TY - JOUR T1 - "Patria é intereses" reflections on the origins and changing meanings of Ilustrado JF - Philippine studies : historical and ethnographic viewpoints A1 - Hau, Caroline Sy LA - English PP - Quezon City PB - Ateneo de Manila University YR - 2011 UL - https://tuklas.up.edu.ph/Record/UP-1685675941123975614 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 classbound 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". OP - 54 KW - Rizal, Jose. KW - Nationalism : Philippines. KW - Ilustrado. KW - Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). ER -