Halo-Halo Ecologies: The Emergent Environmentals Behind Filipino Food

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Virtual (Zoom) event talk by Professors Marvin Joseph Montefrio (environmental studies, Yale-NUS, Singapore) and Alyssa Paredes (anthropology, University of Michigan) on their exciting new co-edited book, “Halo-Halo Ecologies: The Emergent Environments behind Filipino Food.”

Date of book talk event: Tuesday, March 18, 3:30-5 p.m. 

“Halo-Halo Ecologies: takes as its starting point the metaphor of halo-halo, frequently described as a symbol of Filipino identity for the ways it mixes local and foreign ingredients into a concoction now readily recognized as typically “Pinoy.” But halo-halo is also a product of Philippine ecosystems-that is to say, it represents an eclectic blend of environmental tales in an ever evolving and highly politicized foodscape.

The first-of-its-kind “Halo-Halo Ecologies” book project brings together a transnational community of food enthusiasts, engaged scholars, and social and environmental activists to set the table for a new canon in Philippine and Filipino/x Studies, as in Food Studies more broadly.

Alyssa Paredes is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan. Her research lies at the intersection of plantation economies. global supply chains and social mobilization between the Philippines and Japan.

Marvin Montefrio is an associate professor of environmental studies at Yale-NUS College in Singapore.  He is also an affiliate faculty in the sociology and anthropology department,  National University of Singapore.  His research interest is at the intersection of food, agriculture and environment in the context of Southeast Asia.