Post-War Philippine Chinese Fiction in Taiwan
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
Mucha, Matthew Martin
Abstract
Following the Second World War, the Philippines had acquired independence, and was in the midst of constructing a new “national identity”; a turn of events which had a negative impact on the local Chinese population. For reasons explained in Benedict Anderson’s “Imagined Communities”, Philippine nationalism ultimately resulted in the marginalization of ethnic-Chinese community. At the time, a considerable number of ethnic-Chinese in the Philippines still did not possess Philippine citizenship. Despite the fact that many of these people were born raised and educated in the Philippines, many were still legal citizens of the Republic of China. This group typically received a Chinese education in private schools funded by the Kuomintang government, and would also learn the two official languages, Tagalog and English. However, the literature they produced was written in Chinese (a non-official language), and was therefore not seen as part of “Philippine National Literature.” Thus, large amounts of Philippine Chinese Literature began to be published in Taiwan during this time. During the 1960’s, the influence of realism within contemporary literature was on the rise, with Philippine Chinese Literature being no exception. Its works of realistic fiction not only depict post-war Philippine Chinese society, but also reflect the characteristics outlined in Deleuze and Guattari’s “minor literature” theory, with regards to language, politics, and collective value.
Subjects
Taiwan Literature
Philippine-Chinese Literature
realistic fiction
Type
thesis
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