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

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

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

scenes from the u.p. college of arts and letters 2008 graduation rites, u.p. cal hardin ng mga diwata (26 april 2008)

u.p. college of arts and letters associate dean for academic affairs jose wendell capili, dean and national artist for literature virgilio s. almario and associate dean for administration regina banaag gochuico at the u.p. college of arts and letters-philippine daily inquirer room
(anril pineda tiatco)

u.p. arts and letters associate dean for research, extension and creative works maria corazon aspeli castro, college secretary teodoro maranan, spanish professor teresita alcantara, asst. university registrar heidy emily eusebio abad, associate dean for academic affairs jose wendell capili and dulaang u.p. co-artistic director alexander cortes
(anril pineda tiatco)

rising stars:u.p. theater arts faculty members dexter santos and anril pineda tiatco
(anril pineda tiatco)

popular arts and letters professors anril pineda tiatco, outgoing asst. college secretary erica jan enriquez valerio, outgoing dulaang u.p. managing director teresa paula sangil-de luna and u.p. sentro ng wikang filipino director galileo zafra
(anril pineda tiatco)

the view from the faculty center
(anril pineda tiatco)

MAGDANGAL
by national artist for sculpture napoleon abueva

u.p. arts and letters associate dean for research, development and creative works maria corazon aspeli castro announcing the winners of the 2008 best thesis awards, assisted by associate dean for academic affairs jose wendell capili, associate dean for administration regina banaag gochuico and dean / national artist virgilio s. almario

dulaang u.p. co-artistic director and professor alexander cortes

dulaang u.p. performers

prizewinning writer-professors jose y. dalisay jr. (former u.p. vice president for public affairs), cristina pantoja hidalgo (u.p. system vice president for public affairs), victor emmanuel "vim" nadera (u.p. institute of creative writing director) and virgilio s. almario (u.p. arts and letters dean and national artist)

u.p. arts and letters associate dean for administration regina banaag gochuico

dulaang u.p.'s theater arts majors performed awe-inspiring numbers throughout the graduation rites

metrobank outstanding teacher awardee, former u.p. open university humanities/social sciences dean, and former u.p. system avp for public affairs priscelina patajo legasto

prof. anril pineda tiatco, prof. winnie legaspi and mr. archie gineta emceeing the ceremonies leading to the first public display of national artist napoleon abueva's sculptural piece MAGDANGAL, described by many observers as the female counterpart of guillermo tolentino's THE OBLATION (2008)

opening number by u.p. cal speech communication majors encouraging words from u.p. arts and letters dean and national artist for literature virgilio s. almario

u.p. arts and letters (b.a. speech and drama) alumnus tony gloria

ed manguiat and the u.p. singing ambassadors

u.p. diliman registrar pamela cruz constantino and prof. jovi peregrino
filipino department staff susan alcantara, sentro ng wikang filipino director leo zafra and u.p. cal pre-graduation rites emcee winnie legaspi (right after costume change)
master of ceremonies celia tobia bulan and niel kenneth jamandre
u.p. arts and letters secretary teodoro maranan, arts and letters student angelo pascual (slated to appear in BOY, his screen debut, directed by the highly-acclaimed auraeus solito), associate dean for academic affairs jose wendell capili, and dean / national artist virgilio s. almario awarding medals, diplomas and other prizes to graduating b.a., m.a. and phd students