THE DIRECTOR of the UST Research Center for Culture, Arts and Humanities (RCCAH) has bared plans to further expand the scope of the center’s research in the humanities.
RCCAH head Prof. Joyce Arriola said new areas such as museum studies could help educate Filipinos on heritage and the symbols of culture.
“We’re also aiming to expand the coverage of the research center to accommodate other specializations, for example museum studies, because that is part of heritage. Humanities is focused on the education of the citizens, the art forms, the values and all the symbols of culture,” Arriola said in the annual Research Fortnight held at the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building on Thursday.
A total of 45 research papers were presented this year compared with last year’s 30, which, Arriola said, was an indication that UST’s research on the humanities has become bigger and more comprehensive.
“There is more awareness on the part of the faculty that culture, arts and humanities are being re-oriented or re-valued in this age,” she said.
“[P]riority would normally push students to move to the sciences because their research is more expensive, but now attention is being given to culture and the arts,” she added.
RCCAH has two research journals: Kritike of the Department of Philosophy and Unitas of the Department of Literature, covering the fields of philosophy, literary and cultural studies, communication and architectural studies.
Research Fortnight 2018 is an annual forum hosted by the RCCAH. The research center celebrated its 55th anniversary with the theme: “Pananaliksik, Paglilingkod sa Sambayanan.” J.M.D. Urmenita
