Status Updates From Interrogations in Philippin...

first mojares! wanted to start with his shorter works before diving deep to the books i own. im reading the essays out of order, based on my interest on the topics. so far, a solid introduction to his academic writing. i LOVE his essay on Bonifacio, a good piece to add nuance and critique the claims of continuing bonifacio's "proletariat revolution"

PHILIPPINE NOIR ESSAY. THATS ALL!

Notes regarding essays on the colonial world of print and a semi-critical assessment of Bonifacio:

- The perspective regarding Bonifacio's placement, as with the rest of the Katipunan, and the contextual reuse of its movement throughout the years as a form of identification, still ring true today.
- Print stuff is cool!

Enjoyed the opening essay on Nick Joaquin. Not insomuch as it is a new perspective, but that it highlights an important note about his place in history: with comparatively less academic credentials and a more "unorthodox" upbringing, the argument for Nick Joaquin's importance in history is quite necessary.