Sulo: The Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU invites you to the launch of “HERE LIES LOVE in Critical Contexts,” a public syllabus by Nerve V. Macaspac (Queens College) and Lara Saguisag (New York University). The syllabus compiles resources that contextualize and complicate the musical Here Lies Love, which premiered on Broadway this past summer. The two-day program, held in commemoration of the 51st anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines, invites audiences to engage with some of the texts and themes included in the syllabus.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

2:00 PM: Screening and discussion of Ramona S. Diaz’s IMELDA (2003)

5:00 PM: Teach-in: Children’s Literature and Martial Law in the Philippines

Thursday, September 21, 2023

2:00 PM: Teach-in: A Dynasty of Disinformation: The Marcoses, Power, and Rewriting of History

4:30 PM: Reception and Launch of “Here Lies Love in Critical Contexts: A Public Syllabus”

6:00 PM: Screening and discussion of Jeanette Ifurung and Mike Alcazaren’s 11,103 (2022)

Registration is required for both dates: RSVP