00000nam a22000004a 4500 UP-1685675941131583712 Buklod 20231128112412.0 m |o d | cr ||||||||||| 231128s2023 ph a grm 00| u|eng d DAC rda eng LG 996 2023 P46 D45 Del Rosario, Peter Jerome B. author. Komentaryo ni Kalabaw: The Carabao in Jess Abrera's A. Lipin Cartoon Strips (1985-2018) as an Image of the Filipino's Resistance Identity and The Philippines' Cultural Species Peter Jerome B. Del Rosario, Noel Christian A. Moratilla, adviser. Quezon City Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman 2023 xvii, 275 leaves illustrations 29 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Thesis (Doctor of Philosophy in Philippine Studies)--University of the Philippines Diliman July 2023 F – no patentable invention or creation, not for personal publication and no confidential information. The plethora of scientific carabao studies and the dearth of research on using the carabaos for expressing resistance influenced this study. This dissertation modified the concept of Castells' (20 l 0) resistance identity and Feary et al.'s (20 l 4) cultural species to analyze the newspaper cartoon strips from,n The Best of A. Lipin Cartoon Strips collection (1985-2000) and the daily copies of the Philippine Daily Inquirer (2001-2018). Pakikipagkwentuhan with Mr. Abrera was also conducted to understand his perspective as an artist-activist. The anthropo1norphis1n of Kalabaw as a social commentator subverted the colonial representations of the carabaos. The semiological analysis revealed Kalabaw's interactions with indicators of Filipino identity which had historical and sociocultural relevance with the beast of burden. Kalabaw was also found to embody concepts in Sikolohiyang Pilipino in its environmental advocacy. The political landscape analysis of A. Lipin then contextualized Kalabaw in its immediate political environment as it frequently talked about the presidents' proposals for charter change, their reactions toward media criticisms, and their slow responses to societal problems. Finally, the discourse analysis revealed that Abrera used religious, n1oral, and nationalist convictions as bases of resistance against topics such as artificial family planning, the war on drugs, the pork barrel scam, and the 1nilitary bases of the United States in the Philippines. It is concluded that the carabao is an i1nage of the Filipinos' resistance identity and the Philippine cultural species. Future researchers are encouraged to analyze the place of carabaos in studies on cultural heritage and biopolitics, especially since agricultural 1nechanization threatens the role of the beasts of burden in local farming. Carabao Philippines. Resistance Identity Philippines. Cultural Species Philippines. Abrera Philippines. cartoon strips Philippines. Moratilla, Noel Christian A. adviser. FI UP UPD DAC LG 996 2023 P46 D45 Thesis