21st Century Literature

from the Philippines

and the World

MARK ANTHONY P. LOPEZ,

MAT
Assistant Professor I
Why 21st Century Literature?

The SUBJECT is derived from two literature subjects in

the old General Education Curriculum
- Literatures of the Philippines
- Literatures of the World

According to Isagani Cruz of The Philippine Star,

written Oct. 24, 2013, “the new literature subject in
the SHS is meant to ensure that all Filipino high
school graduates have a good understanding of what is
happening today in the field of literature and in the
arts.”
Why 21st Century ONLY?

SIMPLY because SHS students were all born in or just

before the 21st century.

This century is your century, the century of the

MILLENNIALS, GEN. Z and the NEW GENERATIONS.
MILLENNIALS and the GENERATION Z (reference: TechTarget.com)

According to an article in Time Magazine millennials were

born between 1980-2000 and for Gen Z, from 1996 -2010.

Millennials and Gen Z grew up in an electronics-filled and

increasingly online and socially-networked world.
As the most ethnically diverse generation, these
genrations tend to be tolerant of difference.
Having been raised under the mantra "follow your
dreams" and being told they were special, they tend to be
confident.
 According to a recent research conducted by the
Centre in 21st Century Writings of the University of
Brighton, UK; succinctly stated that “the first decade of
the new millennium witnessed a range of exciting
developments in contemporary writings in English, from
innovations in recognized forms such as the novel,
poem, play and short story to developments in digital
writings and creative writings.
Electronic literature refers to works commonly published and
shared on the Web. Unlike traditional printed literature, it has
features that could only be presented through
multimedia.

Kinds of Electronic Literature:

* Hyperpoetry
* Graphic Poetry
* Hyperfiction
* Photo poem
* Silent comics
* Textula
* Blog

*What are these innovations?

Author

PROF. RINA GARCIA CHUA

UNIT 1 – 21st Century Philippine Literature from the Regions
Module 1. Mapping Our Literary Past, Present, and the Future
Module 2. Poetry from the Archipelago
Module 3. The Landscape of Philippine Fiction
Module 4. In an Ocean of Emotions: Philippine Drama
Module 5. Archipelagic Life, or Creative Nonfiction
Module 6. Remapping of Philippine Literature through Criticisms
Module 7. Looking Beyond: The Future of Philippine Literature
Module 8. Finding the Literary Space Within You

21st Century Literature

from the Philippines
and the World
UNIT 2 – 21st Century Literature from the World
Module 9. A Rediscovery of the Literary World
Module 10. Charting Our Own in Southeast Asia
Module 11. The Roots of East Asia
Module 12. Exploring South Asia and Western Asia
Module 13. Delving Deep into the Anglo-American Frontier
Module 14. Traversing Europe and Its Intricacies
Module 15. The Magic of Latin America
Module 16. Deep into Africa
Module 17. The Atlas of World Literature

21 Century Literature
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from the Philippines

and the World
Written Work-25%

Performance Task- 50%

Project, Attendance, Performance

Quarterly Assessment- 25%

*Grading System
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…PAPER NO MORE!
 Upon entering the
classroom, CPs should
be switch into silent
mode!
 *Who among you here
think that literature
subject is a boring class?
1.Identify a LITERATURE that
played a part of your growing
up as a teenager.
2.What is the impact of this
literature to your life?

Assignment
 English is a language,
not a measure of intelligence.