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Language and culture as arenas of resistance 2020

"You've Got a PHREN in Me!" Webinar (LAPIS)

May 14, 2020

LAPIS, a non-profit volunteer organization of young social advocates from various fields of communication arts, new media, and information technologies organized a webinar on Facebook entitled "You've Got a PHREN in Me!". I guested on the installment on Language and Culture as Arenas of Resistance with Zeus Salazar, Gary Granada, Dong Abay, Ien Onday, and Peter Bacatan. The episode may still be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/seesawchannel/videos/264149048112567/.

This was also posted on the UP Dept. of Linguistics Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/...

TIPON: The Third UP Diliman Social Sciences and Philosophy Summit

March 7, 2020

Last March 7, 2020, TIPON: the third UP Diliman Social Sciences and Philosophy Summit was organized by the CSSP Student Council and the CSSP Volunteer Corps. The event, held at the National College of Public Administration & Governance (NCPAG) Audio-visual room, University of the Philippines Diliman,...

The Language of Gaming: Language Politics in Professional Esports Casting in the Philippines (ESports Acad Arena)

February 18, 2020

The Esports AcadArena, in collaboration with the UP Department of Linguistics, the UP Samahang Linggwistika (UP SALIN) and the UP Gaming Guild (UPGG), organized the Language and Gaming (LAG) Forum: Language Politics in Professional Esports Casting in the Philippines. I was invited to give a talk about internet language and how Filipinos continue to shape/ be shaped by the use of language online.

The event was spearheaded and facilitated by Dave "P3rcy" Badiola who was the 2019 EAA Summer Hearthstone Champ.

This was also posted on the UP Dept. of Linguistics...

Linggquiry, a monthly interview series

January 14, 2020

Members of the UP Samahang Linggwistika (UP SALIN) interviewed me for their monthly series Linggquiry on Facebook. I discussed how I got into linguistics and what motivates me to continue teaching and studying languages. The interview may be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/updsalin/posts/2618485088201214.

This was also posted on the UP Dept. of Linguistics Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UPLinguistics/posts/2937960932923371.

Card game celebrates pre-colonial Filipino script baybayin, and creator hopes to help inspire its revival

January 2, 2020

Maro Enriquez, writing for the South China Morning Post, interviewed me for her Arts & Culture feature Card game celebrates pre-colonial Filipino script baybayin, and creator hopes to help inspire its revival. Accessible at https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3044171/card-game-celebrates-pre-colonial-filipino-script-baybayin and https://today.line.me/id/v2/article/Card+game+celebrates+pre+colonial+Filipino+script+baybayin+and+creator+hopes+to+help+inspire+its+revival-mGLR8E.

This was also featured on the UP Dept. of Linguistics Facebook page: https...

Tungo sa Buwan ng MGA Wika. [Toward LanguageS Month]

September 5, 2019

I gave a lecture at the Immaculate Conception Academy, Greenhills, San Juan for their Buwan ng Wika [Language Month] 2019 celebration.

This activity was also posted on the UP Dept. of Linguistics Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UPLinguistics/posts/2700768953309238.

Buwan ng Wika 2019 Dr. Yanga's Colleges, Bulacan

Bakit hindi Buwan ng MGA Wika? [Why not, LanguageS Month?]

September 2, 2019

I gave a lecture at Dr. Yanga's Colleges, Inc., Wakas, Bocaue, Bulacan for their celebration of Buwan ng Wika [Language Month] 2019.

This activity was also posted on the UP Dept. of Linguistics Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UPLinguistics/posts/2700768953309238.

Bakya: Paano nagbago ang kahulugan ng bakya? [Bakya: How did the meaning of bakya change?]

June 4, 2019

I was interviewed briefly on Brigada, a GMA News and Public Affairs Series on the word bakya and how its meaning has changed over time. The episode, which originally aired June 4, 2019, may still be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKEMxdGsDZE&pbjreload=10. Read more about Bakya: Paano nagbago ang kahulugan ng bakya? [Bakya: How did the meaning of bakya change?]

Tabi-tabi Folkloradyo radio guesting 2019

Tabi-Tabi Folkloradyo: Foklor at mga lingguwistikong komunidad sa Pilipinas

May 27, 2019

I was invited on Tabi-Tabi Folkloradyo, a radio program on DZUP 1902 that tackles folklore as local knowledge and as a part of everyday life. I shared some myths, legends, and stories I had encountered while doing fieldwork in different linguistic communities across the Philippines. Hosting the program was Mr. Jairus Espiritu (UP Department of Philosophy). The full recording is accessible at https://iskomunidad.upd.edu.ph/images/d/d4/TTF_MAY_27,_2019.mp3.

This was also featured on the UP Dept. of Linguistics Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UPLinguistics/posts/...

Existential, possessive, and locative in Porohanon

March 29, 2019

In line with the UP Department of Linguistics Philippine Indigenous Languages Lecture Series (PILLS) 2019, I gave a talk on the three construction types–existential, possessive, and locative– in Porohanon (ISO 639-3 prh), a Bisayan variety spoken in the Camotes islands, Cebu. These constructions have been traditionally viewed as structurally and conceptually-related to each other.

The event was promoted on the UP Dept. of Linguistics Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UPLinguistics/posts/2376755135710623.

Vincent Christopher A. Santiago

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