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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Stephanie Marie Coo

Citation names

  • Coo, Stephanie Marie

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8B11-95C1-E418
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2146-8353

Email addresses

  • stephaniecoo@fcsh.unl.pt (Professional)
  • scoo@ateneo.edu (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Humanities - History and Archaeology - History

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English (Mother tongue)
Filipino (Mother tongue)
Filipino (Other) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Proficiency (C2) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Chinese Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2011/09/01 - 2014/10/03
Concluded
Diplome National de Docteur en Histoire et Civilisations des mondes moderne et contemporain (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in History
Université Côte d'Azur, France
"Clothing and the Colonial Culture of Appearances in nineteen century Spanish Philippines, 1820-1896" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2001/06/01 - 2006/03/25
Concluded
Master of Arts in History (Master)
Major in History
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
"Chinese in the Hardware Industry during the American Colonial Period, 1901-1935" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1996/06/01 - 2000/03/15
Concluded
Bachelor of Science in Management (Bachelor)
Major in Management
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2002/06/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Ateneo de Manila University Department of History, Philippines
Ateneo de Manila University School of Social Sciences, Philippines

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution
Employer
2018/08/01 - 2019/07/31 Higher Education Institution Administrator Ateneo de Manila University - Loyola Schools Internationalization, Philippines
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
2018/09/12 - 2018/09/20 Officer-in-Charge Ateneo de Manila University Department of History, Philippines
Ateneo de Manila University School of Social Sciences, Philippines
2016/06/01 - 2017/12/31 Head, PhD in History Curriculum Committee Ateneo de Manila University Department of History, Philippines
Ateneo de Manila University School of Social Sciences, Philippines

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2019/10/14 - Current Postdoctoral Researcher Universidad de Granada Departamento de Historia del Arte, Spain
Universidad de Granada Departamento de Historia del Arte, Spain
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Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/09/26 - 2020/12/31 Philippine Collections in German Archives: Journey of Culture through Objects - The Philippine Collection at the Linden-Museum in Stuttgart
NA
Principal investigator
Philippine Consulate-General in Frankfurt, Germany

Republic of the Philippine House of Representatives - Office of the Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, Philippines
Philippine Consulate-General in Frankfurt

