of the Philippines Open University. She previously held the positions of Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs, Director of the University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
System Information Office, and Director of the Office of Alumni Relations of the University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
System (2002–2005). She has edited or written for over twenty publications. She is a board member of the Philippine Studies Association and of the Network of Outstanding Teachers and Educators and edits the Diliman Review.
She has won various awards for teaching including a national award (Metrobank
Metrobank
Metrobank can refer to:*Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company , a Philippine bank*MetroBank, the subsidiary of MetroCorp Bancshares, an American bank based in Houston, Texas* Metro Bank , a British retail bank established in 2010...
Foundation Search for the Most Outstanding Teacher-College Level, 1998) and U.P. awards (Gawad Chancellor for Outstanding Professor, 1996 and College of Arts and Letters Gawad Leopoldo Yabes for Outstanding Professor, 2001). Her research on theater—Women and Contemporary Theater: ‘Usapang Babae’ and Sarswelang Pangasinan garnered the U.P. Gawad Chancellor for Best Research of 1994 and for Best Book in 1997, respectively. She also received the U.P. Gawad Chancellor for Outstanding Researcher in 1997. Filipiniana Reader won the 1998 National Book Award
Philippine National Book Awards
The Philippine National Book Awards, or simply the National Book Awards, is a Philippine literary award sponsored by the NBDB and the MCC . It is the national book award of the Philippines...
(Anthology) from the Manila Critics’ Circle. Patajo-Legasto has received Fulbright fellowships as a Visiting Scholar
Visiting scholar
In the world of academia, a visiting scholar or visiting academic is a scholar from an institution who visits a host university, where he or she is projected to teach , lecture , or perform research on a topic the visitor is valued for...
and Visiting Professor at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
; University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
; New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
; University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
; and University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
.
Patajo-Legasto has a long list of projects and interests. She wants her teaching of literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, theater, and feminist and Marxist theory to have an impact on those studying the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and elsewhere. The success of Filipiniana Online has been to bring high-level course work to Filipinos
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
in remote locations in that country. The next course should also allow students from around the globe to engage with her and other scholars of Filipino culture. Online discussions took place via the Filipiniana Cafe , an electronic mail list for course participants to read and post to. Each section of the course was led by a Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
expert in a given field—the literature section by U.P. Diliman Professor J. Neil Garcia
J. Neil García
J. Neil C. Garcia earned his A.B. Journalism, magna cum laude, from the University of Santo Tomas in 1990; M.A. in Comparative Literature in 1995, and Ph.D. in English Studies: Creative Writing in 2003 from the University of the Philippines Diliman...
, noted poet and literary theorist; the section on popular culture
Popular culture
Popular culture is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images and other phenomena that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the...
by Soledad Reyes
Soledad Reyes
Soledad Sarmiento Reyes is a distinguished and recognized Philippine literature scholar, literary and art critic, author, anthologist, consultant, professor, instructor, editor, annotator, researcher, and essayist in the Philippines...
, a prominent scholar from Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
.
Awards and honors
- MetrobankMetrobankMetrobank can refer to:*Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company , a Philippine bank*MetroBank, the subsidiary of MetroCorp Bancshares, an American bank based in Houston, Texas* Metro Bank , a British retail bank established in 2010...
Foundation Award for Continuing Excellence and Service (ACES) for 2009 - MetrobankMetrobankMetrobank can refer to:*Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company , a Philippine bank*MetroBank, the subsidiary of MetroCorp Bancshares, an American bank based in Houston, Texas* Metro Bank , a British retail bank established in 2010...
Foundation Search for the Outstanding Teacher (SOT) Winner, College Level - National Book AwardPhilippine National Book AwardsThe Philippine National Book Awards, or simply the National Book Awards, is a Philippine literary award sponsored by the NBDB and the MCC . It is the national book award of the Philippines...
from the Manila Critics Circle - Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Fulbright Exchange Professorship
- Visiting Scholar, Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityCornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
- Visiting Scholar, University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
- Visiting Professor, University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, Los AngelesThe University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
- Visiting Professor, New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
- Visiting Professor, University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
- U.P. Diliman College of Arts and Letters Gawad Leopoldo Yabes for Outstanding Professor
- U.P. Gawad Chancellor Award for Outstanding Teacher (Professor level)
- U.P. Gawad Chancellor Awards for Outstanding Research
- U.P. Gawad Chancellor Award for Researcher of the Year
External links
- Metrobank Foundation Award for Continuing Excellence and Services (ACES)
- University of the Philippines Press
- Philippines Without Borders by Angilee Shah, UCLA
- UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies
- Cornell University Library
- Gemma Cruz Araneta
- U.P. alone holds the title to Arboretum, Philippine Daily Inquirer
- Korean Information Center for Southeast Asian Mission
- Filipiniana Reader wins Philippine National Book Award
- Sarswelang Pangasinan
- Women's History Network
- Asia Pacific Conference for Women in the Arts
- Diliman Review
- National University of Singapore
- Filipiniana Online
- Inscribing Gender into Philippine Theater Histories
- Filipiniana Online: Philippine Culture, Identity Construction and Nation Formation
- Metrobank Foundation 1998 Search for Outstanding Teachers Awardees