Yearning in Carlos Bulosan: Toward a Queer Working Class Consciousness

• 발행기관: 건국대학교 모빌리티인문학 연구원, 건국대학교 아시아·디아스포라 연구소
• 저자명: Jeffrey Arellano Cabusao
• 간행물 정보: 『International Journal of Diaspora&Cultural Criticism』Vol.7 No.1, 118~151쪽, 전체 34쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기타인문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.01.30

영문 초록

Filipino author Carlos Bulosan (1911-1956) is a significant figure within the history of the Filipino Diaspora. As a member of the first wave of Filipino migrant workers (the Manong generation), Bulosan not only documents the struggles of Filipino migrant workers, but also explores their collective potential to mobilize for social justice. Today the Filipino Diaspora of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) is nearly 12 million. The experiences of women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender OFWs require an analysis of gender and sexuality in relation to the racial-national subordination of the Filipino people. This paper explores the possibility of reading Bulosan’s work through the intersection of queer consciousness and class consciousness in ways that could make Bulosan relevant for contemporary social justice issues within the Filipino Diaspora.

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키워드

Carlos Bulosan US-Philippine relations Philippine national sovereignty Gay liberation Filipino labor activism Alternative Filipino masculinity