21'st Century Literature

• PERIOD OF ACTIVISM (1970-1972) - youth moved to seek reforms, socialism or communism should replace democracy
• PERIOD OF ACTIVISM (1970-1972)

  • THE LITERARY REVOLUTION

  1. The youth became vocal with their sentiments

  2. Campus newspapers were written to show their protest

  3. COMICS, MAGAZINES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS - Filipinos before were hooked in reading magazines and comics
• PERIOD OF THE NEW SOCIETY (1972-1980) - September 21, 1972

  • themes in most writings dealt with the development or progress of the country (ex. drug addiction, family planning)
  • The Play
  • Reviving old plays and dramas
  • Radio and Televisions, Pista ng mga Pelikulang Pilipino
  • Comics and Magazines and other Publications economic progress, discipline, culture, tourism
• PERIOD OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC (1981-1985) -

  • The New Republic of the Philippines
  • FILIPINO POETRY - romantic and revolutionary
  • Writers wrote openly of their criticism against the government
  • FILIPINO SONGS- themes that were really true-to-life
  • CHILDREN’S BOOK - the well-loved forms of writing
• POST- EDSA I REVOLUTION (1986-1995) - People Power (Lakas ng Bayan)

  • Freedom became a reality
  • On Newspapers and other publications: Newspapers which were once branded crony. Newspapers became instant opposition papers overnight
  • FILIPINO SONGS DURING THIS PERIOD: BAYAN KO. Its lyrics were written by Jose Corazon de Jesus way back in 1928.
• 21ST CENTURY PERIOD - Filipino writers have become more conscious of

  their art with proliferation of writers workshop ; new trends. Integration of technology
• Drama- It is the genre of literature with stories

  composed of verse or prose which is meant to be

  dramatically or theatrically performed.
• Creative nonfiction – It is also known as literary

  nonfiction or narrative nonfiction, is a genre of

  writing that uses literary styles and techniques to

  create factually accurate narratives.
• Blog – It is a web log containing short articles

  called posts that can be changed regularly. Some

  blogs are written by one person (called blogger)

  containing his/her hobbies or interests, opinions,

  and experiences.
• Poetry – It is a verse and rhythmic writing with

  imagery that evokes an emotional response from

  the reader.

  • Mobile phone Text tula - A particular example of this poem is a tanaga, a type of Filipino poem, consisting of four lines with seven syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of each line
  • Hyperpoetry – It is a form of digital poetry that uses links using hypertext mark-up..

  Spoken word poetry – It is a poem that has made

  its way into the hearts and souls of many Filipinos
• Fiction - Fiction has genres that can be defined as

  narrative literary works whose content is

  produced by the imagination.

  • Short Story – This is brief fiction that can be read in one seating
  • Chick-Lit – This is a genre which addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and light-heartedly.
  • Flash fiction – less than 1,000 words. This is a style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity.