Dr. Deirdre De La Cruz

Professor

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Biography

Deirdre de la Cruz is the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan's Department of History. She specializes in the cultures and histories of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. Her current book project involves a historical and ethnographic examination of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the Philippines from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, focusing on the ways these events articulate practices of colonial, post-colonial, and modernity. In addition to Philippine history and ethnography, her research interests encompass theories of religion, colonialism and post-colonialism, visual culture, and the histories and theories of mass media and global occultisms.

Research Interests

Experience

Arthur F. Thurnau Professor

— Present

University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI

Awards

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National Humanities Center, SIAS Summer Institute Fellow

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Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

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Fulbright-Hayes Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship

Courses

Philippines: Culture and History Jesus Comes to Asia Possessing Culture: Spirit Mediumship Ethnography in Southeast Asia Secular Enchantments: Technology and Modernity in Asia-Pacific

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
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  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science