Associate Professor of Literature
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Email: jllazaga@up.edu.ph
Junley L. Lazaga holds the distinction of being the first in UP Baguio to be conferred the title of UP Artist. Currently an Associate Professor of Literature, he has served as head of the Program for Indigenous Cultures (2012-2013), chairperson of the Department of Language, Literature and the Arts (2013-2018), head of the Graduate Programs Office (2018-2019), Director of Public Affairs (2019-2021), and as a member of the inaugural International Editorial Board of The Cordillera Review. A multilingual writer, poet, and translator, he has also edited important titles of Ilokano Literature.
EDUCATION
PhD Filipino Pagsasalin (ongoing), University of the Philippines Diliman
MA in Language and Literature, University of the Philippines Baguio
BA in Language and Literature, University of the Philippines Baguio
COURSES TAUGHT
Language and Literature
Literary Forms and Traditions (BLL 111)
Malikhaing Pagsulat (BLL 140)
Pagsasalin (BLL 124)
Panitikan ng Hilagang Luzon (BLL 138)
Panitikan ng Kordilyera (BLL 139)
Panitikang Bayan (BLL 136)
Panitikang Pambata (BLL 137)
Principles and Methods of Research in
Language and/or Literature (BLL 199.1)
Research in Language and Literature (MLL 299)
Research Proposal Writing in Language and/or Literature (BLL 199.2)
Semantics (BLL 116)
Special Topics in Literature and Related Arts (MLL 298)
Teaching Language and Literature (MLL 202)
Theories of Language and Language Acquisition (MLL 201)
Translation Theory and Practice (MLL 224)
Philippine Institutions
The Life and Works of Jose Rizal (PI 100)
General Education
Wika, Kultura at Lipunan (Wika 1)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Philippine Literature
Translation and Translation Studies
Creative Writing
Ilokano
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Books and Book Chapters
- Lazaga, JL, ed. (forthcoming 2024). Sa Bagani Ubbog: Mga Piling Maikling Kuwento ni Reynaldo A. Duque, translated in Filipino from Ilokano by Roy V. Aragon, Junley L. Lazaga & Ariel S. Tabag. Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press.
- Lazaga, JL, Mark Joseph N. Rafal & Edgar Calabia Samar, ed. 2024. Surat Filipino: Mga Nagwaging Akda sa Gawad Bienvenido Lumbera National Literary Contest 2023.
- Manila: National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
- Lazaga, JL. 2023. “Pakauna.” In Reynaldo A. Duque: Panagsubli Idiay Bagani Ubbog ken Dadduma Pay a Sarita, selected by Roy V. Aragon & Ariel S. Tabag. Quezon City: Saniata Publications.
- Bellen-Ang, Christine S. & Junley L. Lazaga. 2023. Tales of Enchantment: Folk Stories from the Philippines, illustrated by Liza Flores. Toh Tuck Link, Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
- Lazaga, JL. 2022. Maysa, Dua…Dungdungnguenka/One, Two…I Cherish You (Isa, Dalawa…Pinakamamahal Kita, illustrated by Rod Cañalita. Quezon City: Saniata Publications.
- Lazaga, JL. 2021. “Sirib ti Puli nga Ilokano Babaen ti Panangiyam-ammo ni Isabelo de los Reyes.” In Sirib ti Puli ni Ilokano: Ti Folk-lore Ilocano iti El Folk-lore Filipino ni Isabelo de los Reyes, Translated in Ilokano by Ariel S. Tabag. Quezon City: Saniata Publications.
- Del Rosario, Kate. 2020. Maysa a Metro (Isang Metro: Isang Kuwentong Pambata Ukol sa Covid-19), Translated in Ilokano by Junley L. Lazaga, illustrated by Dandin Espina. The Department of Human and Family Development Studies, U.P. Los Baños.
- Del Rosario, Kate. 2020. Dagiti Maskara ni Miko (Ang Mga Maskara ni Miko: Isang Kuwentong Pambata Ukol sa Covid-19) Translated in Ilokano by Junley L. Lazaga, illustrated by Dandin Espina. The Department of Human and Family Development Studies, U.P. Los Baños.
- Lazaga, JL, ed. 2019. Buhay ni Lam-ang: Salin ng “Vida de Lam-ang (Antiguo Poema Popular de Ilocos)” na nalathala sa El folk-lore Filipino (1890) ni Isabelo delos Reyes, Translated in Filipino by Junley L. Lazaga & Ariel S. Tabag. Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino & National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
- Lazaga, JL, 2018. “Praga,” translation in Filipino of “Prague,” excerpt from Der Golem by Guztav Meyrink. In Malikmata: Mga Kuwentong Kababalaghan mula Czech Republic, edited by Kristian Sendon Cordero & Jaroslav Olsa Jr. Naga City: Ateneo de Naga University Press.
- Lazaga, JL. 2018. “Ilokano Vocabulary on Disaster and Risk: A Preliminary Study.” In Pakasaritaan: Story in History, History as Story and the Cause of Liberation Education, edited by Aurelio S. Agcaoili, et al. Nakem Conferences Philippines and Nakem Conferences International.
