Glenn Anthony May

Who is Glenn Anthony May?

Glenn Anthony May is a professor of history at the University of Oregon. His area of study is Southeast Asian history, U.S. foreign relations, and recently, Chicano history. His main focus has been on the Philippines. May earned a PhD from Yale University, where he also studied as an undergraduate student.

May has authored a number of works on the Philippines, including:

⁕Inventing a Hero: The Posthumous Re-Creation of Andres Bonifacio

⁕Battle for Batangas: A Philippine Province at War

⁕A Past Recovered: Essays on Philippine History and Historiography

⁕Social Engineering in the Philippines: The Aims, Execution, and Impact of American Colonial Policy, 1900-1913

May came under a surprising amount of harsh criticism for his work on historiography and Andres Bonifacio, a national hero of the Philippines. Ten years after its publication, Inventing a Hero: The Posthumous Re-Creation of Andres Bonifacio is claimed by its publisher to be a strong seller in bookstores in the Philippines. This book has been criticised by a number of sources. Another American historian, Malcolm Churchill described May's thesis as "astonishing allegation."