21ST WEEK 1-7 Flashcards
Began on January 1, 2001, and will end on December 31, 2100.
21st Century
“Century of Inventions”, “technological developments”, and “globalization”
21st Century
Technology allows 24/7 access to information, constant social interaction, and easily created and shared digital content.
21st Century
Characteristics of 21st Century Literature
Borderless, Symbolic, Fluid, Fearless, Inventive
is an attempt to mirror life. It refers to any textual form of acceptable cognitive and or affective expression which is the representation of man’s experiences of the past and his expectations of the future
Literature
Literature is the product of imagination, originality, style of expression, thought, emotions and feelings, idea etc.
Functions of Literature:
- For documentation
- For call to action
- For expression
- For entertainment
- For transmission
- For critical thinking
PRE-SPANISH LITERATURE - is characterized by:
- their folk speeches
- folk songs
- folk narratives
- indigenous rituals
- mimetic dances
refers to the dialect, or style of speaking, unique to people living within a geographic area)
Examples: bugtong (riddle)
salawikain (proverbs)
their folk speeches
folk songs examples
- Ang Gatas At Ang Itlog (The Milk and The Eggs)
- Aking Bituin (My Star)
- Magtanim Ay Di Biro (Planting Rice)
- Atin Ku Pung Sinsing (Once I had a Ring - Lyrics in Panpango)
- Leron, Leron Sinta (My Dear Little Leron)
(stories handed down from the remote past by words of mouth from one generation to another, reflecting the people’s tradition, feelings, beliefs and judgments)
folk narratives
ritual traditions of Filipinos are best understood in terms of their intentions. At the core of any ritual is the fundamental belief that there exists a delicate balance between man and nature, and the spirit world)
indigenous rituals
Examples:
- Healing Practices
- Entering a Newly Built House (Segep di Baey)
- Festival (Begnas And Pacde)
- The Agricultural Cycle Practices in Tadian Festival (Obaya)
- Wedding Celebration (Dawak) - Child Birth in Tadian
indigenous rituals
(type of dance that imitates nature; it mimics the behaviors of animals and natural phenomena)
mimetic dances
- Itik-Itik
- Mananagat (Cebuano for “fisherman”)
- The monkey dance (Aeta dance)
- The bee dance The lover’s dance - - The battle dance
mimetic dances