
Josephine Roque
Assistant Professorial Lecturer
Educational Background
BS in Management major in Communications Technology Management
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
De La Salle University, Philippines
Josephine V. Roque teaches literature, creative nonfiction writing and art appreciation at De La Salle University. Joyce鈥檚 research interests include migration, the visual arts, nature writing and mobility. Her work has appeared in print and online publications based in Manila and overseas covering diverse fields from business to avant-garde poetry and the contemporary visual arts. She completed an MFA degree in Creative Writing from De La Salle University. Her first book, 鈥淗ow to Ride a Train to Ulaanbaatar and Other Essays鈥 was published by Penguin Random House SEA in 2021.
Research Interest
- Comparative Literature: Literature
- Creative Writing – Nonfiction (Personal Essay, Travel Writing)
- Arts Studies聽
- Art Criticism
Selected Publications
- 鈥淗ow to Ride a Train to Ulaanbaatar and Other Essays,鈥 Penguin Random House SEA, 2021
- 鈥淢ore than Just Herbs,鈥 Sangkap: Basic Philippine Ingredients, Food Writers Association of the Philippines, 2019
- 鈥淐reative Tensions: National Consciousness and Hybridity in Cirilo F. Bautista’s The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus,鈥 Filipinas: Philippine Studies Association Journal, 2018