Colonial Incarceration and its Legacies in the Philippines
Join us for a fascinating lecture by Prof. Aurélie Vialette (Yale U) on the disciplinary function of the Spanish Empire's colonial gaze.
Drawing on the administrative archive of San Ramón Penal Colony (Zamboanga, 1869), this talk explores how the Spanish Empire’s penal colonies project in Mindanao disciplined and archived indigenous bodies through the colonial gaze. It considers how these forms of carceral governance persisted after 1898 and continue to shape institutions such as the Manila City Jail and the Iwahig penal farm in Puerto Princesa (Palawan).
Guest Speaker: Aurélie Vialette, Associate Professor at Yale University
