Jose Gutierrez III

EDUCATION

Passed the Ph.D. Oral Defense on 12 June 2018 – Expected to graduate in October 2018 | Principal Supervisor: Prof. Ian Aitken (Academy of Film, School of Communication) | Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)

· Major: Film Studies; thesis: "Investigating Kracauerian Cinematic Realism through Film Practice and Criticism: Life-world Series (2017) and Selected Films of Lino Brocka" | Life-world Series (dir. Joni Gutierrez, 118 mins.), publicly available at the HKBU Library: http://heritage.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/view.php?id=11179

· Minor: Communication and Media Studies

Master of Arts | June 2008 | University of the Philippines–Diliman

· Major: Film Studies; thesis: "Images of the Mother in Lino Brocka Films: 1970-1991"

· Minor: Media Studies

Bachelor of Arts (Cum Laude) | April 2001 | University of the Philippines–Diliman

· Major: Psychology

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles: Gutierrez, Jose III. 2017. "The Realist Cinema of Lino Brocka." Plaridel: A Philippine Journal of Communication, Media, and Society 14 (2): 169-78. Gutierrez, Jose III. 2016. "Lukács, Kracauer, and Lino Brocka’s Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)." Plaridel: A Philippine Journal of Communication, Media, and Society 13 (2). Gutierrez, Jose III. 2015. "Representations and Discourses in Internet Comedy." Plaridel: A Philippine Journal of Communication, Media, and Society 12 (1): 233-40. Gutierrez, Jose III. 2015. "Animation and Realism: A Review of RPG Metanoia (2010)." Plaridel: A Philippine Journal of Communication, Media, and Society 12 (1): 241-51. Gutierrez, Jose III. 2014. "New Objectivity: A Review of Fritz Lang’s M (1931)." Plaridel: A Philippine Journal of Communication, Media, and Society 11 (2): 222-7. Gutierrez, Jose III. 2012. "Filipino Indie by Way of Southeast Asian Independent Cinema." Plaridel: A Philippine Journal of Communication, Media, and Society 9 (2): 97-104. Gutierrez, Jose III. 2011. "Pursuing Sustainability in Filipino Indie Filmmaking." Plaridel: A Philippine Journal of Communication, Media, and Society 8 (2): 53-70. Gutierrez, Jose III. 2009. "Images of the Mother in Lino Brocka Films: 1970-1991." Plaridel: A Philippine Journal of Communication, Media, and Society 6 (2): 107-26.

Encyclopedia Article: Gutierrez, Jose III. 2013. "Philippines, Migration, 1948 to Present." In The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration, edited by Immanuel Ness. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. doi:10.1002/9781444351071.wbeghm412

E-book: Gutierrez, Jose III. 2013. Images of the Mother in Lino Brocka Films. Manila: Vee Press, ISBN (electronic edition) 978-971-97-0463-8.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor | University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI) | November 2010 –

· College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines-Diliman

· Courses Taught

         Film 100 - Introduction to Film

         Film 102 - History of Philippine Cinema

         Film 103 - History of World Cinema

         Film 106 - National Cinemas

         Film 130 - Film Genres

         Film 131 - Narrative Film

         Film 133 - Experimental Film

         Film 158 - Directing

         Film 220 - Documentary Film Production

         Film 290 - Research Methods in Film

         Film 10 - Art of Film (General Education Course)

         Film 12 - Philippine Film Appreciation (GE Course)

         Comm 130 - Communication and Media Theories

         Media 220 - Media Literacy

Lecturer | Academy of Film, Hong Kong Baptist University | October–December 2016

· FILM2017 (Introduction to Moving Image and Sound)

Senior Lecturer | University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI) | November 2009 – October 2010

· College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Assistant Professor | San Beda College-Alabang | June–October 2008

· Department of Communication and Media Studies

Instructor | Philippine Women's University | June–December 2006

· Department of Communication Arts

Lecturer

· June-October 2009 / Communication Arts / Angelicum College

· May 2007 - September 2008 / Multimedia Arts / De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde

· November 2003 - May 2004 / Psychology / Ateneo de Manila University

· November 2003 - March 2004 / Psychology / University of the City of Manila

· September-December 2003 / Psychology / De La Salle University–Manila

TRAINING

Teaching Assistant | Hong Kong Baptist University | 2013 – 2016

· September-December 2013 / Dr. Camille Deprez & Dr. Annie Wan / FILM 2017 – Intro to Film and Media Arts

