Announcements
Call for Abstracts: Book Project on Contemporary Histories of Medicine in the Philippines
Gideon Lasco and Ma. Mercedes G. Planta, editors of Contemporary Histories of Medicine in the Philippines, welcome paper submissions for this collaborative book project with the Third World Studies Center (TWSC) and its dedicated editorial team. TWSC is an academic...
A Public Forum by Rick Rocamora on his Book Dark Memories of Torture, Incarceration, Disappearance, and Death under Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr.’s Martial Law
Join us in Rick Rocamora's public lecture on his book Dark Memories of Torture, Incarceration, Disappearance, and Death under Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr.'s Martial Law, on November 23, 2023, Thursday, 2:30-4:00 p.m. at Palma Hall 207, College of Social Sciences and...
Screenings of “Pulang Daan”
"Pulang Daan" (Red Road) traverses the controversies of the Acoje Road in Santa Cruz, Zambales, a path worn down by decades of mining operations since the early 1900s. With responsibility over the road unclear and the worsening impacts of mining, the imperiled...
Research
The TWSC undertakes research for generating knowledge and collaborates with social movements and civil society to promote actions for change.
Publications
The publications of the Center offer critical perspectives on interdisciplinary issues and concerns, notably through the journal Kasarinlan (Independence)
Call for Abstracts: Book Project on Contemporary Histories of Medicine in the Philippines
Gideon Lasco and Ma. Mercedes G. Planta, editors of Contemporary Histories of Medicine in the Philippines, welcome paper submissions for this collaborative book project with the Third World Studies Center (TWSC) and its dedicated editorial team. TWSC is an academic...
A Public Forum by Rick Rocamora on his Book Dark Memories of Torture, Incarceration, Disappearance, and Death under Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr.’s Martial Law
Join us in Rick Rocamora's public lecture on his book Dark Memories of Torture, Incarceration, Disappearance, and Death under Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr.'s Martial Law, on November 23, 2023, Thursday, 2:30-4:00 p.m. at Palma Hall 207, College of Social Sciences and...
Screenings of “Pulang Daan”
"Pulang Daan" (Red Road) traverses the controversies of the Acoje Road in Santa Cruz, Zambales, a path worn down by decades of mining operations since the early 1900s. With responsibility over the road unclear and the worsening impacts of mining, the imperiled...
Training
The Center serves as a forum for the articulation and analyses of various issues, as well as a mechanism for dialogue and debate among scholars, governments and the larger society. TWSC-sponsored activities provide support for class instruction, especially in courses requiring discussions on contemporary social, political and economic concerns.
