INTERDISCIPLINARY BOOK FORUM

The Interdisciplinary Book Forum (IBF), a collaboration of the UP Institute of Creative Writing and the University of the Philippines Press, is held every semester. As one of the projects of UP Likhaan’s Literature for Social Development, IBF aims to provide a venue and achieve the imperative for academic dialogue and intellectual engagement amongst various fields of academic research not limited to the literary.

The IBF has had seven successful cycles featuring the following books:

Session Overviews	Featured Book	Discussants	Text
First Session Venue: UP Balay Kalinaw, Gomburza St., UP Diliman, Diliman, Quezon City Time/Date: 2:00-4:00pm, September 30, 2016 [ See Photos ] [ Watch Videos ] [ Read Summary ]	Tapping Ink, Tattooing Identities: Tradition and Modernity in Contemporary Kalinga Society, Northern Luzon, Philippines (2013) by Analyn Salvador-Amores	Dr. Maria F. Mangahas of the U.P. Department of Anthropology Dr. Rolando B. Tolentino of the U.P. College of Mass Communication Prof. Clod Marlan Krister V. Yambao of the U.P. College of Arts and Letters	Dr. J. Neil C. Garcia, Department of English and Comparative Literature
Second Session Venue: UP Balay Kalinaw, Gomburza St., UP Diliman, Diliman, Quezon City Time/Date: 1:00-4:00 pm, April 21, 2017 [ See Photos ] [ Watch Videos ] [ Read Summary ]	Diaspora Ad Astra: An Anthology of Science Fiction (2013) by Emil M. Flores Joseph Frederic F. Nacino (eds)	Dr. Giovanni Tapang of the U.P. National Institute of Physics Prof. Ronald Allan L. Cruz of Ateneo de Manila’s Department of Biology Prof. Gabriela Lee of the U.P. English Department Mr. John Gabriel Pelias of the U.P.’s Institute of Mathematics	Dr. J. Neil C. Garcia, Department of English and Comparative Literature
Third Session Venue: PH 1131 in Palma Hall Pavilion 1, UP Diliman, Diliman, Quezon City Time/Date: 2:30-4:30pm, September 27, 2017 [ See Photos ] [ Watch Videos ] [ Read Summary ]	Traditional Medicine in the Colonial Philippines: 16th to the 19th Century (2017) by Dr. Ma. Mercedes Planta	Ma. Luisa Camagay of the UP Department of History Dr. Victor Paz of the UP Archeological Studies Program Dr. Salvador Caoili of the UP Manila College of Medicine.	Dr. Jose Y. Dalisay, Jr., Department of English and Comparative Literature
Fourth Venue: PH 1131 in Palma Hall Pavilion 1, UP Diliman, Diliman, Quezon City Time/Date: 2:00-5:00 pm, March 15, 2018 [ Watch Videos ] [ Read Summary ] [ Book Review ]	The End of National Cinema: Filipino Film at the Turn of the Century (2016) by Prof. Patrick F. Campos	National Artists Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera of the UP Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas Prof. Eileen Ramirez of the UP Diliman Art Studies Deparment Dr. Neil Martial Santillan of the UP Department of History Prof. Nick Deocampo of the UP Film Institute Prof. Ryan Oliva of the UP College of Law.	Dr. Rolando Tolentino, UP Film Institute
Fifth Venue: UP Balay Kalinaw, Gomburza St., UP Diliman, Diliman, Quezon City Time/Date:: 2:30-4:00pm, October 5, 2018 [ See Photos ] [ Watch Videos ] [ Read Summary ]	Sapantaha: Kalipunan Ng Mga Maikling Kuwentong Spekulatibo at Imahinatibo (2017) nina Luna Sicat-Cleto at Rolando Tolentino (eds.)	Dr. J. Pilapil Jacobo of the Ateneo De Manila University School of Humanities Filipino Prof. Timothy Ong of UP Dep’t of English and Comparative Literature Prof. Cris Lanzaderas of UP Los Banos Prof. Liberty Notarte-Balanquit of UP Los Banos	Dr. Vladimeir Gonzales, Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikang Pilipino
Sixth Venue: PH 1131 Pavillion 1, Palma Hall, UP Diliman Time/Date: 2-5 pm, March 28, 2019	Green Entanglements: Nature Conservation and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Indonesia and the Philippines (2018) by Padmapani L. Perez	Dr. Gisela P. Concepcion (Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman) Prof. Gideon Lasco (Department of Anthropology, UP Diliman) Prof. Timothy F. Ong (College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman) Prof. Sandra Roldan (College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman	Prof. Louise Jashil Sonido, Department of English and Comparative Literature
Seventh Venue: PH 1131 in Palma Hall Pavilion 1, UP Diliman, Diliman, Quezon City Time/Date: 10-11:30 am, October 17 2019, (Thursday) [ See Photos ] [ Watch Videos ]	3 Baybayin Studies (2017) by Ramon Guillermo, Myfel Joseph D. Paluga, Maricor Soriano, and Vernon Totanes	Dr. Ariel Lopez (Asian Center, UP Diliman) Dr. Victor Paz (Archaeological Studies Program, UP Diliman) Mr. Louward Zubiri (Mangyan Heritage Center) Dr. Rommel Rodriguez (Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas)	Ms. Irish Joy G. Deocampo of Department of English and Comparative Literature