Performing labor migration in Philippine theatre : narratives, affects, ideologies /
"This book pioneers a systematic inquiry into the link between theatrical performances and histories of Philippine labor migration in the late-20th and early-21st centuries. Focusing on plays mounted by Tanghalang Pilipino of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Philippine Educational Th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan, an imprint of Springer Nature Switzerland,
[2026]
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| Series: | Palgrave studies in performance and migration
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| Summary: | "This book pioneers a systematic inquiry into the link between theatrical performances and histories of Philippine labor migration in the late-20th and early-21st centuries. Focusing on plays mounted by Tanghalang Pilipino of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Philippine Educational Theater Association, and the Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, it argues that Filipino theatre-makers have rendered migration-related issues and figures of overseas Filipino workers available for circulation, comprehension, and critique through their stage and dramatic productions. Deploying different aesthetic and spectacular modes, they have represented labor migration as a complex phenomenon implicated in various ideological formations (such as nationalism, globalization, and cosmopolitanism) and generative of a range of affective states (such as nostalgia, suffering, romance, intimacy, and care). This book emphasizes the role of drama, theatre, and performance in reframing discourses on labor migration and refocusing the narrative of the Philippine nation on the figure of the othered, displaced, and marginalized Filipino migrant." -- |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783032120182 3032120187 |