Research

Diverging national and digital war commemoration in the Philippines

Funded by the JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Early Career Scientists, 2024–2026.
This research project explores the divergences between national and digital platforms in commemorating wars in the Philippines, with a focus on World War II. The project seeks to understand how different narratives and memories of these conflicts are constructed and maintained in official state ceremonies and museums versus those in digital spaces such as social media and video sharing sites.

Memory, Marcos, and martial law in the Philippines

This project investigates the collective memory of the Marcos regime and its imposition of martial law in the Philippines. It explores how these historical events are remembered and represented in contemporary Filipino society and assesses their impact on current political and social dynamics. The research aims to analyze the narratives constructed around martial law, the processes of remembering and forgetting, and the role of these narratives in shaping national identity and political discourse.

Japanese wartime propaganda in the Philippines

This research project seeks to examine the strategic deployment and socio-political effects of Japanese wartime propaganda in the Philippines during World War II. Focusing on the period from 1942 to 1945, when the Philippines was under Japanese occupation, the project aims to uncover the narratives, media strategies, and cultural manipulations employed by the Japanese Imperial Army to consolidate control and influence Filipino socio-political sentiments.