Monthly Archives: February 2013

CRITIQUE OF IMPERIAL CULTURAL STUDIES AND THE TASK OF INDIGENIZATION IN THE PHILIPPINES–E. San Juan, Jr.


CRITIQUE OF IMPERIAL CULTURAL STUDIES AND THE TASK OF INDIGENIZATION IN THE PHILIPPINES By E. San Juan, Jr. FELLOW, HARRY RANSOM CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, USA The re-election of Barack Obama to a second term as president of the … Continue reading

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ON STEVEN JAVELLANA’S NOVEL, WITHOUT SEEING THE DAWN –Commentary by E. SAN JUAN, Jr.


The Political Economy of the Psyche            in the Text of Stevan Javellana’s Without Seeing the Dawn It was only a few months ago that I finished reading JaveHana’s now classic novel published in 1947, a year after the inauguration of … Continue reading

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E. SAN JUAN’s 4th Book of Poems in Filipino


NEWS RELEASE– FILIPINO POET PUBLISHES 4th BOOK OF POEMS IN FILIPINO U.S.-based Filipino scholar E. San Juan, Jr., emeritus professor of English, Comparative Literature and Ethnic Studies, has just published his fourth book of poems in Filipino, Bukas Luwalhating Kay … Continue reading

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PEIRCE/MARX: Interface of Pragmaticism & Marxism–E. San Juan, Jr.


PEIRCE/MARX: SKETCH OF A JOINT PROJECT FOR PRAGMATICISM & MARXISM   By E. SAN JUAN, JR.                 Why Peirce and Marx? But why not? As we approach the centennial of the Bolshevik Revolution  and the death anniversary of … Continue reading

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AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION–A Homage to David Fagen by E. SAN JUAN, Jr.


HOMAGE TO DAVID FAGEN: AFRICAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONALISM AND THE PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION by E. SAN JUAN, Jr. Fellow, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin   Let him never dream that his bullet’s scream went wide of its island mark, Home … Continue reading

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KALIGRAMA–Suryalistikong Pagsubok ni E. SAN JUAN, Jr.


KALIGRAMATIKANG  SINING: Daluyang Hinabi sa Pasumalang Damdamin at Dalumat   ni E. SAN JUAN, Jr.           1.  Makulimlim sa Perlas ng Silangan   abot-tanaw ng bulag na Lumad             nagulat  sa             pagsabog ng agilang  misil   kidlat … Continue reading

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