- Lazaga, JL & Elizabeth Alviar Calinawagan, ed. 2016. Sapsapo/Balm: Poems in Ilokano & English by Alegria Tan Visaya, with a critical introduction by Aurelio Solver Agcaoili. Nakem Conferences Philippines & Undertow Books, 2016
- Lazaga, JL. 2015. “Panaganglem iti Baro a Mileneo: Ti Kontemporaneo a Panagdaniw ni Ilokano.” In Aro ken Sirmata: Language, Culture, Education, and the Pursuit of Diversity, edited by Aurelio Solver Agcaoili and Elizabeth A. Calinawagan. Nakem Conferences Philippines & Undertow Books.
- Lazaga, JL. ed. 2015. Dandaniw Ilokano: mga tulang Ilokano, 1621-2014. Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino & National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
Journal Articles
- Lazaga, Junley L., trans. 2022. “The Nights Cannot Keep Still” and “Love Also Wanes” (translation in English from the original Ilokano poems by Linda T. Lingbaoan a.k.a. Hermilinda T. Lingabaoan-Bulong). In Anomaly: Online Journal of International Literature and the Arts, Issue 35: Kognisyon: Contemporary Philippine Literature in Translation, edited by Kristine Ong Muslim. Boston, MA: Anomalous Press.
- ________, trans. 2022. “Narumek” (translation in Ilokano from the English of “Broken” by Carla Montemayor). In The Babel Review of Translations. Bellinzona, Switzerland: Specimen Press.
- ________. 2021. “Tallo a Daniw”/“tatlong Tula.” In Lagda: Journal ng UP Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas, Vol. 11, No. 1. Quezon City: University of the Philippines Diliman.
- ________, trans. 2021. “Companion” (translation in English from the Ilokano of “Kadua” by Roy Vadil Aragon). In The Loch Raven Review: 49 Philippine-Language Poets in Translation, edited by Kristine Ong Muslim. Maryland, USA: Loch Raven Review.
- ________, trans. 2021. “Ashen” (translation in English from the Ilokano of “Dapuen” by Ariel Sotelo Tabag). In The Loch Raven Review: 49 Philippine-Language Poets in Translation, edited by Kristine Ong Muslim. Maryland, USA: Loch Raven Review.
- ________. 2017. “Four Contemporary Ilokano Poems in Translation.” In Kritika Kultura, 28: 368-395, February 2017. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University.
- ________. 2014. “Ang Lingguwistik, Estetik, at Sosyo-Kultural sa Pagsasa-Filipino ng Tulang Ilokano.” In Pandiwa: Lathalaan para sa Wika at Kultura, Taon II, Blg. 1. Maynila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino.
AWARDS, CITATIONS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS
- University Artist I (Literary Arts), 2022-2024, University of the Philippines Arts Productivity System
- One U.P. Professorial Chair Award in Literature (Philippine Literature) for Outstanding Creative Work and Public Service, 2022-2024, University of the Philippines System
- Book Publication Grant (Maysa, Dua…Dungdungnguenka/One, Two…I Cherish You (Isa, Dalawa…Pinakamamahal Kita book publication with Saniata Publications), 2022, National Book Development Board, Philippines
- UP Likhaan Institute of Creative Writing Philippine Translators Series 2021 (Salin sa Filipino ng Piling Maikling Kuwentong Ilokano ni Reynaldo A. Duque Team Project, R.V. Aragon, J.L. Lazaga, A.S. Tabag), Likhaan: UP Institute of Creative Writing, University of the Philippines
- Cordillera Studies Center Interdisciplinary Team Research Grant (Analysis of Mosquito-Related Cases in Baguio City Using Geographic Information System Research Team: R.C. Addawe, J.P.T. Viernes, C.P. Libatique, J.L.DC. Marigmen, J.L. Lazaga), 2023, University of the Philippines Baguio
- One U.P. Faculty Grant Award in Literature (Philippine Literature) for Outstanding Teaching and Creative Work, 2019-2021, University of the Philippines System
- Cordillera Studies Center Interdisciplinary Team Research Grant ( Mother Tongue Profile of Public Elementary Schools in the Schools Division of Baguio City Research Team: L.K. Ampaguey, J.L. Lazaga & G.K. Micklay), 2019-2020, University of the Philippines Baguio
- University Artist I (Literary Arts) 2018-2020, University of the Philippines Arts Productivity System
- International Publication Award, 2017, University of the Philippines System
- One U.P. Faculty Grant Award in Literature (Poetry and Translation) for Outstanding Creative Work and Public Service, 2016-2018, University of the Philippines System
- Cordillera Studies Center Research Grant (An Annotated Collection of Contemporary Cordillera Literature), 2015, University of the Philippines Baguio
- College of Arts and Communication Special Faculty Research Grant (Contemporary Ilokano Poetry Sampler with Translations), UP Baguio College of Arts and Communication, 2015,
- Cordillera Studies Center Interdisciplinary Team Research Grant (Vanaw Language Documentation Research Team: R. Tindaan, S. Saboy, J. Lazaga & I. Jularbal), 2013, University of the Philippines Baguio
- Outstanding Master’s Thesis, A.Y. 2012-2013, College of Arts and Communication, University of the Philippines Baguio
- UP Baguio Golden Jubilee Award for Creative Work, 2011-2012, University of the Philippines Baguio
- CHED Faculty Development Program II Scholarship Grant (Part-time), 2010-2011, Commission on Higher Education, Philippines
- First Prize, 2010, Timpuyog dagiti Mannurat iti Iluko (TMI) Second International Poetry Contest