A Review of Received/Dominant/Western Film Adaptation Literatures, Or The Possibilities for a (De-Westernized) Filipino Theory

Issue: Volume 15 Issue 02
Theme: Cinema and the Archives in the Philippines
Type of Article: Regular Article Authors: Arriola, Joyce DOI: https://doi.org/10.52518/2018.15.2-06jariol APA Reference Entry:

Arriola, J. L. (2018). A review of received/dominant/Western film adaptation literatures, or the possibilities for a (de-westernized) Filipino theory. Plaridel, 15(2), 157-188. https://doi.org/10.52518/2018.15.2-06jariol

 December 2018 · Volume No.: 15 Issue No.: 2 Editor: Olgado, Benedict Salazar contextualization of theoryDe-Westernization of film adaptation discoursedominant adaptation discoursefilm adaptation theoryindigenousvernacular and hybrid theory

Abstract

First, as part of a longer work on theorizing Filipino adaptation, this study discusses extant samples of komiks-to-film adaptations in the 1950s. The study reviews received/dominant/Western adaptation literatures that have dominated the field. Secondly, it argues for the following points as a springboard to construct a theory of adaptation:

  1. The limits of received/dominant/Western film adaptation theory dominating postcolonial cinemas such as the Philippines;
  2. The need to de-Westernize theory or to indigenize Filipino film adaptation theory; and
  3. To recognize constructs and formulate concepts from historical and cultural Filipino realities to inform the theory.

This study is a meta-theoretical discussion that will begin the construction of a Filipino film adaptation theory.

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