Literature as activism
Ninotchka Rosca's political aesthetic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2178696 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Myra Mendible (Florida Gulf Coast University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 354-367 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Postcolonial Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9855 • E-ISSN: 1744-9863 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449855.2012.717513 |
| OpenAlex | W2076890237 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article provides a brief overview of Philippine writer Ninotchka Rosca's literary career, tracing her commitment to political advocacy and suggesting the ways that this commitment shapes her creative choices. It focuses special attention on State of War, Rosca's debut novel, as it best dramatizes a productive interplay between literary and political devices
Aesthetics · Art · Political activism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Computer Science · Irish and British Studies · Law · Philippine History and Culture
Subversive Pleasures
Colonial and Postcolonial Literature
America Is in the Heart
Carnivals for elites? The cultural politics of arts festivals
Poetic Justice
Postcolonial Visions and Immigrant Longings
Postcolonialism
Post-Colonial Drama
The condition of postmodernity
Introduction
Reconceiving Binaries
The Condition of Postmodernity
Rhetoric of Motives
Postcolonial Studies
Myth, identity and the colonial experience
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |