Transgression and celebration: The lyrics of Arvin Mangohig in the Gaze

Date of Publication

2008

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts in Literature

Subject Categories

Comparative Literature

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Literature

Thesis Adviser

Ronald Baytan

Defense Panel Member

Gerardo Z. Torres
Genevieve L. Asenjo
Anne Frances N. Sangil

Abstract/Summary

This paper studies seven lyrics of Arvin Abejo Mangohig from his collection. Tha Gaze. Through Jonathan Dollimore's theory of sexual dissidence and Neil Garcia's Philippine gay theory, the study shows how transgression is present in the poems. Applying this framework, the study carefully examines the content, particularly the lyric speaker as well as the poetic situation and determines how these are utilized by the poet in his attempt to transgress the hetero-patriarchal culture. The study notes that Mangohig's poetry attempts a Gide-esque transgression through its deviant identifications with the dominant, appropriating heterosexual discourse, which is expressed through several key elements namely, sex, the imagery of darkness, the ambiguity of the persona's identity. In addition, the poet refashions the master narrative of homosexual relations, in which homosexuals engage in relationships with other homosexuals though in the end they remain as martyrs. In this manner, the poet is able to challenge and provide resistance towards fixed understandings and definitions of love and sexuals desire that are constricting.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU15440

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

[5], 76 leaves ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Homosexuality; Homosexuality--Philippines; Gays-- Philippines; Lesbians--Philippines; Gay and lesbian studies

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