Curriculum Vitae

Paula Pamintuan-Riva

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My name is Paula (she/her, they/them) and I am an academic researcher from Baguio City, Philippines. I have worked at the Cordillera Studies Center of the University of the Philippines Baguio since 2012, and my focus area is in academic publishing. I like to dabble in a variety of things, but it feels like my gravitational center always lies in editing and publications.

My professional work involves production of The Cordillera Review, UP Baguio's academic journal, as well as full-length book projects. I enjoy learning about research methodologies, developments in knowledge management, and new things in general.

My research interests include cultural studies, postcolonial discourses of childrearing, critical heritage studies, studies of childhood and empire.

My non-research interests include mechanical keyboards, personal knowledge management, sewing, makerspaces/workspaces, etc.

I have been involved in a variety of advocacies, including maternal health, babywearing, breastfeeding, mental health, neurodivergence and disability, unionism, and anti-imperialism.

I am married and a parent. 🌱

✉️ mmpamintuanriva@up.edu.ph

Career

• University Researcher I, University of the Philippines Baguio Cordillera Studies Center (2012-present)
• Editorial Assistant, The Cordillera Review: Journal of Philippine Culture and Society (concurrent with UR role)
• Teacher/Faculty Member in English and Art History in secondary to undergraduate level classes (2011-2012)
• Podcast Writer, Editor and Co-Host, CSC@40: CSC Fieldnotes Podcast(2020–2023)

Education/Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts in Language and Literature, University of the Philippines Baguio, 2010.
• Angeles City National High School (Special Science Class), now Angeles City National Science High School
• Dau Central Elementary School (Special Education - Fast Learner Program)

Recognition

2023. Gawad Tsanselor para sa Natatanging Research, Extension at Professional Staff (REPS)/Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Research, Extension and Professional Staff (REPS). University of the Philippines Baguio. (Speech.)
2010. Outstanding Thesis Awardee (Undergraduate). College of Arts and Communication, University of the Philippines Baguio.

Publications

2025. “‘Tighten the knot of our blanket slings’: The Endurance of Babywearing Practice and the Visual Politics of Childhood in the Cordillera Region of North Luzon, Philippines.” 2025. Childhood in the Past 18 (1): 94–113. https://doi.org/10.1080/17585716.2025.2471139
2024. “A Melting Pot Runneth Over? Contradictions of Heritage in Baguio City, Philippines.” The Cordillera Review (14) I and II: 195–217. 
2017. "Writing Red Letters: A Student’s Tribute to Sir Del,” in Hoy, Boy! A Festschrift for Delfin Tolentino, Jr., edited by B. Tapang and G. Subido. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center.
2013. “The Indigenous in the Cordillera Studies Center of UP Baguio.” Co-authored with R. Rovillos. In Unsettling Discourses: The Theory and Practice of Indigenous Studies. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center.
2008. "Floating & falling in the Youki Singe Tea Room." Published in The Philippine Star, 11 May 2008, and awarded Honorable Mention in the My Favorite Book Awards 2008.

WIP (Works-in-Progress)

“‘Shall I be Mother?’ Mythifying Motherhood in Breastfeeding Campaign Materials from the Philippines post-RA 10028.” Under review.

Paper Presentations/Conferences

2024. "Preserving an Intangible Sky: (Distant and Close) Narratives of Climate in Baguio's Cultural Landscape." ADI Conference 2024: Remaking Futures: Justice, Equality and Global Flourishing. Deakin University, Melbourne VIC, Australia. 25–26 November 2024.
2021. "Profiling State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the Cordillera on the Integration of Indigenous Peoples Education in Higher Education Curricula." 3rd International Conference on Cordillera Studies. Baguio City. July 2021.
2018. "Bringing Up Baby (Under the Colonial Gaze): Children and Childrearing through Colonial Photographs of Traditional Babywearing in the Cordillera, Northern Philippines." 11th Annual International Conference Society for the Study of Childhood in the Past. Vienna, Austria. 20–22 September 2018.
2016. "Locating the Indigenous in the Baguio Heritage Project." 1st Baguio Heritage Forum, University of the Philippines Baguio
2013. “An Other Othered by Other Others: Manila Luzon and the Irreverence of Drag." Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Graduate Conference. National University of Singapore. 1–2 July 2013.

