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Contemporary Period Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

21st Century Literature Module 6

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

post-war and contem­porary period

Japanese Occupation
The atrocities of the Japanese Occupation were highli­ghted in various literary works of the Filipino writers.
The Ballad Of Lola Amonita
by Ruth Mabanglo (first winner of Carlos Palanca Award) This is a poem inspired by the story of a Filipino comfort woman who spoke in front of a forum in Hawaii in 1992.
Magic Realism
Filipino fictio­nists also took the realm of magic realism– the incorp­oration of the components of fantasy in real-life situat­ions. Fantasy - there's a clear line between the real world and the fantasy
May Day Eve
by Nick Joaquin (Quijano de Manila) One of the narratives that utilized magic realism as a genre is Nick Joaquin who based his story in a supers­titious belief. · Anastasia, Agueda, Voltaire
Realism
On a surface, this deals with the depiction of life as it happens without trying to sensat­ion­alize or dramat­ically present it.
Naturalism
In a glimpse, naturalism rooted from the concept of realism. This literary movement deals, however, to topics taboo to the society, injust­ices, and the pessim­istic “survival of the fittest.”
the rise of activism in the philip­pines
Activists started to call for reforms to create ripples of changes in the government and in society as a whole. · martial law
campus journalism and media
“As campus journa­lists, it is our mandate to not only write for us, but also…write articles that are inclined to the masses­—kung saan nagbeb­enefit ‘yung taong-­bayan.” Mosquito Press
bilingual education
During this period, the deteri­oration of English in various levels of education happened.