Monthly Archives: July 2011

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The Postmodern Reaction

This mode of thinking, which developed in the second half of the twentieth century, also incorporated a particularly ambiguous critique of modernity, which was generally limited to the cultural and political fields (M. Maffesoli, 1990). The idea of history as

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The Postmodern Reaction

This mode of thinking, which developed in the second half of the twentieth century, also incorporated a particularly ambiguous critique of modernity, which was generally limited to the cultural and political fields (M. Maffesoli, 1990). The idea of history as

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The 2nd SONA and Aquino’s Real Bosses

Kaya po, sa sambayanang Pilipino, ang aking Boss na nagtimon sa atin tungo sa araw na ito: maraming, maraming salamat po sa pagbabagong tinatamasa natin ngayon. Benigno S. Aquino III, Second State of the Nation Address, July 25, 2011 President

Photo Credits: Lala Sabellina

The 2nd SONA and Aquino’s Real Bosses

Kaya po, sa sambayanang Pilipino, ang aking Boss na nagtimon sa atin tungo sa araw na ito: maraming, maraming salamat po sa pagbabagong tinatamasa natin ngayon. Benigno S. Aquino III, Second State of the Nation Address, July 25, 2011 President

2,500 Iloilo students march to the Capitol for the July 19 SOYA – Kabataan Partylist Panay

On the Historic July 19 Iloilo Youth Protest

The Kabataan Partylist-Panay salutes the Iloilo youth and students for the successful July 19 State of the Youth Address (SOYA) protest action held simultaneously with hundreds other youth and students from major cities and regions nationwide. In Iloilo, more than

2,500 Iloilo students march to the Capitol for the July 19 SOYA – Kabataan Partylist Panay

On the Historic July 19 Iloilo Youth Protest

The Kabataan Partylist-Panay salutes the Iloilo youth and students for the successful July 19 State of the Youth Address (SOYA) protest action held simultaneously with hundreds other youth and students from major cities and regions nationwide. In Iloilo, more than

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Flow

Thousands of circles are now springing up everywhere without our aid, without any definite programme or aim, simply under the impact of events. The Social-Democrats must make it their task to establish and strengthen direct contacts with the greatest possible

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Flow

Thousands of circles are now springing up everywhere without our aid, without any definite programme or aim, simply under the impact of events. The Social-Democrats must make it their task to establish and strengthen direct contacts with the greatest possible

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Defining Fifth Business

The epigraph to Robertson Davies’ Fifth Business is a definition of the highly praised novel’s title. It is according to a quotation from Tho. Overskou’s Den Danske Skueplads, “Those roles which, being neither those of Hero nor Heroine, Confidante no

5th business

Defining Fifth Business

The epigraph to Robertson Davies’ Fifth Business is a definition of the highly praised novel’s title. It is according to a quotation from Tho. Overskou’s Den Danske Skueplads, “Those roles which, being neither those of Hero nor Heroine, Confidante no

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Multiple Crises and the Logic of Capital

This is not a matter of some accident along the way, not is it only due to abuses committed by some economic actors who ought to be sanctioned. We are dealing with a logic that persisted throughout the economic history

pyramidcapitalism

Multiple Crises and the Logic of Capital

This is not a matter of some accident along the way, not is it only due to abuses committed by some economic actors who ought to be sanctioned. We are dealing with a logic that persisted throughout the economic history

Red-Baiting

A Public Statement by Concerned Faculty Members of UP Visayas on Red-baiting

8 July 2011 We, the undersigned faculty members of UP Visayas, loudly deplore the unfounded accusations or red-baiting of legitimate student organizations in the University, namely the League of Filipino Students (LFS), Anakbayan, and the Sandigan Para sa Mag-aaral at

Red-Baiting

A Public Statement by Concerned Faculty Members of UP Visayas on Red-baiting

8 July 2011 We, the undersigned faculty members of UP Visayas, loudly deplore the unfounded accusations or red-baiting of legitimate student organizations in the University, namely the League of Filipino Students (LFS), Anakbayan, and the Sandigan Para sa Mag-aaral at

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Carpentier’s Account of Revolution and Negation of the Postmodern Mood

Do all revolutions inevitably lead to the establishment of even more repressive regimes than the one it sought to replace? This is one of the questions that Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier leads his readers to ponder on in his novel,

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Carpentier’s Account of Revolution and Negation of the Postmodern Mood

Do all revolutions inevitably lead to the establishment of even more repressive regimes than the one it sought to replace? This is one of the questions that Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier leads his readers to ponder on in his novel,

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God and not the Serpent Lied to Adam and Eve

Despite the bad press enjoyed by Satan, if we confined ourselves to the very first words addressed by God to Adam and Eve, we would have to conclude that it was God himself, not the Devil incarnate, who was the

Adam-nEve

God and not the Serpent Lied to Adam and Eve

Despite the bad press enjoyed by Satan, if we confined ourselves to the very first words addressed by God to Adam and Eve, we would have to conclude that it was God himself, not the Devil incarnate, who was the