‘Regional is national’: Writers push for local language literature at Dumaguete Literary Festival
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DUMAGUETE, Philippines – Award-winning veteran writer Merlie Alunan and other literary figures pushed for stronger support for regional writing during the third edition of the Dumaguete Literary Festival from April 17 to 19.
During one of the panel discussions, Alunan challenged the long-standing notion that works produced outside Manila are merely “regional,” calling the label “reductive.”
“Regional is national. Cebuano writing is not regional writing. It’s national writing because
During one of the panel discussions, Alunan challenged the long-standing notion that works produced outside Manila are merely “regional,” calling the label “reductive.”
“Regional is national. Cebuano writing is not regional writing. It’s national writing because
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