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008			081013s2008 ph 000 0 eng d
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040			_cAEA
050			_aPL 3508.4 _b.K626 2008
100			_aKintanar, Thelma B. _935773
245		0	_aHer story : _bwomen's narratives in modern Southeast Asian writing / _cby Thelma B. Kintanar.
260			_aPasig City : _bAnvil Pub., _cc2008.
300			_axiii, 202 p. _c23 cm.
520			_aThe essays in this collection explore the shaping traditions in various Southeast Asian cultures and look closely at the complex interaction between these traditions and influential modern ideas as women work out their personal and cultural identities. They examine the relationship between discourse and power in women's attempts to break the silence. They look at the dynamics between power and empowerment particularly in situations of war or in the fight for independence and social justice where, along with the men, women see themselves as agents of social transformation. They make us see more clearly the all-important distinction between victimization and the perception of oneself as a victim. There are many examples in these stories of women being victimized in situations of female poverty or male dominance but who refuse to see themselves as victims. Repeatedly subject to frustration and failure, they nonetheless retain their independence of mind, their reliance on self and their reliance on self and their human dignity. (Provided by the Publisher)
650			_aMalay fiction _zSoutheast Asia. _9101586
650			_aWomen and literature
942			_cFIL
999			_c70462 _d70462