Resil Mojares
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Resil Mojares is a Filipino literature professor, historian and critic. He has a Ph.D. in Literature from the University of the Philippines
. He is retired as Professor at the University of San Carlos
(USC) in Cebu City
. He was founding director (1975-96) of USC's Cebuano Studies Center, a pioneering local studies center in the Philippines.
He has authored books in Philippine history, literature, and politics. His most recent book is Waiting for Mariang Makiling: Essays in Philippine Cultural History (2002). He has worked on the emergence of modern disciplines in the Philippines through the careers of three Filipino intellectuals (Pedro Paterno
, T.H. Pardo de Tavera, Isabelo de los Reyes
), whose writings span the years 1876-1933 in fields like history, anthropology, linguistics, and sociology.
He has been a recipient of six Philippine National Book Awards
. His other books include The War Against the Americans: Resistance and Collaboration in Cebu Province; Aboitiz: Family & Firm in the Philippines; House of Memory: Essays; and Vicente Sotto
, The Maverick Senator, Cebuano Studies Center (1992)
Mojares has been a visiting professor at the University of Kyoto, The National University of Singapore
and the University of California at Los Angeles
where he lectures on "The Philippine Novel," and "Topics in Philippine Cultural History"
He is writing the History of Cebu Province for the Cebu Town History Project.
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
. He is retired as Professor at the University of San Carlos
University of San Carlos
The University of San Carlos is a Roman Catholic university governed by the Society of the Divine Word since 1935 in Cebu City. It offers pre-elementary and basic education as well as undergraduate and graduate courses, and a broad spectrum of academic programs through its eight colleges.It...
(USC) in Cebu City
Cebu City
The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...
. He was founding director (1975-96) of USC's Cebuano Studies Center, a pioneering local studies center in the Philippines.
He has authored books in Philippine history, literature, and politics. His most recent book is Waiting for Mariang Makiling: Essays in Philippine Cultural History (2002). He has worked on the emergence of modern disciplines in the Philippines through the careers of three Filipino intellectuals (Pedro Paterno
Pedro Paterno
Pedro Alejandro Paterno y de Vera-Ignacio, also spelled Pedro Alejandro Paterno y Debera Ignacio was a Filipino politician, as well as a poet and novelist.His intervention on behalf of the Spanish led to the signing of the Pact of...
, T.H. Pardo de Tavera, Isabelo de los Reyes
Isabelo de los Reyes
Isabelo Florentino De Los Reyes, Sr., also known as Don Belong , was a prominent Filipino politician, writer and labor activist in the 19th and 20th centuries. He was the founder of the Aglipayan Church, an independent Philippine national church...
), whose writings span the years 1876-1933 in fields like history, anthropology, linguistics, and sociology.
He has been a recipient of six Philippine National Book Awards
Philippine National Book Awards
The Philippine National Book Awards, or simply the National Book Awards, is a Philippine literary award sponsored by the NBDB and the MCC . It is the national book award of the Philippines...
. His other books include The War Against the Americans: Resistance and Collaboration in Cebu Province; Aboitiz: Family & Firm in the Philippines; House of Memory: Essays; and Vicente Sotto
Vicente Sotto
Vicente Yap Sotto was a Filipino politician and former Senator of the Philippines. Senator Vicente Yap Sotto was the main author of the Press Freedom Law -Personal life:...
, The Maverick Senator, Cebuano Studies Center (1992)
Mojares has been a visiting professor at the University of Kyoto, The National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
and the University of California at Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
where he lectures on "The Philippine Novel," and "Topics in Philippine Cultural History"
He is writing the History of Cebu Province for the Cebu Town History Project.