Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Professor Cañete of the UP Asian Center Inducted Into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

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Professor Reuben Ramas Cañete of UP Asian Center was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society last Friday, 5 June 2015 at the University Theater, University of the Philippines Diliman.

Dr. Cañete was recognized for his many scholarly contributions to art studies and art criticism. He has a Ph.D. in Philippine Studies from the University of the Philippines Diliman and has published widely on political aesthetics, masculinity studies, and the preservation and promotion of local artistic traditions in Cebu and Bulacan.  He is the author of  Masculinity, Media, and Their Publics in the Philippines: Selected Essays and Sacrificial Bodies: The Oblation and the Political Aesthetics of Masculine Representations in Philippine Visual Cultures.

At present, he is Assistant to the Dean for Research and Publications and is part of the Executive Council of the National Committee on Visual Arts, National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Visit his faculty profile.

According to the program of the induction ceremony, “membership to the Honor Society is only by invitation and is earned by meeting Phi Kappa Phi’s criteria of excellence and good moral character.” Dr. Cañete was joined by fellow inductees, most of whom “include the upper 10% of seniors and 7.5% of juniors, along with outstanding graduate students, faculty, administrators, professional staff, and alumni.” He was only one of four faculty members who were inducted by Phi Kappa Phi this year.

Professor Cañete was introduced by Dr. Carolyn Sobritchea, former dean, assistant treasurer of Phi Kappa Phi, and currently professorial lecturer at the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded  in 1897 at the University of Maine, and Chapter 045 of the Society was established at the University of the Philippines in 1933. At present, chapter 045 has 9,307 members. Photo: Dr. Cañete (2nd from right) during the induction ceremony. Grabbed from the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society University of the Philippines Facebook page.

The Asian Center offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allows students to major in Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. The Center offers a Ph.D. program in Philippine Studies in conjunction with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. For an overview of these graduate programs, click here. The Asian Center also publishes Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia, the latest issue of which can be downloaded at the journal's website. For other news and upcoming events at the Asian Center, click here.