Sign ups for Tuesday groups and Deadline for Submission of Papers

Groups who were supposed to report and react on Tuesday (Sept 27) but were not able to because of cancellation of classes, will need to sign up at the History Department tomorrow for new time slots.

The presentations will be held on Monday (Oct 3) and Wednesday (Oct 5), from 1200NN to 230PM. You may choose from ten time slots available. The venue for Monday is 3/F Conference Room, Leong Hall, for Wednesday 4/F Conference Room, Leong Hall.

Again, you need to sign up both as PRESENTER and REACTOR. There will no longer be assigned slots for either instructor’s classes so sign up for whatever time period fits your schedule requirements.

Also, dates of submission of the paper, as per our class syllabus, are as follows:

Oct 6, Thursday (Deadline)
Oct 10, Monday ("Deadliest"-line)

Thanks.

In light of cancellation of classes today, Tuesday, 27 September

Dear all,

In light of cancellation of classes, we are going to set a new schedule for groups who're supposed to report and react today, Tuesday, 27 Sept. Wait for further announcements here in our class blog.

We are still going to follow the original schedules for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Thanks.

Sept 26-30 Reporting

1. Final schedule for the reporting on Sept 26-30 can be found in the previous blog entry. Check the time slot where your group signed up and make sure to show up.

2. The 30-minute time slot is devoted for: 1) reporting, 15 minutes; 2) question and answer, 10 minutes; 3) transition between reporting groups, 5 minutes.

3. It is recommended that groups use powerpoint presentation (or any similar software application) for the reporting. It is the responsibility of the groups to assure that the presentation as well as videos, audio files, etc. is operational. It is also the responsibility of the group to come on time for setting up and other concerns (i.e., uploading of ppt to the laptop, and others).

4. Dressing up for the reporting is optional. You will be graded according to the content and clarity of your research and presentation, not according to how you comply with corporate etiquette. Check the class syllabus for the criteria for grading.

5. Also, you will be graded as a group. While it is ideal that all group members are present in the presentation and reaction, an absence will not affect the grade of that group member, provided that other group members are informed about the absence and they are amenable to it. After all, it is the responsibility of the group to make sure that the time slot they signed up for is agreed to by all members.

Best of luck to you guys! Here are some parting words from the Italian historian Benedetto Croce (History: Its Theory and Practice 1921, p. 12) about his pursuit of historical knowledge:

"(If) it really is history, that is to say, if it means something and is not an empty echo . . . the condition of its existence is that the deed of which the history is told must vibrate in the soul of the historian . . . it is evident that only an interest in the life of the present can move one to investigate past fact. Therefore this past fact does not answer to a past interest, in so far as it is unified with an interest of the present life."

(Updated) Announcements about the Group Reporting on 26-30 Sept

Here is the FINAL SCHEDULE for the reporting on Sept 26-30.

Final Schedule -

College Well-Being Survey by Edsel Beja, Jr.

Dr. Edsel Beja Jr. of the Ateneo Economics Department has requested to disseminate his survey. Please do take the time to visit the site and answer:

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Since ADSA has cancelled classes today, July 26, from 130PM onward...

To students of HI166 V (3-430PM) and G (430-6PM):

We will still have our First Long Test (LT1) on July 28, Thursday, class hour. The exam is composed of true/false questions, multiple choice questions, and an essay part. The coverage is from our discussion on history and historiography until the essays of M. Guerrero and G. A. May.

We've not discussed the Phil-Am War, but I trust you've read already Chapter 12 of Agoncillo, as well as Guerrero and May's essays. Better to review them again. While taking note of the basic points (i.e., Treaty of Paris, Benevolent Assimilation proclamation, rationale of annexation, Feb 4 1899 event, and other notable events), keep an eye out for themes which contribute to a more nuanced understanding of revolution, the republic, and the war. This could help you in your essay writing.

Also, we will use BLUEBOOK for this exam. So I expect you to bring one or two pieces on Thursday.

Thanks. Good luck studying. Take care and stay dry.

P.S. One minor correction on Agoncillo's discussion about Fil-Am hostilities: the February 4 event, which started the Phil-Am war, took place NOT in San Juan Bridge but in Santa Mesa, at the corner of Sociego and Silencio Streets. See link here.

(Updated) Optional Film Viewing for the week of 11-15 July 2011

Image Source: http://www.garret-dillahunt.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/John-Sayles-Amigo-poster.jpg


Repost from FB:

Amigo is showing at [QUEZON CITY] SM NORTH, TRINOMA, GATEWAY [MANILA] SM MANILA, ROBINSONS ERMITA [ORTIGAS] ROBINSONS GALLERIA, SM MEGAMALL [MAKATI] GLORIETTA 4 [PASAY] SM MALL OF ASIA [CAVITE] SM BACOOR [VISAYAS] SM CEBU [MINDANAO] SM DAVAO

For more inquiries, email amigothemovie@yahoo.com

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Watch the film "AMIGO" by John Sayles. It will be shown commercially starting Wednesday, 6 July 2011 (according to Sayles, "in time for the Philippine-American Friendship Day"). Reflect on the movie and think about the community depicted in the film, particularly on the following themes:

1) Social organization

- Social or class structure, gender roles, formal and informal links between and among the people such as extended familial ties, ritualized kinship (i.e., godparent-godchild), etc.

2) Economic conditions

- Everyday economic activities (people's livelihood, or what people do to survive everyday), economically dominant/subordinate social forces

3) Political conditions

- Power relationships within the community, relationship of the community with the agents of the state(s), political role of the locality's leader, everyday politics

4) Religious life

- Role of the primary religious functionary (Spanish friar) in the community, the people's everyday experience with Catholicism, the influence of religion in the social life of the people

5) Cultural life

- The fiesta in the middle of the film, games, forms of recreation and entertainment, lifestyle

While it's advisable to comment on all of these themes, for brevity's sake focus only on those you find interesting and reflect on them.

The OPTIONAL reaction paper is comprised of 1,500 - 3,000 words, and has to comply with the conventions of essay writing: it must be assigned with a title, bibliography should be provided, and it should follow the system of citation agreed in class (Parenthetical Style and Chicago Manual of Style). Do not forget to write your name, section, and class hour.

Affix a proof that you saw the film (i.e., movie ticket).

Use letter sized paper (8.5" X 11"), Times New Roman, 12 font size, double spacing, 1" margins at all sides.

The deadline is July 25 (Monday), and has to be submitted to the Department of History, before 5PM.