Title: Writing from the Philippine Diaspora Speakers: Professor Luis H. Francia, New York University Date: July 13 (Mon.), 2015, 16:00 - 18:00 Place: Tonan-tei Room No. 201, Inamori Foundation Memorial Building, CSEAS, Kyoto University   Abstract: In this talk, interspersed with readings, the Manila-born, New York-based noted poet, nonfiction writer and journalist Luis H. Francia reflects on how living in the Filipino diaspora for several decades has inevitably influenced his writing. Among other perspectives, he examines what it means to be a postcolonial subject in a world where identity is both a fluid and fixed notion. He will read from Tattered Boat, his 2014 volume of poetry and his latest [ Read More ]