The 2nd Baguio Social Science Summit

Theme

"Transformations in the Philippine Social Landscape: the Northern Panorama"

October 17-19, 2012
RCB Dome, University of Baguio
Baguio City, 2600 Philippines

The 2BSSS is a national conference that aims to bring to Baguio City representatives from the academe, the government, the tourism sector, the youth sector, the religious sector, and civil society to engage in a scholarly exchange on the issues that currently shake the country’s social environs. It is the Summit’s intent to provide a forum where various vantage points on the current social landscape of the country and projected directions of research can be shared and scrutinized.

We therefore invite scholars to present their researches (ongoing/finished) that are related to the subthemes below.

Scholars from outside of the Philippines are also invited to attend. Interested foreign presenters may also submit the abstracts of their studies on the identified subthemes.

SUBTHEMES: 

a. modern religiosity and the Filipino public sphere
b. recent Philippine political shifts and trajectories
c. the Filipino diaspora and other mass movements
d. autonomy in the Cordillera and in Muslim Mindanao
e. studies on Philippine mountain cultures and ethnic minorities
f. displacements and forcible evictions, development projects and their impacts on local communities
g. reconstruction and conservation of tourism spaces, the social impacts of tourism
h. environmental protection and conservation
i. use of social capital and resilience of communities to disasters
j. internationalization of Philippine higher education and multicultural education
k. conditions of the LGBT community
l. online ethnography focusing on ICT and the youth  

new!! Registration rate for Students: Php1,500.oo

ABSTRACT Submission Details 

a. 400-500 words
b. Text: Times New Roman (12" font size)
c. Abstract submission should identify the subtheme it falls under and should include the full name of the author and his/her institutional affiliation. Organizers, however, have the right to redirect when needed your paper to a subtheme other than that which you have identified.
d. Submissions should be accompanied by author's academic profile (containing not more than 200 words). It should contain author's full name, contact information (email, phone/fax, office address), and academic background. The profile should also contain a photo of the author.

Abstract submissions and inquiries from interested participants may be addressed to:
Mr. Farland Valera
Department of Political Science
University of Baguio
Office Tel.: (074) 442-4915 loc. 275
Telefax: (074) 442-5367; (074) 442-8749
Email: socsummitbaguio@gmail.com; socsummitbaguio@yahoo.com; masalikot@gmail.com  

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Dr. Mark Joseph T. Calano
President, Philosophical Association of the Philippines
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Ateneo de Manila University

Prof. Liezl Astudillo
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology, De La Salle University-Manila

The third speaker (from Mindanao) will be announced soon.  

Important Dates...
Start of Sending Notice of Acceptance - July 23, 2012
Deadline of Abstract Submission - September 8, 2012

REGISTRATION: Opens on August 1, 2012
End of Early Registration is on September 18, 2012
Early Bird Registration Rate - Php 2,000.oo
Early Bird Registration Rate (Foreign Participants) - USD 65.oo

Regular/On-Site Registration - Php 2,500.oo

We'll post an update regarding the Registration Procedure this July. Stay tuned! 

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The 2BSSS is jointly organized by:

The Department of Social Sciences and Humanities 

The Department of Philosophy 

The Department of Political Science 

University of Baguio, Philippines

THE GREAT DEBATERS

ARGDEP1 ~ Communication & Broadcasting Students
ARGDEB1 ~ Political Science & Law Students
LEAARD1 ~ Criminology Students

FOR MY DEBATE CLASSES:
As you watch the film, listen intently to the dialogs of the characters.
1. List down three strong statements (identify the name of the characters that stated them) you heard as you watched the entire movie.
2. Write the dialog (followed by the name of the character that uttered it) using 1/2 CW paper.
3. Submit at the end of the film viewing activity to the teacher assigned to supervise your class.

4. Select a compelling statement (from the entire movie) delivered by any of the characters and use that statement as the THEME of your ARGUMENTATIVE speech.  Example: "The judge is God." (By Mr. Tolson)
5. Write a 4-5 minute speech that revolves around your selected theme.
6. For MWF classes, submit a copy of your speech on February 3, 2014.  We will meet to hear & rate the speeches on February 3, 5, and 7.
7. For TTH classes, submit a copy of your speech on February 4, 2014.  We will meet to hear & rate the speeches on February 4 and 6.

See y'all! Cheers! ^_^

THE GREAT DEBATERS - Movie Synopsis

Believe in the power of words.

From two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and an ensemble cast lead by Washington that includes Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker, comes THE GREAT DEBATERS. Inspired by a true story, THE GREAT DEBATERS chronicles the journey of Professor Melvin Tolson (Denzel Washington), a brilliant, but volatile, debate team coach who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small African American college (Wiley College) in the deep south into a historically elite debate team. A controversial figure, Professor Tolson challenged the social mores of the time and was under constant fire for his unconventional and ferocious teaching methods as well as his radical political views. In the pursuit for excellence, Tolson's debate team receives a groundbreaking invitation to debate Harvard University's championship team. The film is directed by Denzel Washington and stars Washington, Forest Whitaker, Jurnee Smollett, Nate Parker, Denzel Whitaker, and Kimberly Elise. "The Great Debaters" was written by Robert Eisele and produced by Todd Black, Kate Forte, Oprah Winfrey and Joe Roth. SOURCE: http://www.wileyc.edu/tgd.asp