The 2nd ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium

Dr. Norma A. Respicio (PhD, Philippine Studies, University of the Philippines, 1999) is a Professor of Art Studies at the College of Arts and Letters of the University of the Philippines. Her research and publications have mostly been devoted to the study of the history and aesthetics of textile art traditions in Philippine communities as well as those of Japan, with particular focus on the traditions of Kyoto and Okinawa. She studied Late Heian-Kamakura Period Emakimono at Kyoto University, and conducted research on Japanese Textile Art History and Aesthetics under the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, the National Museum of Japanese History, and the Okinawa City University of Arts. She has expanded her studies on the textiles of Southeast Asia. narespicio@yahoo.com

Paper (pdf): The Philippines Confronts Contemporaty Issues in Traditional Textile Production

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