Kristyl N. Obispado, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of History
University of the Philippines Diliman

About

Kristyl Obispado, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. She holds a PhD and MA in History from El Colegio de México. Her current research focuses on the period from the 16th to the 19th centuries and includes topics such as Philippine labor history, transpacific trade, mobility, and migration.

  Academic Background

PhD in History
El Colegio de México
MA in History
El Colegio de México


  Research Interests

  • 16th to the 19th centuries
  • labor history
  • transpacific trade
  • mobility
  • migration

  Undegraduate Courses Taught

  • KAS 1: General History of the Philippines
  • Kas 110: Colonial Philippines under Spain present
  • Kas 160: Latin America: Pre-Columbian to 1821
  • Kas 161: Latin American History from 1821 to the present
  • Kas 198: Special Topics: Paleography and Primary Sources

  Graduate Courses Taught

  • Kas 202: The Philippines, 1521-1600
  • Kas 203: The Philippines during the 17th and 18th centuries
  • Kas 250: Seminar in Philippine History: Colonial Labor in the Philippines, 16th to early 20th Century




  Ongoing Projects

  • Project Member. Proyecto ExImHis. La experiencia imperial hispana: espacios, agentes y prácticas de poder en el origen de un mundo interconectado (1492-1621). PID2024-157692NB-100. Research project head, Luis Salas Almela, PI, Universidad de Córdoba.
  • Mexico Research Team Member. Digital Humanities Project “Mapping Philippine Material Culture: Locating Philippine-made Objects from the 16th- mid 20th c. in Mexico,” a joint project of SOAS of the University of London and Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH). Research Project head, Cristina Juan, SOAS.
  • Project Member. 19th Century Philippines. UP Heritage Project. Research project head, Maria Serena Diokno, University of the Philippines Diliman.

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