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SUMMARY:The Diplomatic Heritage of ‘Malay’ Letters in Manila: Towards 
 Rethinking Philippine Colonial History - Ariel Lopez\, University of the P
 hilippines
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CONTACT:Geonyoung Kim
DESCRIPTION:Through the lens of selected--hitherto understudied--'Malay' (
 i.e.\, written in Jawi) letters stored at the National Archives of the Phi
 lippines\, this lecture foregrounds new narratives of Philippine and South
 east Asian diplomatic histories in the 18th and 19th centuries. It undersc
 ores the embeddedness of Spanish Philippines in regional diplomacy and pol
 itics often overshadowed by narratives of imperial expansionism and Hispan
 o-centrism. It invites further investigation into the role of translators\
 , local mediators and local traditions of 'indigenous' diplomacy with whic
 h Spanish imperial agents had to navigate. This presentation underscores t
 he significance of these 'indigenous' written sources not only as historic
 al sources but also as unique tangible heritage.  \n\nAriel Lopez teaches 
 courses on Philippine and Southeast Asian history and culture at the Asian
  Center\, University of the Philippines. His research focus is on the earl
 y modern history of the indigenous polities in the southern Philippines (M
 indanao and Sulu) and eastern Indonesia (Sulawesi) and their interactions 
 with European empires\, namely\, Spanish and Dutch. He obtained undergradu
 ate and graduate degrees in History from Leiden University\, The Netherlan
 ds. He co-edited Philippine Confluence: Iberian\, Chinese\, and Islamic Cu
 rrents\, c. 1500-1800 (Leiden University Press\, 2020). He is currently co
 -investigator in the collaborative research program "Historical Treaties o
 f Southeast Asia" based at Linnaeus University\, Sweden. \n\nus05web.zoom.
 us/j/82543994244 
LOCATION:Online: us05web.zoom.us/j/82543994244 
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