"Here Lies Love" in Critical Contexts

Sulo: The Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU invites you to the launch of “Here Lies Love in Critical Contexts,” a public syllabus by Nerve V. Macaspac (Queens College) and Lara Saguisag (New York University). The syllabus compiles resources that contextualize and complicate the musical Here Lies Love, which premiered on Broadway in July 2023. The two-day program, held in commemoration of the 51st anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines, includes film screenings and teach-ins that invite audiences to engage with some of the texts and themes included in the syllabus.

All events are free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please register via this Google Form.

Schedule of Events

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

King Juan Carlos Center, 53 Washington Square South, NYU

2:00 PM to 4:30 PM: Screening and discussion of Ramona S. Diaz’s Imelda (2003)

5:00 PM to 6:00 PM:  Teach-in: Children’s Literature and Martial Law in the Philippines

Thursday, September 21, 2023

King Juan Carlos Center, 53 Washington Square South, NYU

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM: Teach-in: A Dynasty of Disinformation: The Marcoses, Power, and Rewriting of History

4:30 PM to 6:00 PM: Reception and Launch of “Here Lies Love in Critical Contexts: A Public Syllabus”

6:00 PM to 8:45 PM: Screening and discussion of Jeanette Ifurung and Mike Alcazaren’s 11,103 (2022)