Indigeneity in the Philippines: three new lenses on agency, space, and power

Ryan Crewe

doi:10.1080/10609164.2026.2687256

July 15, 2026Colonial Latin American Review

Indigeneity in the Philippines: three new lenses on agency, space, and power

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The research aims to examine indigenous agency and the dynamics of space and power in early modern Philippine history.
Analyzed historical texts and sources from the early modern Philippines and the Spanish Pacific.
Compared historiographical trends between East and Southeast Asia, and colonial Latin America.
Developed theoretical frameworks to reinterpret agency and spatial dynamics in colonial contexts.
Identified three new perspectives on indigeneity that reshape understanding of historical agency.
Revealed how spatial dynamics influenced indigenous power relations during colonial times.
Highlighted connections between Philippine historiography and broader regional narratives in East and Southeast Asia.

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Explores new lenses on agency, space, and power in Philippine history, suggesting significant insights into colonial impacts.

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Over the past decade, the early modern Philippines and the so-called Spanish Pacific has surged forth as a subfield connecting East and Southeast Asian historiographies to those of colonial Latin A...

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