Republic of the Philippine House of Representatives - Office of the Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda
Concluded
2018/06/01 - 2019/05/31 Studying Gender and Clothing in the Noli me tángere and El Filibusterismo from a Historical Perspective
Principal investigator
Institute of Philippine Culture, Philippines
Institute of Philippine Culture
Concluded
2017/05/28 - 2018/05/28 The Belt and Road Initiative and the Philippines: Views from the Social Sciences
NA
Research Fellow
Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese Studies, Philippines
Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese Studies
Concluded
2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31 Book Project: Clothing and the Colonial Culture of Appearances in nineteenth century Spanish Philippines, 1820-1896
NA
Principal investigator
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
Ateneo de Manila University
Concluded
2011/09/01 - 2014/10/03 Clothing and the Colonial Culture of Appearances in nineteenth century Spanish Philippines
NA
PhD Student Fellow
Université Côte d'Azur, France
Concluded
2004/01/15 - 2006/03/15 Chinese in the Hardware Industry during the American Colonial Period, 1901-1935
NA
Master Student Fellow
Philippine Social Science Council, Philippines
Philippine Social Science Council
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/05/01 - 2029/04/30 The Observer and the Observed: Comparing Spanish and Portuguese Expeditions in the nineteenth and early twentieth century
2022.05581.CEECIND/CP1725/CT0031
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/10/14 - 2022/09/30 Rediscovering Philippine Material Culture in European Archives
Post-doc Fellow
Universidad de Granada Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación e Inteligencia Artificial, Spain
European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Coo, Stephanie. Clothing the Colony: Nineteenth-Century Philippine Sartorial Culture, 1820-1896. Quezon City, Philippines: Ateneo de Manila University Press. 2019.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Coo, Stephanie. "Undressing Rizal's Message: Clothing and Gender in El Filibusterismo". In Refashioning Identities: The Politics of Dress in Southeast Asia (1850-1950), edited by Pattaratorn Chirapravati; Greg M. Kim-Ju. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2022.
    Accepted
  2. Coo, Stephanie. "Dime Como Vistes y te Dire Quien Eres: La Ropa de Mujer en Filipinas Durante un periodo de Dinamizacion Social, Economica y Cultural, 1850-1896". In Filipinas, siglo XIX: Coexistencia e interaccion entre comunidades en el imperio espanol, edited by María Dolores Elizalde Pérez-Grueso; Xavier Huetz de Lemps, 483-512. Madrid, Spain: Polifemo, 2018.
    Published
Book review
  1. Coo, Stephanie. "Book Review of Racquel A.G. Reyes "Love, Passion and Patriotism: Sexuality in the Propaganda Movement"". 57, 3 (2009): 450-455. https://www.philippinestudies.net/ojs/index.php/ps.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Coo, Stephanie. "Undressing Rizal's Message: Clothing and Gender in Noli me tangere". Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints 68 2 (2020): 211-240. https://www.philippinestudies.net/ojs/index.php/ps.
    Published
  2. Coo, Stephanie. "Diverse yet Distinct: Philippine Men's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century, 1850s-1890s". Suvannabhumi Multidisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 9 2 (2017): 123-144. https://suvannabhumi.bufs.ac.kr/suvannabhumi/index.php?pCode=MN200005&CgCode=v18&mode=view&idx=60298.
    Published
Report
  1. Coo, Stephanie. 2021. Journey of Culture through Objects: The Philippine Collection at the Linden-Museum in Stuttgart. https://www.fsi.gov.ph/.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/12/07 Author Talk about my books, Clothing the Colony: Nineteenth century Philippine Sartorial Culture, 1820-1896 (Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2019) and Journey of Culture through Objects: The Philippine Collection at the Linden-Museum Stuttgart (Philippine Foreign Service Institute, 2021) Book Talk
Humboldt University of Berlin, Institute for Asian and African Studies (Berlin, Germany)
2021/09/24 Ubiquity, Uniqueness, and the Theatricality of Nineteenth-century Philippine Clothing Gabii sa Kabilin (GSK) Online Activities
Ramon Aboitiz Foundation (Cebu, Philippines)
2021/06/22 Clothing the Bisaya Kaagi: Tracing Visayan Identities in Cultural Texts - 2021 Annual Philippine Studies Conference)
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (London, United Kingdom)
2021/04/29 Commencement Speaker for the graduation rites of St. John's Institute (SJI), Senior High School Batch 2021 Graduation Rites of SJI, Senior High School Batch
St. John's Institute (Bacolod)
2020/07/23 Undressing Rizal's Message: Clothing and Gender in El Filibusterismo The Philippines, Spain, and Globalization, Sixteenth Century to Present: An International Conference
Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints (Manila, Philippines)
2020/07/11 Clothing and Spaces
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), Intramuros Administration, Universidad de Granada (Manila, Philippines)
2020/05/27 Researching about Philippine Clothing in European Archives Research Colloquium for Iberian and Latin American History
University of Cologne (Cologne, Germany)
2020/04/10 Invited Speaker for the Webinar on the Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions- Individual Fellowships (MSCA-IF) to share my personal experiences about the program Webinar on the Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions- Individual Fellowships (MSCA-IF)
EURAXESS Worldwide (Online, India)
2019/03/21 Lowland, Christianized Clothing Culture in Late Nineteenth Century Spanish Philippines Philippines, a global contact zone: Transoceanic Connections, 1521-1898
CHAM, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities - Universidade Nova de Lisboa and Universidade dos Açores (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/03/21 Fashioning Patriotism Philippine Embassy in Lisbon- Lecture Series
Philippine Embassy in Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/03/12 Clothing and Nationalist Literature in Nineteenth-century Colonial Philippines Hispanic Colloquy
Ruhr University, Fakultät für Philologie Romanisches (Bochum, Germany)
2018/09/27 Belt and Road Initiatives and Chinas Trading History", Belt and Road Initiatives and the Philippines: Views from the Social Sciences Eastern Literature, History and Culture of the Belt and Road Region Conference
Confucius Institute of the Ateneo de Manila University and the Research Center of Eastern Literature of Peking University (Manila, Philippines)
2018/05/11 Fashions of the Filipino Body Contemporary Filipino Studies: Predicaments and Possibilities - A Conference-Workshop on Filipino Studies
Ateneo de Manila University (Manila, Philippines)
2018/04/16 Belt and Road Initiatives and China's Trading History The Belt and Road Initiative and the Philippines: Views from the Social Sciences
Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese Studies (Quezon City)
2018/03/09 Meanings and Influences of Philippine Ilustrado Clothing, 1850s-1890s Politics of Dress in Pre-Modern Southeast Asia
Yale-NUS College (Singapore, Singapore)
2017/11/24 Imperial Tropicality: Nineteenth century Europe and the Philippines through Clothing Conversations on Fashion: Perspectives on History and the Industry's Prospects - 2nd School of Social Sciences, School Level Talk
Ateneo de Manila University, Office of the Dean of the School of Social Sciences (Manila, Philippines)
2017/10/27 Philippine Women's Clothing: problematising class, appearances and colonialism Museu Fundaçao Oriente Conference
Fundaçao Oriente (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017/05/23 Diverse yet Distinct: Philippine Clothing in the Nineteenth Century 2017 International Conference of ISEAS/BUFS: Locating Cultural Characteristics of Southeast Asia as a Whole
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Busan University of Foreign Studies (ISEAS/BUFS) (South Korea, South Korea)
2005/03/19 Jen to the Chinoy: A Case Study of Confucian Ethics Embodied by the Filipino-Chinese Merchants University of the Philippines Asian Center Graduate Students' Conference
University of the Philippines Asian Center (Quezon City, Philippines)
2005/02/18 Trade and Cultural Values: A Case Study on the Filipino-Chinese Merchants during the American Colonial Period in the Philippines 4th East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference
East-West Center, University of Hawaii (Hawaii, United States)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2018/10/01 - 2019/03/22 Organizing Committee Member, International Conference on The Philippines- a Global Contact Zone: Transoceanic Connections (1521-1898) organized by CHAM, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities- University Nova de Lisboa and University of Azores (2019/03/21 - 2019/03/22)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
CHAM Centro de Humanidades, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2018/11/01 - 2018/11/16 Advisor for the Philippine Cultural Wear Interactive Display at the ASEAN University Network - ASEAN Youth Cultural Forum (AUN-AYCF) (2018/11/11 - 2018/11/16)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
ASEAN University Network, Thailand

