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INTERVIEW: E. SAN JUAN, Jr. on the advent of the Duterte presidency

Posted on May 23, 2016 by philcsc

Scholar: ‘Feudal-authoritarian’ mindset led to Duterte win By: Marvin Bionat @inquirerdotnet INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau 12:34 AM May 17th, 2016 PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire –E. San Juan, Jr., a prolific Filipino intellectual, has written close to 60 books on various topics, including … Continue reading →

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On the Language Question in the Philippines–Filipino or English?

Posted on July 17, 2014 by philcsc

Sneaking into the Philippines, through the Rivers of Babylon: ON THE LANGUAGE QUESTION IN THE PHILIPPINES by E. SAN JUAN, Jr. Fellow, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas I’m Miss American Dream since I was 17 Don’t matter if I … Continue reading →

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NASAGAP SA HIMPAPAWID ni E. SAN JUAN, Jr.

Posted on May 10, 2014 by philcsc

TRANSKRIPSYON NG ILANG BYTES NG KOMPYUTER NG NASA, WASHINGTON, DC,USA —“Everyone in the planet is under total surveillance today.” –Edward Snowden –“Nothing is meaningless….” –Sissi, sa pelikulang The Princess & the Warrior     Gising ka na ba? Anong gumagapang … Continue reading →

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SINING AT PANITIKAN NGAYON SA GILID NG BANGIN (Panayam sa TABOAN 2014)–ni E. SAN JUAN, Jr.

Posted on April 3, 2014 by philcsc

SINING AT PANITIKAN NGAYON SA GILID NG BANGIN — ni E. SAN JUAN, Jr. [Panayam sa Taboan 2014 Philippine Writers Festival, Pebrero 25, 2014, Subic Freeport Zone, Zambales]   Kung sa anong dahilan, inatasan akong ilarawan ang situwasyon ng literatura–mas … Continue reading →

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MODERNIDAD & GLOBALISASYON–ni E. San Juan, Jr.

Posted on March 9, 2014 by philcsc

MODERNIDAD AT GLOBALISASYON: Diyalektika ng Panahon at Lugar ni E. San Juan, Jr. Prologo     Tila kabalintunaan ang nangyayari ngayon.  Singkahulugan ng modernidad ang katwiran at pagkamakatao, sagisag ng pagsulong ng kabihasnan.  Sa malas, batay sa krisis sa Ukraine, Syria, … Continue reading →

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On Benjamin Appel’s novel on the Philippines, FORTRESS IN THE RICE (1951)

Posted on December 6, 2013 by philcsc

BENJAMIN APPEL’S FORTRESS IN THE RICE: FORGING THE REVOLUTIONARY CONSCIENCE OF THE EMPIRE by E. SAN JUAN, Jr. Benjamin Appel (1907-1977) may be the most neglected or forgotten radical-democratic novelist of mid-century United States. While his first Depression-era novel Brain … Continue reading →

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ANDRES BONIFACIO: Katwiran, Kalayaan, Katubusan — ni E. San Juan, Jr.

Posted on September 8, 2013 by philcsc

HANDOG KAY ANDRES BONIFACIO: KATWIRAN, KALAYAAN, KATUBUSAN ni E. SAN JUAN, Jr. Katakutan ang kasaysayan sapagkat walang lihim ang maitatago sa                 kanya. –GREGORIA DE JESUS Ugali na kapag pinag-uusapan ang kabayanihan ni Gat Andres Bonifacio, ang … Continue reading →

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ALAY KAY ANDRES BONIFACIO, BAYANI NG BAYAN–E. San Juan, Jr.

Posted on September 7, 2013 by philcsc

PAGTUKLAS SA HIMAGSIKAN:  KATAKSILAN, KABULAANAN, KAKULANGAN Alay kay Andres Bonifacio, Bayani ng Bayang Pilipinas –ni E. SAN JUAN, Jr. Marahil nadinig na ang kasabihang “Ang katotohanan ay magpapalaya sa iyo?” Ngunit naitanong ng sugo ng Imperyo: “Ano ang katotohanan?” Hindi … Continue reading →

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BALAGTAS: A Dialectical and Materialist Approach in Filipino–E. San Juan, Jr.

Posted on August 17, 2013 by philcsc

BALAGTAS: Proyekto Tungo sa Diyalektikong Analisis at Materyalismong Interpretasyon ng Florante at Laura ni E. SAN JUAN, Jr. Bakit balik-sisyasat na naman sa diskurso’t larangan-sining ng Sisne ng Panginay?  Payak na tugon: sapagkat nag-iiba ang panahon/kasaysayan, nagbabago ang sangkatauhan, kaya … Continue reading →

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FREE ALL FILIPINA POLITICAL PRISONERS!

Posted on July 4, 2013 by philcsc

U.S. GLOBAL CAPITALISM’S HUMANITARIAN BLESSING : TORTURE OF WOMEN POLITICAL PRISONERS IN THE PHILIPPINES by E. SAN JUAN, Jr. Philippines Cultural Studies Center, USA Listed early this year by the UK ECONOMIST  as an upcoming Asian Tiger with 6-7% GDP … Continue reading →

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