Darna Movies in the Time of Martial Law: National Trauma and Historical Memory

Although superhero stories used to be seen only as vehicles forentertainment and profit, contemporary studies see them as metaphors forunderstanding social and political issues. Thisarticle analyzes two filmsmade in the 1970s that revolved around the female superhero Darna, usingtrauma and memory as...

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Main Author: Brillon, Cherish Aileen
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.phstudies-10102024-08-07T03:42:03Z Darna Movies in the Time of Martial Law: National Trauma and Historical Memory Brillon, Cherish Aileen Although superhero stories used to be seen only as vehicles forentertainment and profit, contemporary studies see them as metaphors forunderstanding social and political issues. Thisarticle analyzes two filmsmade in the 1970s that revolved around the female superhero Darna, usingtrauma and memory as frameworks. The selected movies provide insightsnot only on how their production was partly shaped by martial law rhetoric,but also on how they contribute to discussions of trauma in local movies.Thisarticle presents an alternative way of interpreting Darna texts thatlocates them within a larger historical experience, both real and imagined.KEYWORDS: DARNA • MARTIAL LAW • MEMORY • SUPERHEROES • TRAUMA 2019-06-25T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol67/iss2/3 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/1010/viewcontent/Darna_20Movies_20in_20the_20Time_20of_20Martial_20Law_20_5Bvol._2067_20no._202_20_282019_29_20213_E2_80_9338_5D.pdf Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Archīum Ateneo
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description Although superhero stories used to be seen only as vehicles forentertainment and profit, contemporary studies see them as metaphors forunderstanding social and political issues. Thisarticle analyzes two filmsmade in the 1970s that revolved around the female superhero Darna, usingtrauma and memory as frameworks. The selected movies provide insightsnot only on how their production was partly shaped by martial law rhetoric,but also on how they contribute to discussions of trauma in local movies.Thisarticle presents an alternative way of interpreting Darna texts thatlocates them within a larger historical experience, both real and imagined.KEYWORDS: DARNA • MARTIAL LAW • MEMORY • SUPERHEROES • TRAUMA
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author Brillon, Cherish Aileen
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Darna Movies in the Time of Martial Law: National Trauma and Historical Memory
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title_short Darna Movies in the Time of Martial Law: National Trauma and Historical Memory
title_full Darna Movies in the Time of Martial Law: National Trauma and Historical Memory
title_fullStr Darna Movies in the Time of Martial Law: National Trauma and Historical Memory
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