The Newsletter 99 Autumn 2024

The Newsletter is published by IIAS 3 times a year, and distributed in both electronic and paper formats. Each issue includes a number of research essays, reviews of Asian studies publications, news about IIAS projects and programmes, a featured art exhibition, and pages edited by our regional partners. Order your free copy through iias.subscribe@iias.nl. 

This edition of The Focus gives an overview of colonial era spaces and monuments in the Philippines. Through articles on diverse topics – from WWII and the Japanese occupation to the American colonial-era statues commemorating José Rizal, from the under-studied Filipino architect Antonio Toledo to a broader discussion of the politics of remembrance and commemoration – the collection underscores how such architectures and memorials shaped past identity and how they have been used to further reinforce what it is to be ‘Filipino’ in the postcolonial setting.