Vernacular Excellence and Intimacies in Sibod

"The publication of this book extends and widens the existing literature and scholarship on the Panay Bukidnon. This is our vernacular excellence, affective tendencies, endurance, and innovation—what could be the universal in us. Indeed, a rich resource and significant contribution in anthropology, language and literature, performance studies, cultural studies."

‘Hinilawod and the Millennials: An Encounter’ @ Ateneo de Naga

Abstract This presentation 1) maps the intellectual, cultural, literary, and artistic productions on the Panay-Visayan epic Hinilawod: Adventures of Humadapnon (Tarangban 1) chanted by the binukot Hugan-an to UP anthropologist F. Landa Jocano, and 2) showcases teaching strategies using Transformative Learning (TL) and Understanding by Design (UBD) in engaging with 21st-century students on the tradition…

‘Humadapnon’ ni Almira Beltran & ‘Ang Pag-ulan ng Sawi’ ni Stefi Graf Sy

Humadapnon, isang bayani sa mata ng nakararami Sa epikong Hinilawod, siya’y natatangi Ngunit may kulang, siya’y may nais matagpuan Si Nagmalitong Yawa, dalaga ng talino at kagandahan Naglakbay siya tungo sa inaasam-asam Hanggang makarating sa Kuweba ng Tarangban Malaking balakid, maraming nang-aakit Sa loob ng Tarangban, siya’y tuluyang naipit Ngunit salamat sa dalaga, may bagong…

A Hinilawod (Tarangban Episode)-Inspired Trailer

Follow Balay Sugidanun on WordPress.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqyNc9ziR-c&feature=youtu.be I am teaching Hinilawod: Adventures of Humadapnon in Tarangban Cave 1 (Punlad Research House Incorporated, 2000), the 1957 account of Hugan-an, the binukot (kept-woman) of Panay Bukidnon in the hinterlands of Panay Island, as retold to and translated by the late anthropologist F. Landa Jocano. This is the final…

Pagbayaw: A Conference on the Sugidanon slated November 14-16, 2013

The public is invited to Pagbayaw, a cultural conference and exhibit on the Sugidanon, the epics of Panay, to be held on November 14-16, 2013 at the U.P. Visayas, Iloilo City. Scholars and artists based in Iloilo, Manila and abroad are expected to interpret the different epics through academic and creative papers and artistic exhibition.…