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[Audio] The 21st century literature presented by Sergio G. Daub the third..

[Audio] The 21st century in literature refers to world literature produced during the 21st century. The measure of years is, for the purpose of this article, literature written from (roughly) the year 2001 to the present..

[Audio] Week 1- 3,5 Philippine Literature during Pre-Colonial Period (early times- 1564) The variety and abundance of Philippine literature evolved even before the colonial periods. Folk tales, epics, poems, and marathon chants existed in the most ethno linguistic groups that were passed on from generation to generation through word of mouth. Tales associated with the Spanish conquest also took part in the country's rich cultural heritage..

[Audio] Pre-Colonial Culture During the pre-colonial time there was already an indigenous spiritual traditions practiced by the people in the Philippines. Generally, for lack of better terminology prehistoric people are described to be animistic. Their practice was a collection of belief and cultural mares anchored in the idea that world is inhabited by spirits and supernatural entities, both good and bad, and that respect be accorded to them through nature worship thus; they believed that their daily lives has a connection of such beliefs..

[Audio] Week 4 21st Century Literary Genres Creative Nonfiction - It is a rich mix of flavors, ideas, and techniques, some of which are newly invented and others as old as writing itself. Creative nonfiction can be an essay, a journal article, a research paper, a memoir, or a poem; it can be personal or not. Hyper poetry – Hypertext poetry is a new genre of literature that uses the computer screen as medium, rather than the printed page. The literary works rely on the qualities unique to a digital environment. Mobile Phone Texttula – A literary work originally written on a cellular phone via text messaging. Chapters usually consist of about 70- 100 words each due to character limitations on cell phones. Blog – A blog is an online journal or information website displaying information in the reverse chronological order, with latest posts appearing first. It is a platform where a writer or even a group of writers share their views on an individual subject..

[Audio] Week 6 Philippine Literature during American Period ( 1565- 1863) The literary genres that flourished during the American Period were poetry, sarswela, short story, and the novel. Poetry was written in the three languages - Filipino, Spanish, English, and in the different dialects Opening of public schools is one of the important contribution of American period..

[Audio] Week 7 Philippine Literature during Japanese Period ( 1941- 1945) Between 1941-1945, Philippine literature in English came to a halt. Except for the Tribune and the Philippine Review, Pillars, Free Philippines, and Filipina, almost all newspapers in English were stopped by the Japanese. Japan occupied the Philippines for over three years, until the surrender of Japan. A highly effective guerilla campaign by Philippine resistance forces controlled sixty percent of the islands, mostly jungle and mountain areas. MacArthur supplied them by submarine, and sent reinforcements and officers..