Ateneo de Manila University - Office of International Relations, Philippines
2016/06/13 - 2016/06/27 Co-organized the Ateneo Cultural Laboratory, a 6-week summer educational program held in Negros Occidental, Philippines. The program was established by Professor Emeritus Fernando Zialcita. (2016/06/13 - 2016/06/27)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
Institute of Philippine Culture, Philippines

Ateneo de Manila University Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Philippines

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/10/01 - 2020/10/01 Participated in a lecture series, organized to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Magellan global circumnavigation.
Conference
Beyond the Magellan History: An Online International Conference
Partido State University, Philippines
2020/05/20 - 2020/05/20 Invited to participate at the Venice Biennale's virtual Opening Ceremonies of the Philippine Pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition.
Exhibition
Structures of Mutual Support: Philippine Pavilion
National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Philippines
2020/02/28 - 2020/02/29 Participated in discussion rounds about the future of museums, museum concepts, museum architecture, exhibition design and museum engagement with urban societies.
Conference
The New Museum: Ideas for the Ethnological Museum of the Future
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, Germany
2020/01/22 - 2020/01/23 Trained on Scientific Communication
Seminar
Cómo comunicar tu Ciencia
2019/11/16 - 2019/11/16 Networked with the leaders of Filipino communities in Spain and Andorra
Congress
3rd National Congress of Filipino Community Leaders in Spain and Andorra
Embassy of the Philippines in Madrid, Spain

