Somewhat surprised but very happy to report that my ghost book has won the John F. Richards Prize in South Asian history from the American Historical Association. I am humbled by the trust my colleagues on the committee put in my scholarship. American Historical Association Purdue History Dept.

Kiko Barzaga doesn't deserve the spotlight. For today's Rappler newsletter, I make the case on why media should cover Barzaga using a more critical lens. Parroting his statements carelessly risks elevating a figure whose credentials cannot withstand scrutiny.

Why hasn't our preoccupation with theories of the beautiful resulted in a theoretical treatment of the ugly? Theories of Ugliness (bit.ly/3IWOlSe) scrutinises ideas of the ugly from across Western aesthetic and philosophical writing. Preview: bit.ly/4hadFk7

Arizona Brandy's "Arizona B" is #1 now on iTunes Philippines Top Songs chart.

Lest we forget -- the call to boycott this pro-Israeli Bookfair is endorsed by the Palestinian-led BDS movement. The difficulty that many Filipino writers grappled with regarding the boycott call is already a test of principle, and we should ask -- for what?

Anyway the US edition of Yñiga will be out Aug 2026 from Coffee House Press!! And new cover + some nice words old and new from oomfs! And now available for preorder!! coffeehousepress.org/products/yniga

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I have an essay on self-help, the "philosophy" industry, and human finitude in our new issue. As Dylan said of "Tangled Up In Blue," it took me ten years to live and two to write. I hope you enjoy. thedriftmag.com/how-i-learned-…

Dalawang beses na akong nakulong. Yung mga dapat makulong ha, hindi pa nakukulong! Juskolord! Wala pa talaga kahit isa. 🙄 Sila naman, please! Ikulong na yan, mga kurakot!

"Resistance entails understanding the struggles required now to hand life and freedom to those who come after us." Please read this stunning and goose bump-producing essay by Andreas Malm in Salvage, which reminds us of what actually matters. salvage.zone/the-politics-o…

Hello dearies, I've made available online my syllabus for the course titled, Bodies and Sexualities: Transnational/Queer Feminisms It's a reading-heavy course (3h each week for 8 weeks) for MA Year 2 students with a guest lecture. You can consult it here: doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.…

The AAS-in-Asia 2026 in Lahore calls for proposals that engage with Asia's significance as a site of continuity and reinvention in global history, under the theme “Centering Asia: Refiguring Connections, Recharting Futures.” event.fourwaves.com/aas2026-lahore…

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Princeton University calls for applications to the Fung Global Fellows Program at Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS). For the academic year 2026-27 the focus is "the Politics of the Archive." Application deadline: Nov 17 bit.ly/4nlZryv

HUH?!? Pinatay ang mga Tumandok indigenous people at pinalayas sa lupang ninuno para matuloy ang mapaminsalang proyekto na ito. Pinondohan pa ito ni Marcos Jr ng Php5 bilyon noong 2024 mula sa Unprogrammed Appropriations. Di dumaan sa Kongreso at pagbusisi ng taumbayan.

I’ll be speaking at Inn Peace Centre, Innsbruck University, Austria on Monday 17th Nov. Do pop by if you around. It’s my new work on Queer Praxis and Emancipation (for all). Thank you to Sladjana Lazic for the invite and to everyone at Inn Peace Centre.

F*CK RESILIENCE. THEY MUST PAY.

GOVERNMENT IS THE DISASTER Tignan ang naging casualties ng dalawang nagdaang supertyphoon na nanalasa sa magkabilang panig ng mundo--ang Hurricane Melissa sa Atlantiko at Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi) mula sa Pasipiko. Full Statement: m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

In "Rescuing the Enlightenment from the Europeans," Nikita Dhawan makes the case for rescuing the best aspects of the Enlightenment in order to further the critical project of decolonization. #PostcolonialStudies #Decoloniality Read the intro now! buff.ly/2Lh0u9E

Postdoctoral Researchers #ECPRMemberJobs 📅 Two-year contract 🇩🇪 Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies ⌛ Monday 15 December buff.ly/hFG7uC0