away from canberra

university of the philippines speech & drama emeritus professor alejandro casambre passed away

university of the philippines emeritus professor of speech and drama alejandro jimenez casambre (bse, u.p. diliman, 1949; m.a. speech, ohio state university, 1953; phd speech communication, ohio state university, 1962) passed away yesterday, 12 april 2009 (easter sunday).

he taught the following courses in u.p. diliman: rhetoric, public address, language and ethics, listening, and quantitative research.

he is lying in state at the resurrection chapel, claret school, u.p. village, quezon city.

university of the philippines college of arts and letters dean's office in 1983 (l-r): cora villarivera, assistant to the dean (later dean)/speech communication professor josefina angeles agravante, dean/spanish professor pablo botor, associate dean alejandro casambre and cory villagracia

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what i'll be teaching next semester (2nd semester, SY 2008-2009)

CW 100 WFW WF 1:00-2:30 pm
Introduction to Creative Writing. The concept of genre and the workshop method in Creative Writing (especially poetry and creative nonfiction).

CL 50 WFX WF 2:30-4:00 pm
Introduction to Philippine Literature in English. Introduction to Philippine literature in English.

CW 10 THX1 TTh 2:30-4:00 pm
Creative Writing for Beginners
A workshop exploring the potentials of creative writing as expression, as discipline and as a way of thinking about the society in which we live (with special emphasis on poetry and creative nonfiction).

CL 145 THY TTh 4-00-5:30 pm
The Literature and Culture of Japan. Selected works in the literature and culture of Japan, mostly in English translation (includes sessions on Japanese popular literature and culture, e.g., anime, manga, music, trendy drama).

***These courses may also serve as English electives for those who will be taking up Law / those who are taking up Business Administration, Economics and Engineering

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my teaching load for 1st sem, school year 2008-2009

instead of responding to text (sms) messages and emails from many u.p. students (or their parents, teachers and friends), i decided to post my 1st semester, SY 2008-2009 teaching schedule.

Undergraduate Classes

CW 10 THX1 - Creative Writing for Beginners

Classhours: TTh 02:30 PM-04:00 PM lec/dsc PH 121

CL 50 WFX - Survey of Philippine Literature in English

Classhours: WF 02:30 PM-04:00 PM lec/dsc CAL 312

Graduate Classes

CL 240 WLNO - Asian Literatures I

Classhours: W 04:00 PM-07:00 PM lec/dsc FC 1032

CW 242 TLNO - Creative Nonfiction III

Classhours: T 04:00 PM-07:00 PM lec/dsc FC 1032

in addition, ill be team teaching a course with the u.p. center for international studies (up cis).

SEA 30 - An Introduction to the World of Monsoon Asia

basically, the course is an introduction to the literatures, cultures and societies across southeast asia. please get in touch with up cis (benton hall, between palma hall and palma hall annex) for further details.

for those who could not relate to this post, feel free to enjoy some photographs i took all over diliman during the past week.

the oblation by national artist for sculpture guillermo tolentino

the university avenue, u.p. diliman

melchor hall (engineering) side of the academic oval

magdangal by national artist for sculpture napoleon abueva outside the u.p. college of arts and letters new building (cnb)

the u.p. college of arts and letters new building

palma hall (formerly, liberal arts / arts and sciences building)

view of bulwagang rizal (u.p. college of arts and letters / faculty center) from a.s. parking lot

view of palma hall from a.s. parking lot

my cw 241 (creative writing: creative nonfiction 2) m.a. and phd students, summer 2008

my cl 150 (comparative literature: literature of the philippines in english 1) students, summer 2008

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more scenes from the UP diliman graduation rites, the amphitheater, quezon hall, u.p. diliman (27 april 2008)

the view from quezon hall

the university seal

the oblation by guillermo tolentino

the class of 2008, u.p. college of arts and letters

university of the philippines system president emerlinda r. roman

u.p. diliman chancellor sergio s. cao

u.p. fine arts graduates with u.p. cfa college secretary romanlito austria (applauding)

up where it belongs

u.p. fine arts professor and office for initiatives in culture and the arts (oica) director ruben defeo

u.p. arts and letters faculty members and graduation marshals error agustin, erica jan valerio (asst. college secretary), niel kenneth jamandre, eileen ramirez and teodoro maranan (college secretary); u.p. avp for finance art cayanan waves from the u.p. business administration front

the view from quezon hall

phd marshal ruby gamboa alcantara (1st row, right), phd graduates jovi peregrino (2nd row, right) and jerry respeto (5th row, left)

the wave of the future: young faculty members roselle pineda (art studies), sarah raymundo (sociology) and mikel andrada (filipino)

u.p. diliman asst. university registrar heidi emily eusebio abad

u.p. diliman deans danilo silvestre (architecture), virgilio s. almario (arts and letters), aileen baviera (asian center) and corazon rodriguez (asian institute of tourism)

u.p. diliman deans tina colayco (fine arts), rowena guevarra (engineering) and vivian talisayon (education)

u.p. diliman professors julian abuso (education) and dan mabazza (geography)

u.p. diliman professors priscelina patajo legasto (arts and letters), rey concepcion (fine arts) and julian abuso (education)

with b.a. comparative literature graduate miya jimenez david

with labor and industrial relations diploma graduate mcronald banderlipe

u.p. economics dean emmanuel de dios, u.p. arts and letters dean and national artist virgilio s. almario and u.p. mass communication dean elena pernia

u.p. architecture dean danilo silvestre, fine arts dean tina colayco, and u.p. arts and letters dean and national artist virgilio s. almario

u.p. arts and letters summa cum laude graduates jerome de castro and michaela chua with the class of 2008, university of the philippines diliman

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u.p. arts and letters and u.p. diliman centennial graduation rites

u.p. college of arts and letters summa cum laude graduates jerome de castro (b.a. european languages, GPA: 1.08) and maria michaela chua (b.a. comparative literature, GPA: 1.14) after receiving their medals from u.p. system president emerlinda r. roman and u.p. diliman chancellor sergio s. cao during u.p. diliman's centennial graduation rites at the amphitheater, quezon hall, u.p. diliman last 27 may 2008

u.p. arts and letters grand alumni homecoming

8 december 2007, saturday, atrium, u.p. college of arts and letters new building, 3:00 p.m.

graduates / past and present students of the u.p. college of arts and letters, the old college of liberal arts and the old college of arts and sciences (AS) are welcome, especially those who spent at least sixty (60) units as students of the following departments:

* english and comparative literature (including creative writing, language, anglo-american literature)
* european languages (formerly, department of spanish)
* filipino and philippine literatures
* art studies (formerly, department of humanities)
* speech communication and theater arts (formerly, department of speech and drama)

for further inquiries, please call the u.p. college of arts and letters dean's office:

4344686
9287508
9818500 extension 2101, 2102, 2104