Grace Liza Y. Concepcion, PhD

TEACHING

KAS 1: Philippine History

The KAS 1 course serves as a critical study of history to develop students’ historical awareness. This is important in the current era because it requires an understanding of interpretation and the relationship between events and time. The student will learn to know the context of an event, its effect on subsequent events, the value of primary sources, and the critical evaluation of the truth and accuracy of the references. History can be understood not only as the events of the past but also as a continuous effort to understand the present and be the basis for one’s own participation in the continuous development of the nation that recognizes the history, culture, and identity of different ethno-linguistic groups. and Filipino Muslims.

Kas 101: Ancient and Medieval History of Europe

Kasaysayan 101 is a major subject explores the ancient and medieval history of Europe. It will examine the origins of Western civilization from the Classical era until the High Middle Ages. The course will teach students to engage with relevant primary sources.

Kas 102: Modern Europe

This course discusses the culture and civilization of Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. It examines the cultural, religious, economic, and intellectual dimensions of historical events that impacted European society in the modern era. The course delves into the connection of European civilization with others using a comparative and interdisciplinary approach.

Kas 119: Indigenous and Ethnic History

This course is designed to serve as an elective course in the area of Philippine history for History and non-History majors who aim to analyze Philippine social development in acomprehensive manner.  As a course offering in the Philippine history area, it reflects the focus of the program to provide an integrated approach to the study and understanding of Philippine history, incorporating the major ethnolinguistic groups in the narrative of national development. This course aims to help students grasp the historical development of the nation as seen through the dynamic relationships among the ethnolinguistic groups during different periods.  Understanding the roles and interactions of these various groups will help the students acquire the skills to analyze the conditions and challenges of modern-day Philippine society.

Kas 302: Seminar on Imperialism and Colonialism

This graduate course examines the origins, impact, and legacy of colonialism and imperialism from the 15th to the 20th century. Moreover, it will analyze relevant questions and themes presented in the historical scholarship. The course will focus on the study of concepts like connected and intertwined histories, collaborations, circulations across empires, knowledge production, notions of modernity, and imperial transitions. The course invites students to draw parallels between the Philippine experience with empires and that of other countries. Finally, the seminar will challenge students to apply the questions imperialism and colonialism raise to their respective course research papers. 

RESEARCH

Below, you’ll find my publications and ongoing research. If you’re interested in my work, feel free to message me. I’d be happy to answer questions.

2019-2023

“The Native Militia in the Seventeenth-Century Spanish Philippines: A Space of Power for the Indigenous Elite.” Itinerario 47, no. 1 (2023): 1–23. doi:10.1017/S0165115323000062.

“Indigenous Landowners in 17th-century Philippines.” 1521 Revisited: The Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines, vol. 3. Manila: National Historical Commission of the Philippines, 2023.

“Negotiating Land in the Spanish Philippines: Cases of Land Donations and Boundary Disputes in Laguna, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries.” Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints 67, no. 3 (2019): 285-313. https://doi.org/10.1353/phs.2019.0018.

“Pagsanjan: From Contact Zone to Provincial Capital in the 17th Century” The Journal of History 65, no. 1 (2019). 

Manuscripts in preparation

“Juan Luna as Nationalist Painter and Hero: Examining Configurations of Public Memory in the Philippines. Forthcoming in South East Asia Research journal.

“The Role of the Principalía in the Religious Life of Pueblos in Laguna in the 17th Century”. Forthcoming in the Journal of Philippine Local History and Heritage.

“Land as Commodity in 17th Century Philippines” for “Ownership Regimes in the Iberian World, 1510-1850″ book project (under review)

“Wills of the Dead: Inheritance and other legacies in Early Modern Philippines,” for the book project “Everyday Life in the Philippines, 1657–1699: Selections from the Manuscripts of Juan de Paz.” Forthcoming.

“Native claims on Chinese and Japanese-owned lands; and other natives’ lands,” book chapter for the project “Institutional Bricolage” (under review)