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The Struggle of the Oppressed: Lino Brocka and the New Cinema of the Philippines

Description: This study is an examination of Lino Brocka's development as a filmmaker of the New Cinema of the Philippines. It provides a close textual analysis of two recent Brocka films, Macho Dancer (1988) and Fight for Us (1989) using a sociocultural approach to the study of the representation of aspects of social reality and their relationship to contemporary Philippine society. The study is divided into six chapters: Chapter I contains the introduction to the study, Chapter II traces the development o… more
Date: August 1993
Creator: Santiago, Arminda V. (Arminda Vallejo)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Being LGBT in Asia: The Philippines Country Report

Description: This report was technically reviewed by UNDP and USAID as part of the 'Being LGT in Asia' initiative. It is based on the observations of the author(s) of the Philippines National LGBT Community Dialogue held in Manila in June 2013, conversations with participants and a desk review of published literature.
Date: 2014
Creator: United Nations Development Programme
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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