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Marilyn R. Canta, Ph.D.

Professor

Philippine visual arts and architecture, Philippine textile history, South Asian art

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Prof. Canta completed her PhD in Philippine Studies in 2014, with a dissertation on Indo-Philippine textile relations. Her Masters, on the other hand, was about Spanish colonial churches in Camarines Sur. These topics mark her interest in convergences in Philippine art history. Prof. Canta is currently involved in heritage efforts at the parish of Betis, Guagua, Pampanga.

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Publications:

With Roberto G. Paulino, ed. Faces of Faith: Treasures of the Santiago Apostol Parish, Betis, Guagua, Pampanga (Catalogue). Diliman, Quezon City: UP Dept. of Art Studies, 2022.

"Augustinian Cycle in the Retablo Mayor" in Faces of Faith, 20-23.

"Paintings Attributed to Fr. Julian Roque" in Faces of Faith, 41-43.

“The Philippine Rondalla at the Turn of the 20th Century” (completed unpublished research) . August 2022.

“The Possible Worlds of Rafael Daniel Baboom: An Indian-Armenian Merchant in Manila” (Special article), Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia. 56.2 (2020): 99-119.

https://asj.upd.edu.ph/index.php/archive/168-asian-studies-56-2-2020-comparisons-cross-border-linkages
"U.P. Executive House Collection" in Adhika: Vision & Legacy, the University of the Philippines Diliman Collections (Catalogue). Diliman, Quezon City: OICA, 2020, 133-139.

"UP Church of the Holy Sacrifice" in Adhika: Vision & Legacy, the University of the Philippines Diliman Collections (Catalogue). Diliman, Quezon City: OICA, 2020, 140-149.

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