International Workshop “Philippine Objects in the Context of European Colonial Gears (late 19th-early 20th Centuries)”

(from CHAM’s YouTube Channel)

The workshop took place on December 6, 2024, at Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal (Lisbon). It aimed at providing a space for reflection and debate on artifacts of  Southeast Asian origin present in European repositories in the context of colonial empires. In particular, the meeting focused on a wide range of Philippine objects found in European family, ecclesiastical, private, or state collections, through the lens of European colonial gears in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The aim was to open up new working perspectives through a multidisciplinary approach to the cultural exchanges and power dynamics that existed at that time, allowing a plural and comprehensive understanding of how artifacts were produced, circulated and integrated into the context of European colonialism. To this end, several academics and specialists from various disciplines, including Anthropology, History, Art History, Literary Studies, Museology and Cultural Studies, participated in the event and shared work experiences, ideas and analytical perspectives on the subject.

Poster

Program

Booklet (bionotes & abstracts)

Other videos (from CHAM’s YouTube channel)

Extended version with testimonies (12:09)

Clip 1 (0:59)

Clip 2 (0:59)

Organising Committee

Stephanie Marie Coo (CHAM  – NOVA FCSH / Ateneo de Manila University)
Paulo Jorge de Sousa Pinto (CHAM – NOVA FCSH)

Organization/Sponsors

CHAM – NOVA FCSH

Office of the Senator Loren Legarda

Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Lisbon

Ateneo de Manila University

Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal