The Arts in the Time of Duterte: Cultural Responses to the War on Drugs

• Main Authors: Yu, Vincen Gregory, Muslim, Kristine Ong
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: drug war; Duterte; cultural responses; literature; film; music; theater; Philippines; Art and Design; Creative Writing; Development Studies; Film and Media Studies; Human Rights Law; Modern Literature; Music; Political Science; Public Administration; Theatre and Performance Studies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/86; http://www.ateneo.edu/ateneopress/product/drugs-and-philippine-society
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This article accounts for the first time the cultural work that Filipino artists have produced in response to the Duterte administration's war on drugs. We survey the work across five fields: theater; film; music; visual art; and literature. We then conclude by reflecting on the implications of...