Posted in Body politics and representations, Philippines, colonialism/postcolonialism, human rights, social justice, tagged bayougin, Caster Semenya, colonialism, gender testing, Nancy Navalta, Philippines on August 23, 2009 | 11 Comments »
[This is an expanded version of a comment prompted by this insightful post from Prof. Sussuro.]
Caster Semenya won the women’s 800-meter race by 2.45 seconds over her nearest rival. I want to start with that fact, because that win is amazing. She is amazing. And this being lost in all these rumors and speculations about [...]
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In 2002, Elena Garcdoce Francisco, a 102-year-old Tumandok woman, journeyed to Iloilo City from her mountain home in Panay. She sang an ambahan, protesting the destruction wrought by militarization in her ancestral lands. These military incursions date back to at least 1962, under then President Diosdado Macapagal.
This practice of telling stories through poetry and chants [...]
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That sign, “This is not a trail,” drives my dog crazy. Because right behind the sign is. . .a trail.
Apparently, it’s a trail full of coyote scents and potato bugs and other curiosities that his mama won’t let him explore. There was a beautiful trail just waiting to be sniffed, he could see that. No [...]
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[Edit: Cross-posted sa Racialicious. Makisali sa diskusyon.]
Let me get this out of the way first. This is not a movie review. It is a review of movie reviews about Brillante Mendoza’s Kinatay. Spoilers follow, though the title pretty much tells you what you’re gonna get.
Last weekend, Filipino director Brillante Mendoza won the best director award [...]
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I realized I hadn’t written about the US-backed Israeli attacks on Gaza. I was busy reading and learning, so the silence was unintentional. But Teo rightly points out how only a handful of Filipino bloggers have expressed solidarity with Gaza and Palestine. So this is me adding my voice.
In the mid-1980s, my dad made a [...]
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These are, hands down, the best pair of shoes I have ever owned in my life.
They helped get me through my thesis defense.
They helped me project a confidence I did not feel, the first time I presented at a conference.
They’re old friends. Solid, comfortable, hardworking boots who will get you to where you’re going.
So when [...]
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When I was young(er), I wanted to grow up to be Jamie Robinson. When that proved difficult, my ambition changed to something slightly less fanciful—transnational feminist scholar activist.
No, I didn’t use that term until years later, when I needed to name it for the grad school application. And now, it’s the end of the year, [...]
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Posted in Philippines, feminist theory, globalization, social justice, women of color, tagged Catholicism, feminism, globalization, mary john mananzan, transnational feminism on December 24, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I left Catholicism in fits and starts, the way a smoker keeps reaching for one last cigarette. But I did leave for good three years ago. And though I don’t identify as Catholic anymore, Sudy reminds me of teachings that resonate.
Love one another. Whatever you do to the least of my brothers. Ministering to [...]
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There have been news stories of fetuses found around Manila, including three found at the Manila Cathedral, Santa Cruz Church, and Quiapo Church. The Quiapo Church fetus was concealed in a basket of offerings. It was wrapped in a rosary and placed inside a bottle.
This phenomenon has become more frequent—thirteen over just the last two [...]
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Posted in Philippines, feminist theory, globalization, human rights, social justice, women of color, tagged feminism, feminist theory, social justice, women of color on October 24, 2008 | 5 Comments »
What does it mean to recognize the home as a site of resistance?
Last semester, our professor posed this question to a group of law students at an ivy league university, and was surprised at how many students got so upset. But professor, they cried, women were oppressed in the home. That’s why we fought so [...]
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