To celebrate the Andres Bonifacio sesquicentennial and as an
important part of its annual convention, the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa
Pilipinas (UMPIL) will hold the “Andres Bonifacio As Writer Conference
for Teachers” on 29-31 August 2013 at the Leong Hall Auditorium, Ateneo
de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.
Guest of honor is scholar and sociologist Randy David.
On 29-30 August (Thurs-Frid), respected scholars will deliver papers
on the aesthetics, theory and praxis, and the influence of Andres
Bonifacio’s works during the 1896 Revolution and its aftermath. The main
objective of the conference is to put Andres Bonifacio’s image as
organic intellectual to the fore and point out misconceptions that are
the root cause his marginalized position in Philippine literary history.
Among the critics and scholars who will lead the three panel
discussions include Ateneo de Manila’s Oscar Campomanes, Ma. Luisa
Torres Reyes, Jayson P. Jacobo, and Edgar Samar; University of the
Philippine’s Roland B. Tolentino, Ramon Guillermo, and Luna Sicat-Cleto;
and De La Salle University’s Shirley Lua and Jose Victor Torres.
To further inspire the teachers explore methods of teaching the
Bonifacio texts, respected educators will demo-teach on the hero’s
poetic and prose works, namely Prof. Danilo Francisco M. Reyes (AdMU),
Prof. Ferdie Lopez (University of Santo Tomas), and Mr. Salvador Biglaen
(Miriam College).
On 31 August, the annual UMPIL members convention features the
Writers Forum and and the Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas, Gawad Paz
Marquez Benitez, and Gawad Pedro Bucaneg. Gawad Balagtas is awarded to
living Filipino writers who have contributed outstanding works in any
language currently used in the Philippines, Gawad Benitez to
outstanding literature teachers, and Gawad Bucaneg to consistently
productive literary organizations. All the previous recipients of the
Gawads are invited to attend this whole-day event.
Poet and UMPIL executive board member Fidel Rillo as well as other
writers/practitioners will be the resource persons for the Writers Forum
called “May Protesta Pa Ba Sa Pagsulat” (Does Protest Still Count?).
The event is made possible by the support of School of
Humanities-Ateneo de Manila University, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Education
(DepEd).
UMPIL members, teachers, and other interested parties are encouraged to attend the conference as well as the convention.
For details, text Ms Eva Cadiz at 09178453721 or email the conference director and UMPIL Secretary General Michael M. Coroza at umpilconference2013@yahoo.com or mcoroza@ateneo.edu.
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