Hau, Caroline Sy
hau cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Research Departments・Position
Social Coexistence・Professor
Area
Cultural Studies
Research Interests / Keywords
・Elite Networks and Circulation in the Philippines and East Asia
・Nationalism and Literature in the Philippines
・Chinese Overseas in the Philippines and Southeast Asia
Overview
| Elite Networks and Circulation in the Philippines and East Asia |
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My research deals with the historical formation, trajectory, and cultural and political consequences of elites in the Philippines and East Asia more generally. |
| Nationalism and Literature in the Philippines |
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My long-term research on Philippine literary history and criticism deals with the issue of nationalism and its influence on Filipino writings in English, Filipino, and Chinese. |
| Chinese Overseas in the Philippines and Southeast Asia |
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!I have done extensive research on the Overseas Chinese and Chinese Overseas, with particular emphasis in literary, cinematic, and cultural production, in the Philippines and Southeast Asia more generally. |
Research funds
| Type | Theme | Period |
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| Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) | Network Analysis on Elite Circulation in Southeast Asia | 2019 – 2021 |
| Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) | Reconsidering State-Building in Southeast Asia | 2017 – 2019 |
| Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area) | Comparative and Historical Studies on Emerging States, and Regional and Global Orders | 2013 – 2017 |
Awards
| Award | Title of the research/ Book | Date |
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| Best Book of Literary Criticism/Literary History in English, the 37th National Book Award of the National Book Development Board and the Philippines and the Manila Critics Circle | Elites and Ilustrados in Philippine Culture | November 2018 |