UST Department of Literature

UST Department of Literature This is the official page of the UST Department of Literature.

[๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง]The Department of Literature proudly congratulates the Deanโ€™s Listers from the BA Li...
29/08/2026

[๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง]

The Department of Literature proudly congratulates the Deanโ€™s Listers from the BA Literature program for A.Y. 25-26! Continue the pursuit for excellence but most importantly donโ€™t forget the pursuit for humane lifelong learning!





LIT forever. Forever LIT.

UST evermore.

[๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ]The Department of Literature congratulates our very own:๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐•๐š๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ง ๐‚. ๐ƒ๐š๐๐ข๐š, ๐Œ๐€for her ...
29/08/2026

[๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ]

The Department of Literature congratulates our very own:

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐•๐š๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ง ๐‚. ๐ƒ๐š๐๐ข๐š, ๐Œ๐€

for her publication titled:

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐ˆ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐”๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ

"Universities are busy writing rules to keep AI out of the classroom. The more useful task is teaching students the one reading skill the machine cannot perform."

Her essay is published in

EsquiremagPH June 5, 2026

Ms. Vae Dadia, MA is an instructor of Literature at the University of Santo Tomas and a student in the PhD Comparative Literature program of UP Diliman.

To access the essay publication please scan the affixed QR code via the image publication material.






LIT forever. Forever LIT.

UST evermore.

27/08/2026

[๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ]

The Department of Literature wishes

๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐๐ข๐ž๐ง ๐’. ๐Œ๐š๐›๐›๐š๐ฒ๐š๐, ๐Œ๐€

a very happy birthday. We wish you all the best things in life and more blessed and wonderful days ahead in this brand-new chapter.





LIT forever. Forever LIT.
UST evermore.

[๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ]The Department of Literature congratulates our very own:๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š ๐€๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐๐š ๐‰. ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐š ๐‚๐ซ๐ฎ๐ณ...
14/08/2026

[๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ]

The Department of Literature congratulates our very own:

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š ๐€๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐๐š ๐‰. ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐š ๐‚๐ซ๐ฎ๐ณ, ๐Œ๐…๐€

for her publication titled:

๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

The art writing moves through Imelda Cajipe Endaya's '"Filipina DH" installation, treating the art object as a living archive of Filipina endurance where domestic tools and luggage carry the weight of global economies built on womenโ€™s displacement. What emerges is the impossible arithmetic of sacrificeโ€”how care can be both livelihood and loss. By situating the Imelda Cajipe Endaya's practice within enduring histories of gendered labor and national dependency, the writing asks what it means to return home when home itself has been altered by absence.

Her art writing is published in

ARTPLUSPH May 8, 2026

Ms. Amanda Juico Dela Cruz teaches in the Literature Department of the University of Santo Tomas and in the Fine Arts Department of the Ateneo de Manila University. She was a fellow at the 20th Ateneo National Writers Workshop and the 8th Cordillera Creative Writing Workshop. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and an AB in Philosophy from De La Salle University. Her work has appeared in Philosophia, TOMรS, Beyond the Ghetto, SUSPECT, as well as in Plural Art Magazine, Art+ Magazine, and Esquire Philippines. Her scholarly and creative projects write through the female body in post-sexual revolution narratives, positioning it as both a subject and a source of theory, text, and art.

To access the art writing publication please scan the affixed QR code via the image publication material.






LIT forever. Forever LIT.

UST evermore.

08/08/2026

[๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ]

The Department of Literature celebrates

๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐‰๐š๐ง ๐‘๐š๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ ๐Œ. ๐‹๐ž๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š ๐๐ก๐ƒ

and his wonderful birthday. "And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work." (2 Corinthians 9:8) We wish you all the best in this brand-new chapter Sir Raen!



06/08/2026

[๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ]

Starting August with a joyful birthday celebration!

The Department of Literature celebrates

๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐‹๐š๐ฐ๐๐ž๐ง๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐œ ๐˜. ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐š, ๐Œ๐…๐€

and his wonderful birthday. Enjoy this brand-new chapter Sir Lawdenmarc! May you be graced with continuous great health. More blessings and success to you and your loved ones!



[๐…๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ]The UST Department of Literature congratulates our very own:๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐‰๐š๐ง ๐‘๐š๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ ๐Œ. ๐‹๐ž๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š, ๐...
29/07/2026

[๐…๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ]

The UST Department of Literature congratulates our very own:

๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐‰๐š๐ง ๐‘๐š๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ ๐Œ. ๐‹๐ž๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š, ๐๐ก๐ƒ

for serving as Keynote Speaker in Kulturalan 2026: Francisco de Vitoria Linggo ng Karapatang Pantao, The Significance of Culture and Art in Promoting Human Rights Awareness in the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, Education Auditorium โ€“ February 28, 2026

The Title of his lecture is:

โ€œ๐ˆ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ซ. ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ ๐๐ž ๐•๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š, ๐Ž.๐.: ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌโ€

๐‰๐š๐ง ๐‘๐š๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ ๐Œ. ๐‹๐ž๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š, ๐๐ก๐ƒ is an Assistant Professor of Literature in the Faculty of Arts and Letters at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), Espaรฑa, Manila, Philippines. He is a Research Fellow at the UST Research Center for Culture, Arts, and Humanities and the Library Coordinator of the Faculty of Arts and Letters.






LIT forever. Forever LIT.

UST evermore.

[๐…๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ]The UST Department of Literature congratulates our very own:๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐€๐ง๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ ๐Œ. ๐๐ž๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐š๐๐จ, ๐Œ๐€for hi...
29/07/2026

[๐…๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ]

The UST Department of Literature congratulates our very own:

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐€๐ง๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ ๐Œ. ๐๐ž๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐š๐๐จ, ๐Œ๐€

for his successful presentation titled:

"๐’๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐š๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐€. ๐†๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ข๐š'๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐…๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง."

as part of the 2nd Edition of the Weird Conference Series - Quiet, Piggy! The Silencing of Women in Literature, Film, Art, and the Media - organized by the English Department, Faculty of Letters, โ€œDunฤƒrea de Josโ€ University of Galaลฃi, Romania

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐€๐ง๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ ๐Œ. ๐๐ž๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐š๐๐จ, ๐Œ๐€ is a faculty member in the Department of Literature at the University of Santo Tomas and in the Department of English at Ateneo de Manila University. He previously studied Comparative Literature and Comparative Culture at Korea University under the Korean Government Graduate Scholarship Program and is currently pursuing a PhD in Literature at the Graduate School of the University of Santo Tomas. His research interests include translation studies, visual arts, postmodernism, and game studies.






LIT forever. Forever LIT.

UST evermore.

Congratulations, Patricia Shishikura, on the launch of your debut poetry collection!The UST Department of Literature is ...
25/07/2026

Congratulations, Patricia Shishikura, on the launch of your debut poetry collection!

The UST Department of Literature is proud to celebrate this remarkable milestone with you!

A literature alumna launched her debut poetry collection exploring grief, domestic life and young adulthood on July 12 at Good Intentions Books in Makati.

READ HERE: https://varsitarian.net/literature-alumna-launches-debut-poetry-collection-on-grief/

20/07/2026

[๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ]

The Department of Literature warmly greets our colleague from the Department of Creative Writing:

๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐๐š๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐€. ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ, ๐๐ก๐ƒ

a belated Happy Birthday! Enjoy your birthday month and cherish this brand-new chapter. More blessings to you Sir Paul!




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