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Clarece Benjamin, Central Philippine University, PhilippinesAbstract
Ecofeminism is a multifaceted and interdisciplinary field of study which made its way into academia, activism and inclusivity through its different proponents. Climate change has intensified the call for pragmatic approaches in dealing with arising and worsening problems which lead to the pursuance of this study. The study aims to analyze the interdependence of literature, nature and culture from the selected poems of Alice Tan-Gonzales through the ecofeminist lens of Francoise d’Eaubonne and Rosemary Radford . Specifically, the study analyzes the person-addressee, local and symbolism, sociocultural themes and ecological issues and mounts a podcast in accordance. Further theoretical support is provided via Roman Jakobson’s Formalism, Erich Auerbach and Judith Butler’s Mimesis, and Louise Rosenblatt and Stanley Fish’s Reader Response. The analysis reveals that each poem has a woman persona addressed to different addressees and exhibits various local colors and symbolisms. Sociocultural themes include physical and psychological suffering. There are numerous ecological issues enumerated including nature as source of strength and suffering, nature as healer, Diseases brought by industrialization or modernization, Degradation of nature, male-dominated ecological devastation, agricultural imbalance, nature as a source of basic needs; nature as impediment to success, nature as the “other”; subordinate class, nature as a source of suffering, villainizing nature, and the rights of nature. It concludes then that the poems in Alice Tan-Gonzales’ Ilongga: Manifold Faces, manifests an interdependence of literature, culture, nature, and gender with ecofeminist perspectives. It is recommended that aligned studies and projects be pursued to strengthen this study.
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