GLOBAL

VOICES AND
SOCIAL VISION
Jaydee Querubin, ABCOMM
WHO LOVES
READING?
WHO LOVES
WRITING?
 WHO LOVES
COMPREHENDING
THINGS?
GLOBAL VOICES
AND
SOCIAL VISION
GLOBAL VOICES AND
SOCIAL VISION
is a three-unit course that
focuses on globally-renowned
literatures which imply
socially-relevant issues from
the time of their writing to the
present generation.
COURSE OUTLINE
I. Literature and Global Voices
II. Elements of Literature
III. Literary Devices
IV. Global Voices in Literatures
- Noli Me Tangere
- Biag ni Lam-ang
-Oedipus Rex
-Chac Mool
-The Life of Buddha
-Enuma Elish (Creation)
-Dante’s Inferno
Mo Dao Zhu Shi
LITERATURE
 “Literature is the art of
discovering something
extraordinary about ordinary
people, and saying with ordinary
words something extraordinary”.
- Borls Pasternak
“A classic is a book that has never
finished saying what it has to say”.
- Italo Calvino
LITERATURE
 Literature are writings in which
expression and form, in
connection with ideas of
permanent and universal interest,
are characteristic or essential
features.
Literature are imaginative works
of poetry and prose
distinguished by the intentions of
their authors and perceived
aesthetic excellence of their
execution.
CLASSIFICATIONS OF LITERATURE
-Language
-National Origin
-Historical Period
-Genre
-Subject Matter
 TYPES OF LITERATURE
- Poetry - incorporates meter or rhythm,
and focuses on syllables, words, and
phrases sound when put together.
- Prose - Anything except poetry.
- Drama - Text meant to be performed.
GLOBAL
VOICES
 GLOBAL VOICES
-Pillars of the Persona.
-Representation of social
identities; of perspectives and
cultures.
 ENCOUNTERS
Interaction of two different
and unique perspectives or
cultures regardless if
they’re opposing or
contradictory.