· January-April 2014 / Prof. Ian Aitken / CTV 3320 – Studies in German Cinema

· September-December 2014 / Prof. Ian Aitken / FILM 4037 – Studies in French Cinema

· January-April 2015 / Prof. Ian Aitken / FILM 2005 – Film History

· September-October 2015 / Dr. Celine Song / JOUR 3017 – Communication Research Methods

· January-April 2016 / Dr. Jia Tan / FILM 2005 – Film History

Research Assistant | Book Project | Hong Kong | 2013 – 2014

· Post-1990 Documentary: Reconfiguring Independence (2015), edited by Camille Deprez and Judith Pernin

· Main tasks: proofreading the entire book and coordinating with the contributors

Chinese (Mandarin) Language Courses | HKBU Language Centre | 2014 – 2016

· Course 1: September to December 2014

· Course 2: January to June 2015

· Course 3: September to December 2015

· Course 4: January to June 2016

· Course 5: September to December 2016

Hong Kong Documentary Initiative (Fellow) | The University of Hong Kong | 5-6 November 2016

· Master classes with Oscar award-winning director, Thomas Lennon. Workshop film, Hong Kong: Study One (2016), the first short film in Life-world Series

Cinema and Human Rights Workshop (Fellow) | Hong Kong | 28-30 January 2016

· Organized by the Department of Humanities and Creative Writing at Hong Kong Baptist University, Huston School of Film and Digital Media at National University of Ireland, Galway and Centre for Cinema Studies at Lingnan University

KRITIKA National Workshop on Art and Cultural Criticism (Fellow) | Philippines | 20-26 April 2014

· Supported by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

· "Phenomenalist-realist Film Aesthetics in Life-world Series" at "The Poetics of Asian Cinemas Conference" on 10 July 2017 at Lancaster University, United Kingdom. Organized by the Asian Cinema Studies Society (ACSS).

· "The Realist Cinema of Lino Brocka" at the Society for Cinema & Media Studies (SCMS) Conference (Session E22: New Takes on Global Auteurs) on 30 March 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

· "Imaging the Umbrella Movement via Kracauerian Cinematic Realism" at the International Communication Association (ICA) Conference on 11 June 2016 in Fukuoka, Japan.

· "Tapping into the Lifeworld through Online Cinema and Photography: A Case Study of Lifeworld Series" at the Asian Congress for Media and Communication (ACMC) Conference on 28 October 2016 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

· "Tapping into the Lifeworld through Online Cinema and Photography: A Case Study of Joni Gutierrez’ Hong Kong Series" on 5 July 2016  at the Research Institute for Digital Culture and Humanities (RIDCH) Conference at the Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

· "The Physical, Ephemeral and Political: Imaging Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement in Twelve Hundred Miles (2015)" at the 4th Global Social Science Graduate Student Conference on 22 April 2016 at the Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.

· "Tapping into the Lifeworld through Online Cinema and Photography: A Case Study of Joni Gutierrez' Lifeworld Series" at the 6th International Postgraduate Conference on 24 September 2016 at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.

· "Animation and Realism: A Review of RPG Metanoia (2010)" at the Research Institute for Digital Culture and Humanities (RIDCH) Conference on 18 December 2015 at Jubilee College, the Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

· "The ‘Brocka Film’: Conventions of Melodrama and Realities in Martial Law-Era Philippines" at the "Whose Voice? Theory & Practice: 5th International Postgraduate Conference" on 24 September 2015 at the Department of Applied Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.

· "Animation and Realism: A Close Reading of RPG Metanoia (2010)" at "Situations: Cultural Studies in the Asian Context" International Conference on 13 February 2015 at the Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.

· "The Social Realist Cinema of Lino Brocka" at the Global Symposium on Social Sciences on 13 July 2014 at the Royal Paradise Hotel in Phuket, Thailand.

· "Representations and Discourses in Internet Comedy: 9gag.com" at the "Four-Round Joint International Symposium: Globalization and Localization in the New Media Age" on 6 June 2014 at the Institute of Communication Studies, Communication University of China in Beijing, China.

