The Center for Southeast Asian Studies organizes and sponsors a number of events such as lectures, film screening, workshops, symposia, conferences, exhibits, and performances throughout the year. Several of these events are in collaboration with other U-M units, and are often free and open to the public.
Book Launch: Halo-Halo Ecologies: The Emergent Environments Behind Filipino Food
Alyssa Paredes, assistant professor of anthropology, University of Michigan; Marvin Montefrio, associate professor of environmental sciences, Yale-NUS College
Join Alyssa Paredes (Assistant Professor, University of Michigan) and Marvin Montefrio (Associate Professor, Yale-NUS College) for the release of their upcoming edited collection: Halo-Halo Ecologies: The Emergent Environments behind Filipino Food (
https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/halo-halo-ecologies-the-emergent-environments-behind-filipino-food/) is a recipe for a new storytelling tradition that combines critical studies of Filipino food and of the environment.
Contributors
Anacorita O. Abasolo
Inigo Acosta
Maria Carinnes Alejandria
Tami Alvarez
Mary Jill Ira Banta
Jose Kervin C.B. Calabias
Dana M. Collins
Adrian De Leon
Katrina Beatrice David Jacinto
Nicolo Paolo P. Ludovice
Orven Mallari
Anthony D. Medrano
Marvin Joseph F. Montefrio
Alyssa Paredes
Cla Ruzol
Joshua Ezekiel C. Sales
Thea Kersti Tandog
Jessie Varquez
It takes as its starting point the metaphor of halo-halo, the iconic dessert of crushed ice, jellies, fruit slices, and ube jam. Food writers and social historians alike frequently describe this summertime treat as a symbol of Filipino cultural identity for the ways it mixes local and foreign ingredients into a concoction now readily recognized as typically “Pinoy.” But halo-halo is also a product of Philippine ecosystems—that is to say, it represents an eclectic blend of environmental tales in an ever evolving and highly politicized foodscape. The first of its kind, Halo-Halo Ecologies brings together a transnational community of food enthusiasts, engaged scholars, and social and environmental activists to set the table for a new canon in Philippine and Filipino/Filipinx studies, and in food studies more broadly. In twelve chapters, the contributors complicate cultural icons, like Jollibee Chickenjoy and the sari-sari store, and bring these into conversation with the scavenging practices of informal settlements in Manila and the agroecological practices of Indigenous Lumad schools. They reveal new challenges in landscapes spanning the mountainous frontiers of Northern Luzon, the carceral spaces of urban Manila; the disaster-prone coastal communities of the Visayas; the hunger-stricken plantation zones of Mindanao, the ever-changing tides of the archipelago’s waterways, and the invisibilized ecologies of the diaspora. These are the emergent environments behind Filipino food, and they compel us to reimagine what, how, and why we eat.
Conversation moderated by Deirdre de la Cruz
If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at cseas@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
Contributors
Anacorita O. Abasolo
Inigo Acosta
Maria Carinnes Alejandria
Tami Alvarez
Mary Jill Ira Banta
Jose Kervin C.B. Calabias
Dana M. Collins
Adrian De Leon
Katrina Beatrice David Jacinto
Nicolo Paolo P. Ludovice
Orven Mallari
Anthony D. Medrano
Marvin Joseph F. Montefrio
Alyssa Paredes
Cla Ruzol
Joshua Ezekiel C. Sales
Thea Kersti Tandog
Jessie Varquez
It takes as its starting point the metaphor of halo-halo, the iconic dessert of crushed ice, jellies, fruit slices, and ube jam. Food writers and social historians alike frequently describe this summertime treat as a symbol of Filipino cultural identity for the ways it mixes local and foreign ingredients into a concoction now readily recognized as typically “Pinoy.” But halo-halo is also a product of Philippine ecosystems—that is to say, it represents an eclectic blend of environmental tales in an ever evolving and highly politicized foodscape. The first of its kind, Halo-Halo Ecologies brings together a transnational community of food enthusiasts, engaged scholars, and social and environmental activists to set the table for a new canon in Philippine and Filipino/Filipinx studies, and in food studies more broadly. In twelve chapters, the contributors complicate cultural icons, like Jollibee Chickenjoy and the sari-sari store, and bring these into conversation with the scavenging practices of informal settlements in Manila and the agroecological practices of Indigenous Lumad schools. They reveal new challenges in landscapes spanning the mountainous frontiers of Northern Luzon, the carceral spaces of urban Manila; the disaster-prone coastal communities of the Visayas; the hunger-stricken plantation zones of Mindanao, the ever-changing tides of the archipelago’s waterways, and the invisibilized ecologies of the diaspora. These are the emergent environments behind Filipino food, and they compel us to reimagine what, how, and why we eat.
Conversation moderated by Deirdre de la Cruz
If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at cseas@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
| Building: | Weiser Hall |
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| Event Type: | Presentation |
| Tags: | Asia, Food, Philippines |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Center for Southeast Asian Studies, International Institute, Asian Languages and Cultures |
