Acting out democracy

• Main Author: Briones, Nikki S.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2006
• Subjects: Actors—Political activity—Philippines; Elections—Philippines; Politicians—Philippines; Political candidates—Philippines; Political Science; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/5799
• Institution: De La Salle University

This paper aims to offer an analysis of the interaction between the world of actors and the realm of politics by using the history of Philippine local theater to examine the ways in which the “technologies” of the country’s dramatic traditions operate in election campaigns. It is my hope that in doi...