Title: Students as Gangs: Fraternity Violence at the University of the Philippines
Speaker: Professor Patricio N. Abinales, Asian Studies Program/Center
for Philippine Studies, The School of Pacific and Asian Studies,
University of Hawaii-Manoa
Date: May 11 (Mon.), 12:00 – 13:30, 2015
Place: Tonan tei (Room No. 201), Inamori Foundation Memorial Building, Kyoto University
Abstract:
This talk is an initial historical explanation of why fraternities at
the University of the Philippines engage in violent clashes throughout
an academic school year. It will explore the causes of these conflicts,
the main actors involved, and how these “rumbles” (as they are known)
affect internal university affairs as well as UP’s relationship with
outside political actors.
Moderator: Caroline Hau (CSEAS)
