Associate Professor, Southeast Asian Studies/History
ddelac@umich.edu
Office Information:
202 S. Thayer, Suite 6111; Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608
phone: 734.615.8504
Center for Southeast Asian Studies;
CSEAS Faculty;
CSEAS Executive Committee
Education/Degree:
Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology, Columbia University, 2006
About
Research Interests
Deirdre de la Cruz specializes in the cultures and histories of Southeast Asia, in particular the Philippines. Her current book project is a historical and ethnographic examination of several apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the Philippines from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, especially as they articulate with projects and practices of colonial and post-colonial modernity. In addition to Philippine history and ethnography, her research interests include theories of religion, colonialism and post-colonialism, visual culture, histories and theories of the mass media, and global occultisms.
Recent Courses Taught
The Philippines: Culture and History
Jesus Comes to Asia
Possessing Culture: Spirit Mediumship and Ethnography in Southeast Asia
Secular Enchantments: Technology and Modernity in the Asia-Pacific
Affiliation(s)
- Asian Languages & Cultures
- Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Award(s)
- National Humanities Center, SIAS Summer Institute Fellow (2007-2008)
- Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Woodrow Wilson Foundation (2003-2004)
- Fulbright-Hayes Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship (2000-2001)
