
Francisco Jayme Paolo A. Guiang
Assistant Professor of History
University of the Philippines Diliman
About
Francisco Jayme Paolo A. Guiang is an Assistant Professor at the Department of History, University of the Philippines Diliman. He is finishing his Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in History at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His MPhil project is about the history of pensionado scientists in the American colonial bureaucracy in early 20th century Philippines and their contributions in the process of early decolonization. His other research interests broadly include intellectual history, Philippine nationalist historiography, and studies on the Martial Law period in the Philippines. He has an MA and BA History degrees from the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Academic Background
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in History
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Master of Arts in History
University of the Philippines Diliman
University of the Philippines Diliman
BA History
University of the Philippines Diliman
University of the Philippines Diliman
Research Interests
- American colonial period and early decolonization
- intellectual history and postcolonial decolonization
- Philippine nationalist historiography
- studies on the Martial Law period in the Philippines
Undegraduate Courses Taught
- KAS 1: Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas
- Kas 2: Asia and the World
- Kas 100: Introduction to World Civilizations
- Kas 108: Selected Topics in European History: Intellectual History of Europe from the Antiquities to the Romantic Period
Books
- Camagay, Ma. Luisa T., Jopol Alvin C. Ancheta, Michael S. Bernal, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. Guiang, Francis Justine M. Malban, Dondy Pepito G. Ramos II. 2018. Unraveling the Past: Readings in Philippine History. Vibal Publishing.
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A., Jose Monfred C. Sy, Patricia Ruth P. Jasmin, and Gerardo M. Lanuza, editors. Mula Palengke patungong Paaralan: Critical, Nationalist, and Democratic Pedagogy in the Philippines. Quezon City: IBON Foundation, Inc., 2024.
- Gealogo, Francis A., Laurence Marvin S. Castillo, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. Guiang, Michael D. Pante, and Reginald S. Vallejos, editors. Martial Law @50: Alaala at Kasaysayan ng Pagbabalikwas. Quezon City: IBON Foundation, Inc., 2022.
Book Chapters
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. and Jose Monfred C. Sy. “Fact-check Diaries: Mga Repleksyon Mula sa Akademiya sa Panahon ng Disimpormasyon.” In Panata sa Kalayaan - Tomo 2 (Orihinal na Mga Artikulo, Saliksik, Pormal na Sanaysay At Iba Pa), edited by Marvin G. Lai, Rowell D. Madula, Rommel B. Rodriguez, Joel Costa Malabanan, David Michael M. San Juan, Jonathan Vergara Geronimo, pp. 152–162. Manila: Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Kagawaran ng Filipinolohiya, 2024.
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. “Dismantling Disinformation: A Progressive Approach to Historical Thinking.” In Mula Palengke Patungong Paaralan: Critical, Nationalist, and Democratic Pedagogy in the Philippines, edited by Francisco Jayme Paolo A. Guiang, et al., pp. 219–235. Quezon City: IBON Foundation, Inc., 2024.
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. “To Struggle and Triumph: Maria Cristina V. Rodriguez’s Life during the Martial Law Years.” In The Marcos Years: The Age of Crisis and Repression, edited by Ferdinand C. Llanes, pp. 155-184. Quezon City: Sandigan para sa Mag-aaral at Sambayanan Alumni Association, Inc. [SAMASA], 2023.
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. “Postwar Fascist Revival, Fascist Propaganda, and Marcosian Propaganda: The Role of Disinformation, Mythmaking, and Historical Distortions in Public Deception.” In Martial Law @50: Alaala at Kasaysayan ng Pagbabalikwas, edited by Francis A. Gealogo, et al., pp. 344-373. Quezon City: IBON Foundation, Inc., 2022.
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. “The Development of Colonial Science and the Council under American Tutelage, 1933–1941.” In A History of the National Research Council of the Philippines: Research in the Life of the Nation, edited by Francis A. Gealogo, pp. 7-32. Taguig: National Research Council of the Philippines, 2021.
Journal Articles/Conference Proceedings
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. “Social Criticism during the Commonwealth Period: Renato Constantino and the Philippine Collegian, 1939–1940.” Diliman Review vol. 66, no. 1 (2022): pp. 18–48.
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. “Myth-Making and History-Writing: Marcosian Revisionism as Evidence of Therapeutic Historiography.” Pingkian: Journal for Emancipatory and Anti-Imperialist Education vol. 7, no. 1 (2022): pp. 23-49.
- Garcia, Leonardo Miguel, Francis A. Gealogo, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. Guiang, Ramon Guillermo, Michael D. Pante, Jose Monfred C. Sy, Lakan Umali. “Fact-Checking ‘Fake News’ and Disinformation: Notes on Akademiya at Bayan Kontra Disimpormasyon at Dayaan’s (ABKD) Social Media Initiatives.” Pingkian: Journal for Emancipatory and Anti-Imperialist Education vol. 7, no. 2 (2022): pp. 65-89.
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. “Science for National Development: State-Science Engagements through the Research Exploits of the National Research Council of the Philippines during the Commonwealth Period (1934–1941).” Philippine Social Sciences Review vol. 73, no. 2 (2021): pp. 63–91.
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. “The genesis of partisan scholarship: Renato Constantino as a public intellectual and nationalist historian, 1950s–1980s.” Social Science Diliman vol. 17, no. 1 (2021): pp. 1-24.
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. “Nationalism in History Writing: Revisiting Teodoro A. Agoncillo and the Nationalists After Him.” Pingkian: Journal for Emancipatory and Anti-Imperialist Education vol. 6, no. 1 (2021): pp. 32-45.
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. “The Public Dimension of Renato Constantino’s ‘Historically-Informed Social Criticism’: Facets and Critiques of His Intellectual Legacy, 1945-1978.” Philippine Social Sciences Review vol. 72, no. 1 (2020): pp. 23-49.
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. “Historical Distortions and Misconceptions: Exploring Problems and Issues in the Use of the Marxist Framework in ‘Veneration Without Understanding’ (1970) by Renato Constantino.” Philippine Social Sciences Review vol. 68, no. 1 (2016): pp. 103-124.
Book Reviews
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. “Review of The Sovereign Trickster: Death and Laughter in the Age of Duterte, by Vicente L. Rafael.” Social Science Diliman vol. 18, no. 1 (2022): pp. 84-87.
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. “Review of the book Asian Place, Filipino Nation: A Global Intellectual History of the Philippine Revolution, 1887–1912, by Nicole CuUnjieng Aboitiz.” Philippine Political Science Journal vol. 42, no. 3 (2021): pp. 267-274.
- Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. “Review of the book Fool’s Gold: Fakes, Frauds, and Fallacies in Philippine History, by Bob Couttie.” Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints vol. 69, no. 2 (2021): pp. 319-322.
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