Literatures Dreaming of a Better World On Teaching 21st-Century Philippine Literatures

Authors

Edgar Calabia Samar, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow

Abstract

This paper starts on the assumption that literature does not simply reflect reality— it shapes the conditions by which that reality can be reimagined. To teach twentyfirst- century Philippine literature is not to fix a canon or reinforce a curriculum, but to reframe possibility: in language, in form, in pedagogy, and in community. It proposes a method of engaging with the teaching of twenty-first-century Philippine literatures today: PAKI. The acronym stands for Pakikisangkot (Engagement), Ambisyon (Ambition), Kahusayan (Excellence), and Inmortalidad (Immortality). PAKI is also an affix that becomes a word meaning care, which in a classroom saturated with distraction, is itself revolutionary.

Recommended Citation

Samar, Edgar Calabia (2025) "Literatures Dreaming of a Better World On Teaching 21st-Century Philippine Literatures," Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia: Vol. 5: No. 2, Article 28.
Available at: https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol5/iss2/28