1st International Conference on Cordillera Studies

KASAMA Vol. 21 No. 3 / July-August-September 2007 / Solidarity Philippines Australia Network

Baguio City, Philippines.

7-9 February 2008

The University of the Philippines Baguio (UPB), through its Cordillera Studies Center (CSC), will hold the 1st International Conference on Cordillera Studies on 7-9 February 2008 in Baguio City, Philippines.

Held in conjunction with the celebration of the Centennial of the Philippines’ premier university, the 2008 conference will address the general theme of “Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Transition.” The theme is meant to direct attention to significant transformations in the Cordillera region of Northern Luzon, Philippines where contemporary forces of change (such as globalization, electronic technology, and migration) are profoundly altering the lives of the indigenous peoples often given the collective designation of Igorot. The over-all objective of the conference is to present different perspectives and approaches in the study of indigenous society and culture, and to provide directions for future research on issues that concern the peoples of the Northern Luzon Cordillera. Among the topics to be covered by the conference are:

Indigenous languages
Material culture and oral traditions
Cultural heritage
Natural resource management
Migration and indigenous peoples
Urbanization in upland communities
Identity and representation
Women, gender, and culture
Governance and public policy
Indigenous knowledge systems and practices
Institutions and economic development
Issues in education
Information and communication technology and indigenous communities
Social and political movements

For more information contact:

The Conference Secretariat
1st International Conference on Cordillera Studies
Cordillera Studies Center
University of the Philippines Baguio
2600 Baguio City, Philippines.

Email: csc@upb.edu.ph

For details and updates please visit the Conference Web Site at www.upb.edu.ph/~csc