Going beyond patriarchal and feminist essentialisms: A dialogic study of Bautista's Bata, Bata... Pano Ka Ginawa?
Date of Publication
2014
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts in Literature
Subject Categories
Creative Writing
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Literature
Abstract/Summary
The novel Bata, Bata... Pano Ka Ginawa? has always been viewed as the celebration of female empowerment. There were some studies that investigated other aspects of the novel but none, so far, has served as a reputation of the many feminist essentialisms against patriarchy. This study problematizes the lack of counter-arguments and rebuttals by affirming the validity of the other voices in the novel. It does so by utilizing the methodological framework of Mikhail Bakhtin's dialogism. This thesis concludes by pointing the flaws in Lea's logic as well as the options and other valid points made by the other characters as a consequence of her treatment of all polemic statements against her as polemic statements against the entirety of women.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU20444
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
leaves ; 28 cm.
Recommended Citation
de Guia, J. (2014). Going beyond patriarchal and feminist essentialisms: A dialogic study of Bautista's Bata, Bata... Pano Ka Ginawa?. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/2669
