00000caa a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862409165 Buklod 20210507124757.0 m | | ta 210507s2007 xx r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPBAG-00040122829 BAG rda eng ARTICLE-3433 Santiago, Arminda V. author. The liberative role of discourse in articulating women's issues and concerns in Filipino melodramatic films from 1990 to 2000 Arminda V. Santiago. 2007. pages 1-30 illustrations 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 29-30) This article explores the liberative capacity of discourse to enable and empower marginalized sectors to have a voice and space in the discursive space of media. Discourse is a site of struggle and should be understood in the context of power where ideological assumptions are often hidden in language since it pertains to language as text, speech, and the image. Through a study of six contemporary melodramatic films by Filipino women film directors, this article surfaces the value of discourse in articulating once-muted women's issues and concerns through its enabling power in finding a space and giving a voice and image in the dominant sphere where women can emerge from their marginalized state. Women in the motion picture industry Philippines. Women, Filipino. Film criticism Philippines. Mass media and women Philippines. Plaridel : A Philippine Journal of Communication, Media, and Society Vol. 4, Number 1 (February 2007), p. 1-30. Request full-text access via UPB University Library through https://forms.gle/KZjBv7aRtY6jiL5E9 (viewed 07 May 2021) FI UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ARTICLE-3433 Analytics