Vicente Rafael

Vicente Rafael is a Professor of History and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Washington, affiliated with the Department of Comparative History of Ideas within the College of Arts & Sciences. He holds a BA from Ateneo de Manila University and MA/PhD from Cornell University, with prior teaching roles at the University of Hawaiʻi and UC San Diego. His research focuses on Philippine history, comparative colonialism, language/power dynamics, and post-colonial humanities. He has authored seminal works like Contracting Colonialism and White Love and Other Events in Filipino History, and is completing Motherless Tongues.

• Education: BA (Ateneo de Manila), MA/PhD (Cornell)
• Research: Colonialism, nationalism, translation studies, post-colonial theory
• Awards: Guggenheim, Rockefeller Fellowships, Stanford Humanities Center fellowship

His publications critically examine colonial discourses, linguistic insurgency, and transnational histories. Advising and grants: No specific details provided in text. Active in academic networks including CHID's CLIP Fellows Program and Focus Groups.