New Comm. Dept. elective explores Bollywood
The Communication Department is offering a new elective entitled “COM 115.4: Film Seminar: Indian Film” for the first semester of this academic year. The course will expose students to Bollywood, the hub of India’s film industry. Along with lessons on the art of Indian movies are analyses on the political, socio-cultural, and economic issues of the country that are reflected in various works, as well as how Bollywood shapes the world’s view of India. COM 115.4 is under the instruction of Gilbert Jacob Que, whose postgraduate thesis at the University of the Philippines Asian Center focused on post 1990-Bollywood films and its role in identity formation of second-generation Indian transnationals in Metro Manila. The elective is open to students from all majors. Briane B. Dela Peña
COMGUILD holds annual conference for student journalists
Students from various journalism schools across the country attended the 10th Annual Conference for Journalism and Mass Communication students of the Philippines at the Henry Lee Irwin Theater on August 16. Organized by the COMGUILD Center for Journalism, the theme of the conference was “Mass Media in the Verge of Information and Transformation.” It comprised of talks by well-known personalities in the media industry aimed at developing the skills of students in the field of journalism and broadcasting. Janine B. Peralta
Filipino Dept. faculty authors Filipino translation of La Revolucion Filipina
In celebration of the 151st birthday of revolutionary leader and statesman Apolinario Mabini, the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) released “Ang Rebolusyong Filipino,” a Filipino translation of Mabini’s La Revolucion Filipina authored by Filipino Department Associate Professor Michael Coroza, PhD. According to the official Malacañang website, La Revolucion Filipina was written by Mabini from 1901 to 1903 “as both an account and critique of the movement that established the first Philippine Republic.” Originally written in Spanish, the said piece has already undergone English translations twice in the past: The first attempt was authored by the late diplomat and novelist Leon Maria Guerrero III, while the second was by the National Historical Institute. Coroza, a multi-awarded poet, translator, and essayist, made the first attempt to translate the said piece in Filipino. The book can be purchased at the KWF. Joff D. Bantayan
LST offers new spirituality courses for the first semester
The Loyola School of Theology (LST) has introduced four new spirituality courses for the first semester. According to the official website of the LST, “Discernment and Spiritual Direction,” studies Ignatian discernment in the context of spiritual and retreat direction. “Fundamentals of Human and Christian Formation,” on the other hand, focuses on the essential perspectives on understanding human and Christian formation in the contemporary context. “Biblical Spirituality “From This Place”” examines the scriptures and its meaning, while “Spirituality of Consecrated Life: Its Theological Center and the Challenges of Secularism” discusses present-day effects of secularism on consecrated life. The courses are open to Ateneo and non-Ateneo students. Joline S. Acampado
