Power, the body and lived experience: Woman in Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo's Recuerdo
Date of Publication
2010
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 Chair
Marjorie Pernia Evasco
Defense Panel Member
Genevieve L. Asenjo
Abstract/Summary
This thesis attempts to determine if Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo's novel, Recuerdo, portrays women in a way that allows for the liberation of its characters from the cycle of Patriarchal dominance. Ultimately, this thesis attempts to determine whether or not such a portrayal of women reflects a feminist perspective. The analysis is divided into three parts which follow the novel's chronological development. In carrying out the analysis, the thesis first situates the characters in a field of power relations, according to Pierre Bourdieu's concepts of field, habitus, and legitimacy, as appropriated by Toril Moi. After the characters are situated, the analysis then delves into a discussion of the characters themselves, adopting Simone de Beauvoir's philosophy of lived experience, again mediated by Toril Moi. This analysis allows for a character-centered discussion, and is ultimately done to be able to determine whether the novel presents a liberating perspective on women, or not.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU15674
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
68 leaves ; 28 cm.
Keywords
Feminism and literature--Philippines; Women and literature--Philippines; Feminism in literature
Recommended Citation
Lago, A. (2010). Power, the body and lived experience: Woman in Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo's Recuerdo. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/2410
