UGNAYANG PANG-AGHAMTAO, INC. (UGAT)
Anthropological Association of the Philippines
in partnership with
University of San Carlos (USC), Cebu City
Philippine Social Science Council (PSSC)
34th Annual Conference
"CULTURE" AND "WELL-BEING": CONCEPTUALIZATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, IMPLICATIONS
25-27 October 2012
University of San Carlos, Cebu City
Dear UGAT Community,
We are pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for our 34th Conference, along with registration details and a list of hotels in close proximity to our conference host for this year, The University of San Carlos. We would appreciate if you could pass this information along to your own relevant circles.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in October!
The UGAT Secretariat
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6 July 2012
Dear friends and colleagues,
The attainment and promotion of “well-being,” couched in various terms, has always been the default goal in a range of initiatives focused on human amelioration and social transformation. Over the years, there has been a proliferation of culturally constituted constructions and indices of “well-being” propounded by certain public, private, and religious institutions. This engenders the question of how responsive and responsible these conceptualizations and appropriations are in relation to the sensibilities and needs of communities in whose lives these entities intervene. As well, this question provokes ethical and practical concerns that anthropologists and related practitioners must address.
This year’s conference will have paper and panel proposals that will generate analyses and insights that critically engage processes and outcomes associated with the multiple ways by which “well-being” is construed and deployed in actual initiatives, keeping in mind the tensions and contradictions that these inevitably generate. Of interest to this conference would be ethnographic contributions, that flesh out actual engagements with the different sectors in Philippine society, such as the fisher folks, organized labor, women, indigenous peoples, informal settlers, differently-abled persons, senior citizens, youth, LGBT, among others. It should be noted that this conference fundamentally negates the false dichotomy between academic and applied orientation of ethically engaged anthropological practice.
In view of this, we would like to invite you to this year’s conference with the theme “Culture” and “Well-Being”: Conceptualizations, Appropriations, Implications on October 25-27, 2012, at the University of San Carlos (Main Campus), Cebu City.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
The registration for the conference will be on-site (specific venue to be announced), at the Main Campus of the University of San Carlos, P. del Rosario St., Cebu City.
- The registration fee is PhP 2,500 (PhP 2,250 for non-presenting students) to cover the conference kit and meals (lunch and snacks).
- Graduate and undergraduate students who are presenting papers are given a reduced fee of 50% (PhP 1,250).
- Non-student presenters and regular participants may also register early and avail of the “early bird” fee of PhP 1,800 (until 12 October 2011). Please deposit the amount to the “Ugnayang Pang-Aghamtao, Inc.” CA 00-275-830432-1 at the Philippine National Bank (PNB) (UP Campus Branch). Make sure to bring and present the deposit slip during conference registration.
Travel and accommodation expenses will not be covered by the conference organizers, and interested participants are advised to make their own reservations. We have included a list of accommodation options with this letter.
Should you have queries, please do not hesitate to contact the UGAT Secretariat at 0906-2285977 (Ms. Lauren Villarama)/0917-6321706 (Ms. Pamela Cajilig) or e-mail address ugat.conference@gmail.com.
Thank you very much and we hope to see you in Cebu City.
Sincerely,(signed)
Eufracio C. Abaya, Ph.D.
President
Rozanno E. Rufino
Executive Director
Ugnayang Pang-AghamTao, Inc.
