21st (2nd Q.)

• Southeast Asia

  1. Myanmar-Burma
  2. Thailand
  3. Malaysia
  4. Indonesia
  5. Laos
  6. Vietnam
  7. Cambodia
  8. Philippines
  9. Singapore
  10. Brunei
  11. Timor-Leste
• 3 Characteristics of Literature in SE According to Prof. Grant Olson

  1. Literature is HOPE
  2. Literature is Part of Learning
  3. Literature is Power
• Literature is HOPE

  • Even in hopelessness, there is always a hope (Prof. Grant Olson)
  • Poem (Burma) Lets Go to Tahiti
  • Short Story (Vietnamese) To Live
  • Novel (Philippines) Noli Me Tangere

  Writers bring the spirit of reform into all spheres of life
• Literature is Part of Learning

  • Every literature is a lesson in our daily life.
  • Living History
  • Gives a voice to the people
  • Conveys quality of life
  • Geography - Rural vs. Urban
  • Shows people land and relate to it
  • Demonstrate in Culture
  • Shows how complex everything is
  • Picture ethnic conflict
• 1. Literature is Power

  • Explores relationship between Men and Women and identifies gender role
  • Political Power and its corruption
  • Literature use as a weapon
• Southeast Asia Genre

  • Traditional Oral Literature - Folktales, Proverbs, Riddles, Legends
  • Religious narratives and Literature - Buddhist Codes and verses, Jataka Tales
  • Narrative Poetry - Epic Stories
  • Non-narrative poetry - songs, love poems, etc.
  • Historical Novels
  • Contemporary Literature - Novels, short stories, poems
• • Traditional Oral Literature - Folktales, Proverbs, Riddles, Legends
• • Religious narratives and Literature - Buddhist Codes and verses, Jataka Tales
• • Narrative Poetry - Epic Stories
• • Non-narrative poetry - songs, love poems, etc.
• • Contemporary Literature - Novels, short stories, poems
• Southeast Asia Theme

  • Animals and Forest
  • Supernatural/Mythical Beings and their journeys
  • Gender Roles
  • Strong Familial Relationship, loyalty, and identity, ethnocentricity
  • Prostitution
  • Rural vs. Urban
  • Pregnancy
  • Wheels of Fate
  • Importance of Reciprocity
  • Struggles between humanity and poverty
  • Strength of Human Character
  • Political Corruption
  • Nationalism and Anti-colonialism
• Other Themes

  • Fortune Telling
  • Karma, Justice, Responsibility, and Retribution
  • Nature, Society, and Humanity uniting together
  • Sadness of life
  • River is life and society
  • The will to love
•  East Asia

  • Literature is base on the Foundation of Each Country
  • China - Mandarin
  • Korea - Hangul
  • Japan - Nihongo
  • Mongolia - Khalkha
  • *Taiwan 
• The Civilization of East Asia

  • Homo erectus or upright man. (Peking Men)
• • As 1 Region
  • Xia Dynasty - 1st civilization in China
• Religion [Literature (Writing)]

  • Confucianism - Confucius (Kong Qi/ Kong Fuzi/ Master Kong) - China
  • Buddhism - Siddharta Gautama (India)
  • Taoism - Lao Tzu (China)
• Postcolonial Literature

  Postcolonialism - developed after a colony gains independence from its mother country

  • Identity
• Decolonization

  • An intellectual process of returning former independence
  • Cultural practices
  • Beliefs
  • Ideas
• Independence Day

  • China - September 21 1949 (Oct 1-7) Government Founding Anniversary
  • Korea - Sunday, 15 August (Japan)
  • Japan - Culture Day November 29
  • Mongolia - November 26, 1924 (Constitution Day) 1900 (China)
  • *Taiwan - January 1, 1912 (Founded)
• Picture as Literature

  • A form of expression
• Photo - Photograph can be considered a picture. Type you “take” using camera.
• Picture - can be drawing or painting. Created using a camera. Design or representation made by various means. Description so vivid to suggest a mental image. Imagination
• 7 Basic Elements

  1. Line
  2. Shapes
  3. Form
  4. Texture
  5. Color 
  6. Size
  7. Depth
• Is photo considered as literature?

  • The invention of photography has been often told from different perspectives and frameworks
  • Writing about photography has become a sort of a literary genre
• • Taking Picture - unlocks imagination, builds confidence, and develops foundational early literacy skills
• • Language - form of communication. Most important element in studying literature. Way of communicating and preserving important details, culture, traditions, and attitudes.
• Why is Language important?

  • It expands horizons
  • New Ideas
  • Opportunity to look in the past
  • A form of time travel
• Literature

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  Cultural Knowledge 

  • always attached in the study of literature
• Purpose

  • to open yourself to other cultures
  • Reaches hearts all over the world
  • Medium to spread awareness
• The Filipino-Chinese in World Literature

  • The blend of these two cultures is still prominent (Chinoy)
• TCC - Major Influences and Contribution of China

  • Trade - beginning of major influence and contribution
  • China - Porcelain, silk
  • Philippines - Beeswax, deer horn, and trepang (Sea slug)
  • Culture - 1st Bright Colors, Tradition
  • Culinary Arts - Sautéed dishes, rice cakes, noodle dishes, and pancit
• Literature from Ph to the World

  Philippines → TCC → Southeast Asia

  3 Characteristics

  • Hope, Learning, and Power
• East Asia

  • Foundation
• Southwest or Middle East (16 Countries)

  1. Saudi Arabia
  2. Iran
  3. Turkey
  4. Yemen
  5. Iraq
  6. Oman
  7. Syria
  8. Jordan
  9. Azerbaijan
  10. United Arab Emirates
  11. Kuwait
  12. Qatar
  13. Lebanon
  14. Cyprus
  15. North Cyprus
• South Asia (8 Countries)

  1. Bangladesh
  2. Butane
  3. Sri Lanka
  4. India
  5. Maldives
  6. Nepal
  7. Pakistan
  8. Afghanistan
• All about Western and Southwest Asia

  Home of 3 Great Monotheistic Religions

  • Islam - Dominant religion
  • Christianity - Israel (Europe - but quickly spread throughout the Roman Empire)
  • Judaism - Western Part (Mediterranean region)
• • Islam - Dominant religion
• • Christianity - Israel (Europe - but quickly spread throughout the Roman Empire)
• • Judaism - Western Part (Mediterranean region)