The recent cold-bloodied murder of Rev. Fr. Marcelito “Tito” Paez shook the Christian world that has been already burdened with the on-going persecution of the Indigenous Peoples in the countryside.…
Problematizing the Mindanao Settler Identity: Final Part American, likewise, makes an excellent cautionary example of the pitfalls of Settler identity creation: colonial injustice may remain, as it today remains, unaddressed.…
Writer's note: From now, until the end of the year, I shall write about articles originally written in Filipino, share thoughts regarding their respective contexts, and discuss related themes. Part…
Stories are extraordinary. A writer would spend a lifetime crafting the perfect one, and an anthropologist would spend a lifetime unravelling them. Stories are potent. They can move people to weep and to fight and to believe things they might not have thought possible.
From now, until the end of the year, I shall write in English about articles originally written in Filipino, share thoughts regarding their respective contexts, and discuss related themes . Part translation, part summary, part review, I hope these previews pique the curiosity of the readers about the essays and their ongoing conversations with other texts that challenge national narratives and preconceived notions on Philippine literature, art and culture.