Faculty members
Aldrin E. Manalastas
Instructor III
AB (UST), MA (UST), PhD (UST; in-progress)
aemanalastas@ust.edu.ph
research
INTERESTS
Ang Bakla, Bahagharing Pananaw, Critical Queer Studies, Feminism, Intersectionality, Pilipino Philosophy, Development Studies, Gender Studies, Decolonization Studies, Microaggression Theory, Critical Race Theory, Ernst Bloch, Michael Bratman, Future Studies, Spaces (Heterotopia, Utopia, Dystopia, Omnitopia,) Marxism, Critical Theory, Process Philosophy, Action Theory, Social Change, Cultural Studies, Agency, Ethics, Education, Special Education, Rehabilitation Theory, Criminal Psychology, Psychology,
Information Technology, Social Media, Big Data, Anime, Isekai, Pop Culture, Russian Philosophy, Literature, Film Studies, Michel Foucault.
professional affiliations
Instructor III, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Letters, University of Santo Tomas
Managing Editor, Suri: Journal of the Philosophical Association of the Philippines
Member of the following professional associations:
- Philosophical Association of the Philippines INC. (PAP), Manila
- Philosophical Association of Northern Luzon INC. (PANL)
- Literature Educators Association of the Philippines, INC. (LEAP)
recognitions received
SCHOLARSHIP
Undergraduate Scholarship: San Martin De Porres Scholarship UST Becarios Santo Tomas and San Juan De Macias Scholarship
UST Becarios Santo Tomas (2009-2011)
educational background
Doctor of Philosophy, Major in Philosophy (in-progress)
University of Santo Tomas, España Blvd., Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines
Master of Arts, Major in Philosophy (2019)
University of Santo Tomas, España Blvd., Sampaloc, Manila, PhilippinesThesis: “Ernst Bloch’s Philosophy of Hope as An Ethical Approach to Social Change”Supervisor: Dr. Michael Anthony VascoPanel: Dr. Paolo Bolaños, Dr. Franz Giuseppe F. Cortez, (†) Dr. Romualdo Abulad
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Philosophy (2011)
University of Santo Tomas, España Blvd., Sampaloc, Manila, PhilippinesThesis: “An Attempt for the Compatibility of the Groundings of the Kantian and Randian Ethics”Supervisor: Dr. Michael Anthony VascoPanel: Dr. Roland Theuas Pada, Dr. Jove Jim AguasCompleted Courses
- CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: Teacher Certificate Program
University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines (2021)18 Academic Units (Completed)- EDUC206A Principles of Teaching- EDUC 230 The Teaching Profession- EDUC 231 Child and Adolescent Development- EDUC 205 Educational Technology- EDUC 208 Curriculum Development- EDUC 232 Assessment of Learning
publications
JOURNAL ARTICLES
- “Reinforcing and Repulsing the Stages of Life’s Way: A Kierkegaardian Reading of Philip Roth’s Sabbath’s Theater (1995)” in International Journal of Humanity Studies, Vol. 6, No. 2, (March 2023,) 213-227. co-authored with Jan Raen Carlo Mijaro Ledesma. https://doi.org/10.24071/ijhs.v6i2.376.
paper presentations
- Paper Presenter – “Epistemolohiya ng Bakla,” 7th Ateneo Graduate Research and Innovation Conference (AGRIC), Theme: Inclusivity and Diversity in a VUCA World. School of Arts and Sciences, Ateneo De Davao University on the 11th of March 2023.
- Paper Presenter – “Fluid Intersect-Aesth-Ethics: Alternative Perspectives towards a Dynamic Philosophy for Social Change,” International Conference on Philosophy of Education & Values Education 2022, Theme: Philosophy of Education and Transformative Values Education for Social Justice and Sustainable Development. The Philosophy of Education and Values Education Programs of the UP College of Education and the School of Education, Indiana University Southeast, USA, November 18 – 20, 2022.