Other Editing Work

2016. Not Your World Music: Noise in South East Asia. C. Fermont and D. della Faille. Berlin: Syrphe. Ottawa: Hushush.
2013. Unsettling Discourses: The Theory and Practice of Indigenous Studies. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center.

Projects

2023–2024. Team member, Landslide Knowledge Management Center (LKMC) Project, funded by DOST-CAR. Project Leads: W. Alangui and R. Tindaan. LKMC Online Knowledge Hub. LKMC How-to Video (with voice-over)..
2021–2022. Paper writer and team member, "Scoping Study on Mining and Natural Resource Governance in the Province of Benguet Focused on Metallic Large Scale and Small-Scale Mining," Part of Project DATA (Deepening Access, Transparency and Accountability to Improve Natural Resource Governance and Empower Communities), funded by Bantay Kita PH. Mining and Natural Resources Database (MINASdb) Online Knowledge Hub..
2019–2021. Team member, "Profiling State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the Cordillera on the Integration of Indigenous Peoples Education in Higher Education Curricula - Section on IPEd History," CSC Inter-disciplinary Team Research Grant, 2019–2021. Project Leads: W. Alangui and R. Tindaan.
2016–2017. Grant Proponent, "Wearing Babies and Forming Identities: Ubba and the Changing Visual Representations of Childrearing in the Cordillera.” CSC Research Grant, with I. Jularbal.

Speaking and Public Service

2024–2025. Resource Speaker. “Digital Tools Training for Research.” Two-part lecture-workshop delivered for Social Science 199 (Research Methods). UP Baguio, Philippines. October 2024 and February 2025.
2024. Resource Speaker. “From Streams to Storehouses: You and the CSC’s Efforts at Knowledge Management.” Lecture delivered for the CSC Research Conversations Series, UP Baguio, Philippines. November 2024.
2024. Evaluator. 3rd College of Social Sciences (Benguet State University) Students' Research Congress. La Trinidad, Benguet.
2023-present. Vice President for REPS (Research, Extension, and Professional Staff), All UP Academic Employees Union, University of the Philippines Baguio.
2023. "Rev UP Your Research: Tips and Tricks for the Fourth Industrial Revolution." Lecture-training delivered for Lyceum Philippines University, College of Arts and Sciences faculty. Baguio City, Philippines.
2023. Resource Speaker. “The Beat Goes On: A Crash Course on Film, Plot and Structure.” Lecture delivered for Grade 12 Senior High School Students, Pinsao National High School. Baguio City, Philippines.
2023. Evaluator. 2nd College of Social Sciences (Benguet State University) Students' Research Congress. La Trinidad, Benguet.

Workshop Fellowships

2020. "Tighten the Knot of Our Blanket Slings: A Semiotic Reading of Ubba and the Colonial Representation of Childrearing." 3rd Cordillera Studies Writeshop. Baguio City. 11-13 March 2020.
2014. “Happiness is not Always Fun: Social Commentary and Melodrama in Fassbinder’s Ali, or Fear Eats the Soul,” J. Elizalde Navarro National Workshop in Criticism on the Arts and Humanities, Baguio City, 25-31 May 2014.

Academic Memberships

2025. Member (Student), New Zealand Historical Association.
2025. Member. Child and Youth Historical Alliance (ChiYHA), FKA the Australia and New Zealand Children’s History Reading Group.
2023–2024. Full Individual Member, Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS)

Profile photo by Blaze Sy of Hijo de Foto Studios, Baguio City.