1866 Birth in Pangil, Sta. Cruz, Laguna, of Anastacio Oclarino, one of the founders of the Katipunan in Cebu. 1896 Execution by Spanish musketery of Dr. Jose Rizal in Bagumbayan, Manila. 1941 The presidential inauguration of the Second Commonwealth takes place inside a Corregidor tunnel. Manuel Quezon and Sergio Osmeña take their oath as president […]
Events
NaturaLit: Intersections of Nature and Literature Conference
The University of San Carlos Cebuano Studies Center, in cooperation with the Mamugnaong Anak sa Dagang (MAD) and Inotherwords Incorporated (IOW), will conduct “NaturaLit: Being in Nature, Living with Literature,” an online conference on November 11, 2021 (Thursday) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. via Zoom. With our planet in the worst shape it has […]
Kumbira: A literary feast of Cebuano food
The Cebuano Studies Center in cooperation with the Mamugnaong Anak sa Dagang, Inc. (MAD), Inotherwords Inc. (IOW) and the Literary and Cultural Studies Section of the USC Department of Communications, Linguistics and Literature will conduct the activity entitled “Kumbira: A literary feast of Cebuano food” on September 24-25, 2021 online via Zoom. This is under […]
Book launch of Sugilambong: The Prewar Cebuano Novel
Follow online on Facebook as the Cebu City Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (CHAC) in cooperation with the University of San Carlos Cebuano Studies Center (USC CSC) will launch the book entitled Sugilambong: The Prewar Cebuano Novel by Dr. Erlinda K. Alburo at the Rizal Museum on July 28, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the […]
Kabahar family donates collection to Cebuano Studies Center
The family of the late Cebuano playwright, journalist, composer and director, Pio Abelgas Kabahar, made a huge donation of his remaining manuscripts and musical score sheets of his plays to the University of San Carlos Cebuano Studies Center. This special collection donation, led by his grandson, Piux Llamoso Kabahar, his wife Viveca and their daughter […]
Timpalak Balitaw
Click HERE for the Official Entry Form. “The Cebuano Balitaw” by Dr. Hope Sabanpan-Yu
Hinashasan: A Workshop for Young Writers
The University of San Carlos Cebuano Studies Center, in association with Mamugnaong Anak sa Dagang (MAD), is now accepting submissions for Hinashasan: A Workshop for Young Writers, to be held online, from April 9 to 10 (Friday and Saturday), 2021. The aim of this workshop is to discover and cultivate promising young literary talent from […]
NATURALIT: Being in Nature, Living with Literature
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS NATURALIT: BEING IN NATURE, LIVING WITH LITERATURE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 5 SEPTEMBER 2021 With our planet in the worst shape it’s ever been in human history, artists across mediums have been galvanized to create works that not only call attention to the calamities that have been inextricably linked to unchecked human activity, […]
Vicente Sotto Lecture Series: Dr. Resil Mojares
The USC Cebuano Studies Center invites you to the second lecture of the Vicente Sotto Lecture Series with National Artist for Literature, Dr. Resil Mojares, on 31 October 2020, Saturday at 2 PM to 4 PM on Zoom. To join, kindly register at this link so that we can provide you with the Zoom […]
InOtherWords Incorporated to Hold Online Conference
InOtherWords Incorporated, under the sponsorship of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and in cooperation with the University of San Carlos Cebuano Studies Center, Mga Anak sa Dagang (MAD) and Pulong sa Mga Alagad sa Obra (PALABRA), will conduct an online conference “Mopalawod, Mopalawom: The Sea and Its Transformations in Cebuano Literature” on […]
Manila reads Edith Tiempo
Samahan ang mga batikang manunulat na sina Dr. Christina Pantoja Hidalgo at Dr. Gemino Henson Abad sa “Manila Reads Edith Tiempo”, isang pag-alala at pagpupugay sa buhay at mga obra ni Pambansang Alagad ng Sining Edith Tiempo. Ito ay gaganapin sa ika-22 ng Agosto, 2020, Sabado, 1:00 hanggang 4:30 ng hapon, sa Zoom bilang bahagi […]