21st Century Literature (Onyx)

Historical Overview of Philippine Literature: Post-colonial Period

​(21^ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

by Charlene Vizcara

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OBJECTIVES

​•Identify the geographic, linguistic, and ethnic dimensions of Philippine literary history in the post-colonial up to contemporary period;

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​•Differentiate/compare and contrast the various 21st century literary genres and the ones from the earlier genres/periods citing their elements, structures and traditions;

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​•Determine representative texts and authors from different regions through oral history research; and

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​•Situate selected texts in the current context to enrich understanding.

Open Ended

What do you think of the emerging contemporary literature? Are the earlier genres/period better in terms of element and structure?

​Dimensions of Philippine Literature

• Filipino writers began to develop new themes, styles, and techniques.

• The rise of English writers began after exposure to American language and culture, although there were still many Filipino writers observed using the vernaculars.

• ​The common literary themes in novels and short stories were war experiences.

• ​Oral tradition became less popular as people became more interested in short stories.

​Post-War Philippine Literature in a Nutshell

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• The rise of fluent writers in English during the post-war period up to the present shows how flexible, imaginative, and talented Filipinos are.

• Rizal’s influence is eminent among the social realist writers.

• Spanish influences can still be observed in terms of cultures and languages used in literature by some prominent writers such as Nick Joaquin.

• Our experiences during colonial period which stretches up to the present truly reflected in the most notable Filipino works in the field of literature.

​​CHARACTERISTICS OF 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE:

• Written by contemporary authors within the last decade

• Deals with current issues and themes

• Reflects technological culture

• Literature of emerging genres

• Often breaks traditional writing

Multiple Select

We can describe the 21st Century Literature as follows: __________.

(Select all that apply.)

• Deviates from traditional writing

• Reflects technological culture

• Deals with current issues and themes

• Written by Jose Rizal

​21st Century Literary Genres

• ​Blog - known as web log or a website containing short articles called posts that are changed regularly.

• ​Chick Lit - This genre fiction addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and light-heartedly

• ​Creative Nonfiction- known as literary nonfiction or narrative nonfiction, it is a genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives. Creative nonfiction contrasts with other nonfiction, such as technical writing or journalism, which is also rooted in accurate fact, but is not primarily written in service to its craft.

• Flash Fiction- characterized with a style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity (three hundred words)

• ​Hyperpoetry- form of digital poetry that uses links using hypertext mark-up. It is a very visual form, and is related to hypertext fiction and visual arts.

• ​Mobile Phone Text Tula- tanaga, a type of Filipino poem, consisting of four lines with seven syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of each line

• ​Speculative Fiction- This is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, weird fiction, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and postapocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as related static, motion, and virtual arts.

Multiple Choice

This literary genre is characterized with a style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity (three hundred words).

• Creative Non Fiction

• Flash Fiction

• Web log

• Speculative Fiction