Philippine Overseas Labor Office, Spain
2019/10/29 - 2019/10/29 Trained on Writing a Successful ERC Grant Proposal
Seminar
Writing a Successful ERC Grant Proposal
Universidad de Granada, Spain
2019/10/24 - 2019/10/25 Discussant on the future possibilities and areas of cooperation among Europe-based Philippine studies scholars
Workshop
Philippines as a Transnational Hub: Exchanges between the Philippines and the EU
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
2019/05/13 - 2019/05/17 Networked and trained on Managing the Internationalization Processes, which was organized by Kozminski University for the Erasmus+ Staff Week. As Chair of the Internationalization Committee and Coordinator for Internationalization of the Loyola Schools of the Ateneo de Manila University, my participation in this training was critical in exchanging best practices and in exploring cooperation possibilities.
Seminar
Managing the Internationalization Processes
Akademia Leona Kozminskiego, Poland
2019/03/15 - 2019/03/25 Co-organized and presented at the international conference on the Philippines, a global contact zone: Transoceanic Connections, 1521-1898, held at the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal from March 21-22, 2019.
Conference
Erasmus+ Merging Voices Staff Mobility for Teaching
CHAM Centro de Humanidades, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2018/06/04 - 2018/06/08 Participated in the International Mobility for Staff Teaching Activities
Round table
Erasmus+ KA1
Universidad de Granada, Spain
2017/05/28 - 2017/06/08 Represented the History Department of the Ateneo de Manila University for the China Study Training Program in Guangzhou and Beijing
Other
China Study Training Program
National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
2002/02/09 - 2002/02/09 Participated in a seminar-workshop on Classroom Teaching, Management Skills and Strategies, organized by the Ateneo Teacher Center
Workshop
Classroom Teaching, Management Skills and Strategies
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2020/12/07 Champion of the Rose, a graphic novel
(Thesis) Arguer
Catherine Lianza Aquino (Aggregation)
Ateneo de Manila University Department of Fine Arts, Philippines
2020/09/28 Tracking the Inland Shift of Mobility in Early Twentieth Century Naga through the History of the Albert Louise Ammen Transportation Company (ALATCO)
(Thesis) Main arguer
Leo Paulo I. Imperial (Master)
Ateneo de Manila University Department of History, Philippines
2016/04/19 The Ideal and the Real: Filipino Girlhood in American Colonial Manila, 1908-1939
(Thesis) Arguer
Patricia Ysabel Wong (Master)
Ateneo de Manila University Department of History, Philippines
2016/04/19 The Articulation of "The Ballerina of the People:" An Analysis of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde's Title in the Context of Metro Manila's Ballet Scene in 1986-1999
(Thesis) Arguer
Deanna Troi Garcia (Aggregation)
Ateneo de Manila University Department of History, Philippines
2010/02/19 The Noble Age of Escolta
(Thesis) Arguer
Ninoy Julongbayan (Aggregation)
Ateneo de Manila University Department of History, Philippines
2010/02/19 Re-depiction and Replacement: How the Seventeenth Century Jesuit Missionaries to the Marianas Addressed Native Beliefs
(Thesis) Arguer
Nicholas Michael Chow Sy (Aggregation)
Ateneo de Manila University Department of History, Philippines
2010/02/19 Rizal's Travels in Imperial Germany
(Thesis) Arguer
Gino Miguel F. Benjamin (Aggregation)
Ateneo de Manila University Department of History, Philippines
2007/03/27 Philippine Comedy
(Thesis) Arguer
Christian Edson Luang (Aggregation)
Ateneo de Manila University Department of History, Philippines

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2018/08/01 - 2019/07/31 As Chair of the Internationalization Committee and the Coordinator for the Internationalization Program, I designed the policy and guidelines for implementation, as well as process applications for funding grants submitted by faculty members and program directors.
Coordinator
Ateneo de Manila University - Loyola Schools Internationalization, Philippines

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021/05/21 - 2021/06/05 Resource Speaker on Philippine Clothing for the Asian Cultural Week - Southeast Asian Day. The invitation to serve as resource speaker was extended by the students of Liga de Estudios Asiáticos (LEA) through the Philippine Embassy in Portugal Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2018/03/20 - 2021/04/01 Consulted by H.E. Joseph del Mar Yap, Philippine Ambassador to Singapore, about the 500th anniversary of Magellan's global circumnavigation. The Embassy of the Philippine in Singapore offered assistance to H.E. Luis Lorvao, Ambassador of Portugal in Singapore on forging stronger ties between the Philippines and Portugal Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Singapore, Singapore
2020/07/25 - 2020/07/25 Consulted by the University of the Philippines- College of Home Economics (CHE) Costume Museum to explore possible collaborations University of the Philippines Diliman College of Home Economics, Philippines
2019/04/01 - 2019/12/31 Consulted on the clothing of nineteenth-century characters in the first live history project in the Philippines. In collaboration with Fundacion Santiago, Museo ni Emilio Aguinaldo, and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Sa Aming Tahanan (At Our Home) is a First-Person Interpretation Program that brings to life historical characters connected to Emilio Aguinaldo, one of the Philippine national heroes. Fundacion Santiago, Philippines

