Ambeth R. Ocampo





Ambeth R. Ocampo

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Ambeth R. Ocampo (b. 1961) is a multi-awarded Filipino historian, academic, journalist, and author best known for his writings about Philippines' national hero José Rizal, and for his bi-weekly editorial page column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, "Looking Back." He became the chair of the Philippines' National Historical Institute in 2002 and of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts in 2005.


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Sayang, if I were in NYC I'd enroll or at least sit-in Luigi Francia's class on Rizal.
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/74717/imagining-the-filipino


Imagining the Filipino
globalnation.inquirer.net
This semester for the first time I taught a course on José Rizal, titling my seminar, “José Rizal and His Novels: Imagining the Filipino.” read more »
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Published on May 19, 2013 06:21
Average rating: 4.17 · 1,280 ratings · 122 reviews · 23 distinct works · Similar authors
Rizal Without the Overcoat
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 482 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions
Looking Back
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 1990
Meaning and History: The Ri...
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
Death by Garrote
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
Dirty Dancing
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
Makamisa: The Search for Ri...
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions
Aguinaldo's Breakfast & Mor...
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions
Bonifacio's Bolo
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1995
Looking Back
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 45 ratings
Bones of Contention: The Bo...
4.49 of 5 stars 4.49 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
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“School made us 'literate' but did not teach us to read for pleasure.”
Ambeth R. Ocampo

“It is ironic that many Filipinos learn to love the Philippines while abroad, not at home.”
Ambeth R. Ocampo, Rizal without the Overcoat

“As you can see, there are quite a number of things taught in school that one has to unlearn or at least correct.”
Ambeth R. Ocampo, Rizal without the Overcoat

Topics Mentioning This Author

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Around the World ...: Philippines 5 111 Sep 16, 2012 09:05am  
Pinoy Reads Pinoy...: Ang Iyong Mga 10 Pinaka Para sa 2012 10 44 Dec 19, 2012 08:56pm  
Pinoy Reads Pinoy...: Kapanganakan ni Andres Bonifacio (Nobyembre 30) 54 28 Dec 21, 2012 02:58am  
Pinoy Reads Pinoy...: Kamatayan ni Dr. Jose Rizal (Disyembre 30) 44 42 Dec 30, 2012 07:20pm  
Pinoy Reads Pinoy...: Ngayon Binabasa 395 181 May 15, 2013 09:32pm  


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