· "Intuitionist Realism and Phenomenology in the Cinema of Philippines’ Lino Brocka" at the Asian Congress for Media and Communication (ACMC) Conference on 14 November 2014 at the City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

· "Independent Documentary Film in the Philippines" at the "Documentary Film in South and South-East Asia (including Hong Kong/Macau)" International Conference on 31 August 2013 at the Academy of Film, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.

· "Representations and Discourses in Internet Comedy: 9gag.com" at the Asian Congress for Media and Communication (ACMC) International Conference on 26 October 2012 at the Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.

· "Images of the Mother in Lino Brocka Films: 1970-1991" at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) Conference on 17 March 2010 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California, USA.

FILM SCREENINGS, EXHIBITIONS, AND SEMINARS CONDUCTED

· Exhibition of Life-world Series (dir. Joni Gutierrez, 2017, 118 minutes), a collection of ten short films, as a multi-screen video installation at the ASEANnale held in the Philippines on 28 February to 2 March 2018.

· Seminar titled "Investigating Kracauerian Cinematic Realism through Film Practice and Criticism: Life-world Series (2017) and Selected Films of Lino Brocka" held on 28 November 2017 at Albert Hall, University of the Philippines-Diliman.

· Film screening and seminar titled "Investigating Kracauerian Cinematic Realism through Life-world Series (Joni Gutierrez, 2017)" held on 5 October 2017 at the Film Center (Videotheque), University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI), Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

· Faculty colloquium titled "Examining Kracauerian Cinematic Realism through Selected Films of Lino Brocka" on 26 September 2017 at the Film Center (Videotheque), University of the Philippines Film Institute, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

· Film screening and seminar titled "Lifeworld Series (Joni Gutierrez, 117 minutes) & the Phenomenalist-realist Film" held on 7 April 2017 at the Communication and Visual Arts Building, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.

· Exhibitions of "Home for Now" (Joni Gutierrez), a collection of 60 photographs of Hong Kong: (1) held from 1 June to 3 July 2016 at the Hong Kong Baptist University Library; (2) from 4 to 8 September 2016 at the Gallery of the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong SAR, China; and (3) the Foyer of the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong on 25 June 2017.

· Screening ofTwelve Hundred Miles/千里之外 (dir. Joni Gutierrez, 2015), followed by a presentation titled "Imaging the Umbrella Movement via Kracauerian Cinematic Realism" at "Images, Immersions, Investigations: A Forum on the Umbrella Movement" on 16 October 2015 at the Communication and Visual Arts Building, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.

· Faculty colloquium titled "The Realist Cinema of Lino Brocka" on 6 August 2015 at the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication, Quezon City, Philippines.

· Screening of Twelve Hundred Miles at "FACINE 22: The 22nd Annual Filipino International Cine Festival" on 24 October 2015 in San Francisco, California, USA.

· Screening of Twelve Hundred Miles followed by a Q&A session with the director at "Whose Voice? Theory & Practice: 5th International Postgraduate Conference" on 25 September 2015 at the Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.

· Faculty colloquium titled "Twelve Hundred Miles" that entailed a screening of Twelve Hundred Miles followed by a Q&A session with the director on 18 June 2015 at the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication, Quezon City, Philippines.

· Exhibition of Twelve Hundred Miles and talk by the filmmaker at the Koo Ming Kown Exhibition Gallery (part of the "Urban Exotic Dilemma" Exhibition) on 6 June 2015 and iCafe (part of the “Twelve Hundred Miles Apart” Exhibition) on 10-15 June 2015 at the Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.

· Faculty colloquium titled "Intuitionist-Existentialist Cinematic Realism in Lino Brocka’s Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)" on 20 June 2014 at the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication, Quezon City, Philippines.

· Screening of Green (dir. Joni Gutierrez, 2013) at "FACINE XX/bente: The 20th Annual Filipino American Cine Festival" on 11 Dec 2013 in San Francisco, California, USA.

· Faculty colloquium titled "Representations and Discourses in Internet Comedy: 9gag.com" on 23 August 2012 at the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication, Quezon City, Philippines.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

· Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS)

· International Communication Association (ICA)

· Asian Cinema Studies Society (ACSS)

· Asian Congress for Media and Communication (ACMC)