National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Philippines

Museo ni Emilio Aguinaldo, Philippines

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2002/06/01 - 2019/07/31 Western History (3 units per class, 5 classes per semester) Western History (Bachelor) Ateneo de Manila University Department of History, Philippines
2002/06/01 - 2019/07/31 Asian History (3 units per class, 5 classes per semester) Asian History (Bachelor) Ateneo de Manila University Department of History, Philippines

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization Funding entity
2018/10/23 - 2018/10/25 Selection Committee Member, SHARE Scholarship Program
Evaluator
Ateneo de Manila University - Office of International Relations, Philippines

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2021/09/17 Interview about the IIAS-ICAS International Book Prize 2021 that my book won. Out of 247 entries from all over the world, Clothing the Colony (Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2019) was awarded the Best Book in Humanities - English Language Edition. Manila Bulletin
2021/09/08 Interview about my book, Clothing the Colony (Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2019), which won the IIAS-ICAS International Book Prize 2021 as Best Book in Humanities- English Language Edition BusinessWorld
2021/07/04 Interview about the Marie Curie Program for the article, Investigación en la UGR: Hijos e hijas de la diosa de la Sabiduría. Ideal
2020/08/03 Interview for the article, What's in a Dress? BusinessWorld
2019/11/24 Interview about the Marie Curie Program: La UGR ficha a 20 investigadores top de centros extranjeros Ideal
2018/11/18 Interview about the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Ateneo de Manila University and Universidade Nova de Lisboa. As Chair of the Internationalization Committee and Coordinator for Internationalization, I facilitated the signing of this agreement. This event was witnessed by H.E. Celia Anna Feria (Philippine Ambassador to Portugal) and Mr. Antonio Rufino (Honorary Consul of Portugal in the Philippines) The Manila Times
2018/06/16 Interviewed about the Magellan Expedition for the article, "Ainda sentimos culpa por Magalhães ter sido morto nas Filipinas. Não se matam homens brilhantes" Diario de Noticias

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2020/11/07 - 2020/12/31 Colorizing the Past: Colorizing Black and White Images of Philippine Public Structures Using Convolutional Neural Networks. Millany Anne A. Cua
2020/09/10 - 2020/10/01 The Making of the Filipino/a Homosexual: Science, Homosexuality and Empire (1565-1946). Kiel Ramos Suarez
2018/10/20 - 2019/03/09 Hanapbuhay: The Transformative Power of Filipino Domestic Work in Italy. Riza Franchesca Regala

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2018/11/07 - 2018/12/01 Examiner for the Comprehensive Exam on Western History of Micah Jeiel R. Perez (Master of Arts in History) Ateneo de Manila University Department of History, Philippines
2005/01/01 - 2007/12/31 Textbook Reviewer and Content Evaluator Republic of the Philippines Department of Education (DepEd), Philippines
Distinctions

Award

2021 IIAS-ICAS International Book Prize 2021: Best Book in Humanities- English Language Edition (Clothing the Colony: Nineteenth-century Philippine Sartorial Culture, 1820-1896)
Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands

International Institute for Asian Studies, Netherlands
2020 University Scholarly Work Publications Award, by the Office of the Vice President for the Loyola Schools
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
2018 Loyola Schools Publications Award by the Publications Review Committee and the Loyola Schools Grants and Awards Committee
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
2018 Merit Research Awards
Institute of Philippine Culture, Philippines
2017 Loyola Schools Service Awards - 10 Years of Service
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines

Title

2012 2011-2012 Outstanding Alumna of St. John's Institute in the field of Education
Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports Cultural Education Association (NOPSSCEA), Philippines