21st Century Literature from the Philippines to the World

1. Dimensions of Philippine Literary History

1.1. Pre-Colonial Period

1.2. Spanish Period

1.3. Period of Enlightenment

1.4. American Period

1.5. Japanese Period

1.6. Period of Activism

1.7. Third Republic Period

1.8. Post-EDSA Period

1.9. 21st Century

2. "Literature"

2.1. 3 Common Assumptions

2.2. Criticism Lenses

2.2.1. Reader-Response Approach

2.2.2. Marxism

2.2.3. Feminism

2.2.4. LGBT Theory

2.2.5. Formalism

2.2.6. Historical-Biographical Approach

2.2.7. Deconstruction

2.3. Genres and their Elements

2.3.1. Literariness

2.3.2. Fiction

2.3.3. Creative Nonfiction

2.3.4. Poetry

2.3.5. Drama