The national fire in Erwin Castillo's The firewalkers: An ideological critique

Added Title

The firewalkers

Date of Publication

2006

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts in Literature

Subject Categories

South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Literature

Abstract/Summary

This thesis is an ideological critique of the novel, The Firewalkers (1992), by Erwin Castillo. This thesis used Catherine Belsey's concept of ideology in her work, Critical Practice (1990). Through presenting the struggles and hardships of the Filipinos in the novel, this novel fits in Lumbera's National Literary Tradition. At the same time, through these representations the study focuses on the dynamics of the Filipinos and the Americans and shows the colonial relations and history of the Philippines.

Abstract Format

html

Accession Number

TU14596

Shelf Location

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

Physical Description

ii, 47 leaves, 28 cm.

Keywords

Erwin E. Castillo--Criticism and interpretation; Bienvenido L. Lumbera, 1932- -- Criticism and interpretation; Erwin E. Castillo. Firewalkers; Historical fiction

Embargo Period

3-24-2021

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