- Paper Presenter: “Panimulang Pagbibigay Daan sa Bakla-naw: Ang Pagbubunyag at Pagbaklas ng Bakla-kot at Tagabúlag sa Pilipinas.” 1st National Multidisciplinary Research Conference (NMRC) Theme: Research Productivity in Challenging Times. CHED Scholarships for Graduate StudiesLocal Scholars' Association (CHED SGS-LSA) Inc. November 9-11, 2022.
- Collaborative Paper Presentation – Co-Author and Paper Presenter with Jan Raen Carlo Ledesma: “Intellectualizing Blunt, Outspoken, and In-your-face Renderings: Translating Intersections, Queer Musings and Wild Wisecracks in the Selected Poems of R. Zamora Linmark from Prime Time Apparitions (2005)” International Conference On Literature Education, 2022 Literature Educators Association of The Philippines, INC. on the 22nd of October, 2022.
- Collaborative Paper Presentation – Co-Author and Paper Presenter with Jan Raen Carlo Ledesma: “The Poetics of Co-experiences and Divergences: Imaging Topophilia and Topophobia in the Selected Poems of Salamon de la Selva in Tropical Town and Other Poems” The 10th Literary Studies Conference, 2022 with the theme “Critical Envisioning of Literature, Catastrophe, and Its (Un)equal Interplay." Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta, Faculty of Arts and Letters on the 19th of October 2022.
- Paper presenter: “Q(Where?) Theory in the Philippines - Microaggression and the Homophobia of Filipino Philosophy (Bakla-san!? Isang Panimulang Pagbakla-s sa Bakla-kot).” PANL-PAP Joint National Conference, 2022 with the theme “Philosophies in the Philippines.” Philosophical Association of the Philippines (PAP), Philosophical Association of Northern Luzon (PANL), Saint Louis College (San Fernando City, La Union) on the 12th of October 2022.
- Paper presenter: “Reinforcing Safe Learning Spaces Through the Integration of Micro-inspective-epistemic-tools and Fluid Ethical thinking in Education.” International Conference on Educational Foundations, 2022 with the theme “Educational Foundations for a World without Borders: Building Forward Better.” Woosong University, Ehime University, and University of the Philippines Diliman on the 17th of July 2022.
- Paper presenter: “An Analysis of The Correlation Between Microaggression, Politics and the Ethical.” 4th Philippine Politics and Culture Conference, 2022 with the theme “Radical Politics and the Future of Philippine Democracy” Social Ethics Society & Cor Jesu College on the 23rd of April 2022.
- Paper presenter: “Ernst Bloch’s Principle of Hope and The Possibility of Ethical Citizenship,” 6th Ateneo Graduate Research and Innovation Conference, 2022 with the theme “Engaged Citizenship and Governance Transitions and Solidarities in the time of Pandemic,” School of Arts and Sciences, Ateneo De Davao University on the 19th of February 2022.
- Paper presenter: “Hoping for Hope in Education: Considering the Implications of Ernst Bloch’s Principle of Hope in Education,” International Conference on Philosophy of Education, 2021 with the theme “Rethinking Education in Times of Crisis: New Paradigms, Innovative Practices, and Meaningful Outcomes for Diversity and Social Justice,” Philosophy of Education and Values Education Program College of Education, University of the Philippines Diliman and School of Education, Indiana University Southeast on the 14th of November 2021.
- Paper Presenter: M.A. Peer Colloquium and Ph.D. Inaugural Lecture: “Ernst Bloch’s Philosophy of Hope as an Ethical Approach to Social Change,” delivered during the M.A. Peer Colloquium and Ph.D. Inaugural Lecture, the 4th of December 2020, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
- Paper presenter: “Ernst Bloch, Philosophy and Beyond” Philosophical Association of the Philippines Mid-Year Conference 2019 with the theme “Philosophy: Beyond,” University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines on the 14th of November 2019.
- Paper presenter: “Ernst Bloch’s Philosophy of Hope as An Ethical Approach to Social Change,” delivered at the 8th Taiwan-Philippines International Academic Conference 2016 with the theme “Social Entrepreneurship: Driver for Nation Building,” University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines, on the 7th of April 2016.