(Also appearing on PAWAINC) Presented by Carayan Press, Walang Hiya…Literature Taking Risks Toward Liberatory Practice is a groundbreaking collection of poetry and short fiction by today’s most established and anticipated Filipino and Filipino-American Writers. Walang Hiya, a term traditionally used to shame has been reclaimed through this body of work to examine the taboo in our communities with fresh, honest and unflinching voices.
Educators and community groups can also use the collection as a tool in the classroom. Walang Hiya…Literature Taking Risks Toward Liberatory Practice features a study guide to creatively explore the themes of migration, identity and empowerment.
Advance Praise:
“I say the hidden cultural meaning of Walang Hiya is “Bring It On.” This collection certainly brings it on with all of the melodrama, pleasure seeking, and comedy that is identity and the diaspora.”
- Joel B. Tan, author of “Monster” and “Type O Negative”
“Walanghiya ka (You have no shame.) Nakakahiya. (It is shameful). Mahiya ka naman (You should be ashamed of yourself.). In Philippine culture, these words are meant to shame not only those who are corrupt or intentionally harm others but also those who are different, unique, radical. This amazing anthology…affirms that the process of reclaiming a word signifies a liberating ideology, and features engaging, interrogative, and brilliantly written texts that enable us to understand diaspora nationalism.”
- Joi Barrios, Lecturer of Filipino and Philippine Literature, University of California Berkeley
WHAT: Release of Walang Hiya…Literature Taking Risks Toward Liberatory Practice
WHO: Featuring 32 Filipino and Filipino Writers. Edited by Lolan Buhain Sevilla and Roseli Ilano.
WHERE: Available for direct order at www.walanghiyaanthology.com, www.carayanpress.org, and independent booksellers near you beginning June 12, 2010.
More information here.
Educators and community groups can also use the collection as a tool in the classroom. Walang Hiya…Literature Taking Risks Toward Liberatory Practice features a study guide to creatively explore the themes of migration, identity and empowerment.
Advance Praise:
“I say the hidden cultural meaning of Walang Hiya is “Bring It On.” This collection certainly brings it on with all of the melodrama, pleasure seeking, and comedy that is identity and the diaspora.”
- Joel B. Tan, author of “Monster” and “Type O Negative”
“Walanghiya ka (You have no shame.) Nakakahiya. (It is shameful). Mahiya ka naman (You should be ashamed of yourself.). In Philippine culture, these words are meant to shame not only those who are corrupt or intentionally harm others but also those who are different, unique, radical. This amazing anthology…affirms that the process of reclaiming a word signifies a liberating ideology, and features engaging, interrogative, and brilliantly written texts that enable us to understand diaspora nationalism.”
- Joi Barrios, Lecturer of Filipino and Philippine Literature, University of California Berkeley
WHAT: Release of Walang Hiya…Literature Taking Risks Toward Liberatory Practice
WHO: Featuring 32 Filipino and Filipino Writers. Edited by Lolan Buhain Sevilla and Roseli Ilano.
WHERE: Available for direct order at www.walanghiyaanthology.com, www.carayanpress.org, and independent booksellers near you beginning June 12, 2010.
More information here.
