Author: Barbara Jane Reyes
Publisher: American Poets Continuum
ISBN: 9781934414378
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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James Laughlin Award-winning Filipina poet Barbara J. Reyes invents new mythologies melding Southeast Asian traditions with streetwise West Coast poetry.
Author: Stephen Karam
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
ISBN: 1559368659
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 126
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“You might think a play that grapples with serious modern social issues—homophobia, teenage alienation, the limits of online privacy—would have no room for a warbling Abraham Lincoln doing an interpretive dance. But then you might not expect to encounter a piece of theater as ingenious and cannily plotted as Stephen Karam’s Speech & Debate. It is a suspenseful tale that fuses keen-eyed civic critique with riotous and even campy humor.” – Celia Wren, Washington Post “Hilarious...Speech & Debate’s real accomplishment is its picture of the borderland between late adolescence and adulthood, where grown-up ideas and ambition coexist with childish will and bravado...We never feel we’re being educated, just immensely entertained.” – Caryn James, New York Times “A provocative play...A lot of shows about teens ring inauthentic. Not this one.” – Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune “Stephen Karam’s savvy comedy is bristling with vitality, wicked humor, terrific dialogue, and a direct pipeline into the zeitgeist of contemporary youth.” – David Rooney, Variety In this unconventional dark comedy, three misfit high school students in Salem, Oregon form a unique debate club, complete with a musical version of The Crucible, an unusual podcast, and a plot to take down their corrupt drama teacher. With his signature wit, Karam traces the cohort’s attempts to fend off the menace of encroaching adulthood with caustic humor and subversive antics. Stephen Karam’s plays include The Humans (Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist), Sons of the Prophet (Pulitzer Prize finalist), and Speech & Debate. His adaptation of The Cherry Orchard premiered on Broadway for the Roundabout Theatre Company.
Author: Damiana L. Eugenio
Publisher: UP Press
ISBN: 9789715425360
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 546
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This anthology presents a bird's-eye view of the whole range of Philippine folk literature.
Author: Laura Estelle Watson Benedict
Publisher:
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Category : Bagobo (Philippine people)
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Author: Claudia Rankine
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819578312
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Poetics of Social Engagement emphasizes the ways in which innovative American poets have blended art and social awareness, focusing on aesthetic experiments and investigations of ethnic, racial, gender, and class subjectivities. Rather than consider poetry as a thing apart, or as a tool for asserting identity, this volume’s poets create sites, forms, and modes for entering the public sphere, contesting injustices, and reimagining the contemporary. Like the earlier anthologies in this series, this volume includes generous selections of poetry as well as illuminating poetics statements and incisive essays. This unique organization makes these books invaluable teaching tools. A companion website will present audio of each poet’s work. Poets included: Rosa Alcalá Brian Blanchfield Daniel Borzutzky Carmen Giménez Smith Allison Hedge Coke Cathy Park Hong Christine Hume Bhanu Kapil Mauricio Kilwein Guevara Fred Moten Craig Santos Perez Barbara Jane Reyes Roberto Tejada Edwin Torres Essayists included: John Alba Cutler Chris Nealon Kristin Dykstra Joyelle McSweeney Chadwick Allen Danielle Pafunda Molly Bendall Eunsong Kim Michael Dowdy Brent Hayes Edwards J. Michael Martinez Martin Joseph Ponce David Colón Urayoán Noel
Author: Thomas Lincoln Casey
Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Author: Jose S. Buenconsejo
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136719806
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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This book investigates the particular history and social experience by a marginalized society in Mindanao Island, Philippines, through an analysis of the speech, song and dance in spirit possession ritual. Using the concepts of exchange and reciprocity, Buenconsejo connects the performativity of ritual song to the formation and maintenance of sociability, personhood and subjectivity. Also inlcludes maps.
Author: Charles J-H Macdonald
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824865367
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
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Until recently the people of Kulbi-Kenipaqan lived on the fringes of the modern world following traditional customs and beliefs, practicing shifting agriculture, and leading an outwardly peaceful existence in a remote corner of Palawan island. Yet this small community, basically indistinguishable in society and culture from its immediate neighbors to the north, has one of the highest rates of suicide in the world. Why would the comparatively happy and well-off inhabitants of Kulbi fall victim to despair? Uncultural Behavior investigates the mystery of self-inflicted death among this nonviolent and orderly people in the Southern Philippines. To make sense of such a phenomenon, Charles Macdonald probes the beliefs, customs, and general disposition of this Palawan people, exploring how they live, think, behave, and relate to one another. Early chapters examine group formation and the spatialization of social ties, material culture, marriage, and law, providing an extensive ethnographic account of the Kulbi way of life. The author offers insights into the spiritual world of the community and addresses the local theory of emotions and the words that supply the vocabulary and idiom of indigenous commentaries on suicide. A well-documented case study of a suicide and its aftermath gives readers an idea of how Kulbi people treat suicide and their conflicting views on the subject. Following an analysis of statistical information, the author presents five "profiles," bringing together motivations, actors, and circumstances. He concludes by examining the perspectives of neurobiology and genetics as well as psychology, sociology, and history.
Author: G L Keady
Publisher: Big Island Publishing
ISBN: 0975633066
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
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Lang Suyar: In the lush landscapes of Sabah, Malaysia, Jax and Doc confront an ancient horror: the Lang Suyar. This shape-shifting witch, capable of transforming from a stunning young woman to a ferocious wild dog, haunts the village at Mount Kinabalu's base. As tropical tranquillity turns into a terrifying hunting ground, the duo's beliefs clash. Doc, the sceptic, suspects a more earthbound evil behind the mysterious loss of unborn children, dismissing the witch's tale as a mere facade. Meanwhile, Jax approaches from a contrasting perspective, open to the supernatural possibilities. Together, they delve into this chilling enigma, gathering clues for another thrilling episode of their hit TV series, 'The Next Files'. Blood of the Aztecs: The unexpected arrival of Jax's half-brother Digger at a 'The Time Benders' gig, led by Doc, sparks an extraordinary reunion. Their instant, profound connection transcends the usual sibling bond, entering a realm of deep spiritual kinship. This encounter propels Digger and Jax on a journey of self-discovery, guided by the diary of their late father, found with his guide, Ito Santos, in the dense jungles. This mysterious journal, filled with cryptic hints, sets them on an exhilarating adventure through the wilds of Mindanao. In the footsteps of their father, they search for a forgotten Aztec empire, unveiling secrets that could rewrite history.
Author: Gina Apostol
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1641291842
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
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Revealing glimpses of the Philippine Revolution and the Filipino writer Jose Rizal emerge despite the worst efforts of feuding academics in Apostol’s hilariously erudite novel, which won the Philippine National Book Award. Gina Apostol’s riotous second novel takes the form of a memoir by one Raymundo Mata, a half-blind bookworm and revolutionary, tracing his childhood, his education in Manila, his love affairs, and his discovery of writer and fellow revolutionary, Jose Rizal. Mata’s 19th-century story is complicated by present-day foreword(s), afterword(s), and footnotes from three fiercely quarrelsome and comic voices: a nationalist editor, a neo-Freudian psychoanalyst critic, and a translator, Mimi C. Magsalin. In telling the contested and fragmentary story of Mata, Apostol finds new ways to depict the violence of the Spanish colonial era, and to reimagine the nation’s great writer, Jose Rizal, who was executed by the Spanish for his revolutionary activities, and is considered by many to be the father of Philippine independence. The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata offers an intoxicating blend of fact and fiction, uncovering lost histories while building dazzling, anarchic modes of narrative.
