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Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Schools: History 166: Philippine History Second Semester 2018-2019
Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Schools: History 166: Philippine History Second Semester 2018-2019
Loyola Schools
As Hi 165 traces the development of the Philippines from the pre-Spanish period to the Revolution of 1896-
1897, Hi 166 concentrates on the challenges that the Philippines faced in its efforts to establish an
independent democratic republic. The course discusses the forging of a national identity and government
in the late 19th early 20th centuries, the entry of the United States and the Philippine-American War, the
experience under American colonial rule, preparation for eventual independence, the exigencies of war and
occupation under Japan, and the struggles of the young republic. The course closes with the declaration of
martial law in 1972, when the nation’s experiment with Western-style democracy came to a temporary end.
B. Course Objectives
1. Identify primary sources in Philippine history and explain the manner by which such sources are
used to construct historical narratives;
2. Trace the development of the Philippine nation from the revolutionary period to the EDSA People
Power Revolution of 1986 and outline key events;
3. Determine the validity and limitations of both primary and secondary sources by assessing their
context;
4. Construct an argument based on the appraisal of historical sources.
5. Connect the Philippines and its historical experiences to global and international currents and
realities.
C. Methodology
The course is a historiographic approach to teaching Philippine history and will make use of lectures,
critical readings of both primary and secondary sources, and guided research.
Syllabus
24 January 2019 Why Rizal? How the ‘Emergence “Ilocano Superstitions that are
of the Filipino Nation’? Similarly Found in Europe” in
Isabelo de los Reyes, El Folk-Lore
Filipino (Quezon City: University of
the Philippines Press, 2010), 127-
141.
29 January 2019 How cool were the Ilustrados? “Waiting for Mariang Makiling” in
Resil B. Mojares, Waiting for
Mariang Makiling: Essays in
Philippine Cultural History
(Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila
University Press, 2002), 1-19.
12 February 2019 How benevolent was “Chapter Six: The Filipino Colonial
Benevolent Assimilation? State, 1902-1946” in Patricio N.
Abinales and Donna J. Amoroso,
State and Society in the
Philippines (Pasig City: Anvil
Publishing Inc., 2005), 134-166.
14 February 2019 Why do some people think that “A Time Between Times” and “The
war is cool? Coming of the Americans” in Resil
B. Mojares, The War Against the
Americans and Collaboration in
Cebu, 1899-1906 (Quezon City:
Ateneo de Manila University
Press, 1999), 5-16; 17-25.
21 February 2019 Shall the Filipina Women Vote? Michael Cullinane, Ilustrado
Politics: Filipino Elite Responses to
American Rule, 1898-1908
(Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila
University Press, 2003), 112-142.
19 March 2019 Where are all the women in Vina A. Lanzona, Amazons of the
history? HUK Rebellion: Gender, Sex, and
Revolution in the Philippines
(Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila
University Press, 2010).
Lisandro E. Claudio, ‘Postcolonial
Fissures and the Contingent
Nation: An Antinationalist Critique
of Philippine Historiography’ in
Philippine Studies: Historical and
Ethnographic Viewpoints Vol. 61,
No. 1 (2013), 45-75.
4 April 2019 What is left of the Left? Patricio Abinales (ed.), The
Revolution Falters The Left in
Philippine Politics after 1986
(Southeast Asia Program
Publications).
*additional readings may be added throughout the semester at the discretion of the course instructor
E. Supplemetary Sources
Agoncillo, Teodoro. History of the Filipino People, 8th ed. Quezon City: Garotech Publishing, 1990.
Abinales, Patricio and Donna J. Amoroso, State and Society in the Philippines. Pasig City: Anvil Publishing
Inc., 2005.
Arnold, John H. History, A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
Boyce, James K. the Political Economy of Growth and Impverishment in the Marcos Era. Quezon City:
Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1993.
Gottschalk, Louis Reichenthal. Understanding History: A Primer of Historical Method. New York: Knopf,
1969.
Tosh, John. The Pursuit of History: Aims, Methods, and New Directions in the Study of History. 6 th ed.
London and New York: Routledge, 2015.
The Library of Congress. Digital Collections. https://www.loc.gov/collections/
F. Course Requirements
The final exam is comprehensive and covers all topics discussed in class during the semester.
G. Grading System
A 92 and above
B+ 87-91
B 83-86
C+ 79-82
C 75-78
D 70-74
F 69 and below
W Overcut
H. Classroom Policies
1. A beadle will be selected on the second day of class. The beadle will assist in the checking of
attendance, dissemination of announcements and circulation of readings.
2. Attendance will be checked at the beginning of every class with the assistance of the class beadles.
Incurring more than six cuts will result in a final grade of W.
3. Students who come in late will be penalized the equivalent of half a cut.
4. Students who come in late must inform the instructor immediately at the end of the class about their
tardiness or they will be penalized a full cut.
5. Leaving the classroom for a prolonged period of time once the class has started will be recorded as an
absence.
6. Absences due to late registration are considered cuts.
7. It is the responsibility of students to read the required text in preparation for class discussions and
exams.
8. Students who are disruptive or display untoward and/or rude behavior in class will be sent out and
penalized a full cut.
9. No make-up exams will be given to students who fail to take an exam except in cases where the reason
is considered grave and proper documentation is presented. Students who miss exams due to unavoidable
official school business are also allowed a make-up exam.
10. Requirements will only be accepted during the first fifteen minutes of class, and only in the class for
which a student is enrolled. Acceptance of late requirements will be at the discretion of the instructor.
Penalties for late requirements, if accepted, will also be at the discretion of the instructor.
11. The use of mobile phones during class is strictly prohibited.
12. The use of laptops, notebooks and/or other electronic devices is allowed within certain limits. Abuse of
this function will be considered as disruptive, rude or improper and may merit sanctions.
13. There will be no distinction made between excused and unexcused absences.
14. Announcements will be made through an online bulletin board (the URL of the bulletin board will be
given out on the first day of class)
15. It is the responsibility of students to check the online bulletin board for announcements regularly.
16. Students who merit a pre-final grade of B+ *(87) are exempted from taking the Final Exam.
I. Consultation Hours
Consultation hours are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 1400 to 1530, at the history department.