Cycle of ash
Date of Publication
2018
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 Baylan
Defense Panel Member
Shirley Lua
Ayer Arguelles
Carlos Piocos, III
Abstract/Summary
Cycle of ash is an undergraduate creative writing thesis in poetry that explore the paradox of being Chinese-Filipino. The poems in this collection explore paradoxical concepts encountered in life such as freedom in confinement, life in death, and identity from the perspective of a hybrid culture. The collection is primarily written in free verse with the exception of a ghazal. It reflects on the ramifications of the currently rapidly changing socio-economic reality being experienced by the Philippine community, coupled with the increasing integration and influence of other cultures because of globalization. Chinese-Filipino cultural imagery is used as the center point of the poems to convey thoughts and observations regarding the Chinese-Filipino community. The collection questions what it means to be Chinese-Filipino and what it means to be neither Chinese nor Filipino, but as hybrid that doesn't fit seamlessly in either category.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU17280
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
110 leaves ; 30 cm.
Keywords
Poetry--Collections
Recommended Citation
Uy, D. (2018). Cycle of ash. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/2946
