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Ukkil: Visual Arts of the Sulu Archipelago (Book Review) by Maria Teresa Martinez-Sicat
14-March-2007

According to Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa, author of Ukkil, art in the Sulu Archipelago, South of the Philippines, is found everywhere in different forms. It is passed on by self-taught artists rather than taught in institutions. Artistic creations are better kept than sold for those creations express the creators’ feelings and satisfy their souls.

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Contact: University of the Philippines-Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Institution: University of the Philippines Diliman
 
Batek: Traditional Tattoos and Identities in Contemporary Kalinga, North Luzon Philippines by Analyn Ikin V. Salvador-Amores
14-March-2007

Batek or tattoos were known to signify headhunting and bravery during the early 16th century in the Philippines. However, it has been found that these intricate designs have other functions in the culture of the native Filipinos other than symbolism of a man’s bravery.

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Contact: University of the Philippines-Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Institution: University of the Philippines Diliman
 
Ang Dalumat ng Panahon at Espasyo sa Mga Traki ng Dulangan Manobo (Time and Space in the Ballads of the Dulangan Manobo) by Rosario Cruz-Lucero
14-March-2007

The duyuy nga traki or the “narrative chants” of the Dulangan Manobo of Mindanao, Philippines use elements of nature to symbolize the historical, cultural and political experiences of the Manobos during a certain time and place.

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Contact: University of the Philippines-Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Institution: University of the Philippines Diliman
 
Anomie and Isolation: The Wind-up Bird Chronicle, Ghost in the Shell, Serial Experiments Lain, and Japanese Consensus Society by Elmo Gonzaga
14-March-2007

Three cultural texts from Japan, which were produced during the economic depression in the 1990s, have been found to emulate the state of the Japanese society during the period of adversity and social instability.

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Contact: University of the Philippines-Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Institution: University of the Philippines Diliman
 
FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES. . . AND MOMS An Analysis of Mother-Child Interaction: Focus on the Mothers’ Questions by Maria Corazon Aspeli-Castro
14-March-2007
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