CSC@40: CSC Fieldnotes

CSC Fieldnotes is back!   In celebration of the Cordillera Studies Center's 42nd anniversary, CSC Fieldnotes is hosting a special episode featuring the UP Baguio Office of Counseling and Guidance research team. Ms. Aurora Parcasio and Ms. Liza Ngiao talk about their action research on UP Baguio students' wellbeing, their work as guidance counselors, and keeping a growth mindset in the current times.   -- Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are of the speakers' and do not necessarily reflect that of the Cordillera Studies Center.

Introducting CSC Podcast Crossovers! February is National Arts Month, and we're fortunate to have been able to sit down with Prof. Lars Raymund Ubaldo of the De La Salle University - Manila to discuss his book, "Mun-udi: Ang Panday na Ifugao bilang Tagapag-ingat ng Taal na Kaalaman," on the art, craft and tradition of blacksmithing, published by the CSC in 2016. [Original Airing: 5 February 2021] --- We all have that shelf of books that we come back to time and again, or that stack of books we've been meaning to read but never seem to get around to reading. Join the Cordillera Studies Center for a special podcast where we speak to CSC-published authors about their work, both recent and past. If you've been wanting to catch up or just want to learn something new, this is the podcast for you.  

Introducing CSC Podcast Crossovers! For the first episode of CSC Bookshelf, we sit down with Prof. Michael Armand Canilao of the Archaeological Studies Department, University of the Philippines Diliman about his work in archaeology, remote sensing and his first book, Michael Armand Canilao, "Of Gold, Spanish Conquistadors and Ibaloi Generational Memory" published by the CSC in 2011. [Original Airing: 2 December 2020] --- We all have that shelf of books that we come back to time and again, or that stack of books we've been meaning to read but never seem to get around to reading. Join the Cordillera Studies Center for a special podcast where we speak to CSC-published authors about their work, both recent and past. If you've been wanting to catch up or just want to learn something new, this is the podcast for you.

Join us in an inspiring *and* inspired conversation with Prof. Romeo Dizon,  mountaintop marine biologist and professor at the College of Science, UP Baguio, on exploring the Benham Rise, marine science research and more!

CSC Fieldnotes is back for 2021! As our contribution to the celebration of International Women's Day this year, we interviewed professor, nurse, researcher and community health worker, Prof. Erlinda Castro-Palaganas about her work on health, development, women and the multi-dimensional character of poverty in the Philippines.

Former UP Baguio Chancellor Prof. Priscilla Supnet-Macansantos of the Department of Mathematics and Computing Science joins us for the last CSC Fieldnotes episode for 2020, and talks to us about the sometimes funny, often circuitous ways that life works out, the versatility of mathematics as a field, and self-care in academia.

Prof. Paul Ignacio of the Department of Mathematics and Computing Science UP Baguio introduces us to the promising world of topological data analysis (TDA). --- Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are of the speakers' and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Cordillera Studies Center. For more details, please contact our guest at ppignacio@up.edu.ph

This week, we got acquainted with the study of native plants and the challenges and joys of studying them with Prof. Maverick Tamayo of the UP Baguio Department of Biology.

Speech communications professor Shekinah Queri chats with us about performance, identity, indigenous games and breaking out of one's comfort zone in the name of advocacy and research.  Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are of the speakers' and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Cordillera Studies Center.

Prof. Jason Paolo Telles of the UP Baguio College of Arts and Communication takes us through the challenging yet exciting field of broadcast communication, cultural mediation, and indigenous representation in radio. Radio drama clips used with permission from DZWT 540, full episodes available on Youtube.

Prof. Jose Mathew Luga of the College of Social Sciences Department of History and Philosophy talks to us about kuwentong-buhay, kuwentong-bayan and the importance of taking stock of everyday lives.

We sit down and discuss research, product development, technology transfer and the magic of creation (on several levels) with Prof. Dora Balangcod of the Dept. of Biology and Prof. Ashlyn Balangcod of the Dept. of Math and Computing Science, UPB.

Ahead of her CSC-organized webinar on Sept. 28, Prof. Rosemary Gutierrez of the UP Baguio College of Science talks microbes, lab discoveries and field adventures with us on this episode of CSC Fieldnotes, now airing every second and fourth Fridays of the month on your favorite podcast platforms.

CAC UP Baguio Dean Jimmy Fong discusses his various experiences of doing research in the field of communication: from Igorot country music to language research for mother tongue-based multilingual education. Featuring SABONG SHI BAHONG by Cesar Pasiw and Sayang tulagan ta by Sogaypan.

In this episode, VCAA Abansi takes us through the various applications of economic research, recounting her experiences and involvement in numerous projects for sustainable development – from economic valuation of natural resources to urban agriculture.

In this episode, the PABIDACO team discusses opportunities for biodiversity research through interdisciplinary work in biology, ecology, social sciences and the humanities. -- Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are of the speakers' and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Cordillera Studies Center.

In this episode, Dr. Nela Florendo and Dr. Charita Delos Reyes of the UPB Dept. of History and Philosophy talk about the challenges and joys of archival research, delving into their own experiences as historians in the Cordillera region. --- Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are of the speakers' and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Cordillera Studies Center.

In this episode, Chancellor Rovillos and Prof. Abayao lead a lively discussion on the theory and methods of doing ethnohistory in the Cordillera region and share valuable advice for students of history.    

In this episode, Prof. Wilfredo V. Alangui enlightens us about mathematics and culture, discussing his work in exploring the theory and application of ethnomathematics in the Cordillera. --- Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are of the speakers' and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Cordillera Studies Center.

In this episode, Dean Dee Javier discusses her work in landslide mapping in partnership with Cordilleran communities, forwarding the use of science and technology in local governments' decision-making. -- Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are of the speakers' and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Cordillera Studies Center.

We had a fun and inspiring chat with a team of DLLA and DASP faculty about their interdisciplinary research on mother tongue mapping in Baguio City. --- Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are of the speakers' and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Cordillera Studies Center

We sit down and chat with Prof. Analyn Salvador-Amores about fieldwork and interdisciplinary research methods as project leader for the ongoing, multi-phase Cordillera Textiles Project (CORDITEX).

This week, Prof. Roland Rabang and Prof. Io Jularbal discuss their experiences of facilitating community archiving in indigenous communities and give advice for aspiring researchers in Cordillera studies. New episodes uploaded every Friday at 6pm! --- Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are of the speakers' and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Cordillera Studies Center.

Teaser for the Cordillera Studies Center's anniversary podcast, CSC Fieldnotes.