F. Landa Jocano

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Landa and the surname or paternal family name is Jocano.

F. Landa Jocano
Born
Felipe Landa Jocano

(1930-02-05)February 5, 1930
Cabatuan, Iloilo, Philippine Islands
DiedOctober 27, 2013(2013-10-27) (aged 83)
NationalityFilipino[1]
Alma materCentral Philippine University (BA)
University of Chicago (MA, Ph.D.)
OccupationAnthropologist
Known forSignificant body of work within the field of Philippine cultural anthropology, widely recognized as "the country's foremost cultural anthropologist"[1] during his lifetime. Proponent of the Core Population Theory of the peopling of Southeast Asia [2]

Felipe Landa Jocano (February 5, 1930 – October 27, 2013) was a Filipino anthropologist, educator, and author known for his significant body of work within the field of Philippine Anthropology,[3][4][5] and in particular for documenting and translating the Hinilawod, a Western Visayan folk epic.[3] His eminence within the field of Philippine anthropology was widely recognized during his lifetime,[3] with National Artist F. Sionil Jose[1] dubbing him "the country's first and foremost cultural anthropologist"[3][6]

Jocano served as Professor Emeritus at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and Executive Director of PUNLAD Research House, Inc. and a professor in University of the Philippines. He has authored numerous books on various aspects of Filipino Society and Culture.[7]

  1. ^ a b c Jose, Francisco Sionil (November 5, 2012). "Anthropology as theater: F. Landa Jocano's 'Hinilawod'". The Philippine Star. Mandaluyong: Philstar, Inc. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
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  4. ^ Pedrosa, Anna. "F. Landa Jocano: Proud to be Filipino". Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  5. ^ "HSBC's 'Windows of Legacy'". Manila Bulletin. December 19, 2005. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  6. ^ Manipon, Roel Hoang (June 26, 2014). "Honoring a Father, Teacher and Anthropologist: Dangal ng Haraya Award Bestowed to F. Landa Jocano". The Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  7. ^ Jocano, F. Landa (2001), "Author's Profile", Filipino Prehistory: Rediscovering Precolonial Heritage, Quezon City: Punlad Research House, Inc., ISBN 971-622-006-5