TY  - GEN
T1  - "Patria e intereses" reflections on the origins and changing meanings of Ilustrado
JF  - Philippine Studies
A1  - Hau, Caroline Sy
LA  - English
YR  - 2011
UL  - https://tuklas.up.edu.ph/Record/UP-1685594773862428805
AB  - Miguel Syjuco's acclaimed novel Ilustrado (2010) was written not just  for an international readership, but also for a Filipino audience. Through an analysis of the historical origins and changing meanings of "Ilustrado" in Philippine literary and nationalist discourse, this article looks at the politics of reading and writing that have shaped international and domestic reception of the novel. While the novel seeks to resignify the hitherto class-bound concept of "ilustrado" to include overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), historical and contemporary usages of the term present conceptual and practical difficulties and challenges that require a new intellectual paradigm for understanding Philippine society.
CN  - ARTICLE-3826
KW  - Rizal, Jose : 1861-1896.
KW  - Nationalism : Philippines.
ER  -