Gender & National Identity

This book investigates the history of the Philippine People's Theatre its culture aesthetic and pedagogical aims and its contribution to the changing status and role of the Filipino women.It focuses on the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) the most significant exponent of the Philippine People's Theatre. The book differentiates itself from studies in this area in several ways. Firstly by aiming to establish the connection between feminism nationalism and radical theatre as these ideologies coalesced in the time of the inception of this pioneering theatre. Secondly by highlighting the central role of two prominent PETA women: Cecile Guidote Alvarez PETA's founder and Marilou Leviste Jacob one of PETA's leading playwrights. Thirdly this book extends to include PETA's more recent activities such as its mobile theatre. The content is of strategic interest to Third World development workers to students and researchers investigating the various socio-economic political educational and cultural areas of Philippine studies.