Lisandro Claudio | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lisandro Elias Estrada Claudio September 23, 1984 |
| Occupations | Professor, academic, author, political analyst |
| Awards | Philippine National Book Award (2014) [1] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University (AB) University of Melbourne (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of California,Berkeley Ateneo de Manila University De La Salle University |
| Notable works | Liberalism and the Postcolony Taming People's Power Basagan ng Trip |
| Website | sseas |
Lisandro Elias "Leloy" Estrada Claudio (born September 23,1984) is a Filipino academic,author,and political commentator. He is currently an assistant professor of Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California,Berkeley, [2] and is known for his works on Philippine history,politics,and society.
Claudio was born in Manila to Dr. Rafael Claudio and Sylvia Estrada Claudio. His uncle,Gabriel Claudio,served as a political adviser to former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. [3] He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Communication at the Ateneo de Manila University in 2007,graduating as class valedictorian and magna cum laude . [4] He later earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Asian History from the University of Melbourne in 2011. [5]
Claudio has taught at several universities including Ateneo de Manila University, [6] De La Salle University,and currently at the University of California,Berkeley where he specializes in Southeast Asian studies.
His notable works include:
Claudio regularly contributes political commentary to publications such as Rappler , [10] Esquire Philippines ,and New Mandala. [11]
In 2013,Claudio and writer Miguel Syjuco accused then-Senator Tito Sotto of plagiarizing Robert F. Kennedy's 1966 speech. [12] They challenged Sotto to debate the RH Bill, [13] which Sotto declined.
Claudio has argued that Ninoy Aquino collaborated with communist groups during the Marcos dictatorship. [14] He also criticized the film Heneral Luna for romanticizing authoritarianism. [15]
In 2019,some groups protested Claudio's hiring at UC Berkeley, [16] accusing him of "red-tagging". The university maintained its hiring decision.
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