Author: gantalapress
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A Conversation with Delia D. Aguilar
First of all, Prof. Delia, thank you for trusting Gantala Press to republish Toward a Nationalist Feminism. We are honored and excited to bring this canonic work to a new generation of feminists and readers. You have described the context in which the book was written in the late 1980s to the 1990s, following the…
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Publishers for Palestine Statement of Solidarity
Publishers for Palestine Statement of SolidarityNovember 3, 2023 Mga Tagapaglathalang Maka-Palestina: Pahayag ng Pakikiisaika-3 ng Nobyembre 2023 Aming inaanyayahan ang mga tagapaglathala at ang mga manggagawa sa industriya ng paglalathala sa buong mundo na naninindigan para sa katarungan, sa malayang pagpapahayag, at sa kapangyarihan ng panitikan, upang lagdaan ang pahayag na ito at sumapi sa…
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Ang Feminista Bilang Manunulat
The year 2023 marks the 25th publication anniversary of Delia Aguilar’s book Toward a Nationalist Feminism. This collection of essays explores the “intersection of gender and material life” in the experience of Filipino women, a landmark in the field of Women’s and Gender Studies in the Philippines. To celebrate this, Kritika Kultura, together with Dr…
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The Art of Anthologizing
Hello! I am Faye Cura of Gantala Press and we’ll be sharing how we have been putting together various anthologies as a feminist small press. Gantala Press prioritizes publishing the narratives of communities over that of individual authors, so most of our works are anthologies or collections of writings. Our very first book, Danas: mga…
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On Movements & Moments / “Let the River Flow Free”
Good morning from the Philippines. Thank you to Literaturhaus Basel for inviting us. I am Faye Cura of Gantala Press, a feminist small press based in Metro Manila. We wrote the comics Let the River Flow Free: Women Defenders of the Cordillera with the artist Nina Martinez. The comics is part of the Movements and Moments…
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Bugtong at Saludsod: Ang Tatlong Batayang Problema ng Pilipinas sa mga Tula ni Kerima Lorena Tariman
Maikling pagpapakilala muna sa pamagat ng talakayan ngayong hapon. Ang “bugtong at saludsod (Ilokano para sa tanong)” ay mula sa tula ni Kerima na pinamagatang “malapyudalismo.” Ano ang isang bagay na pinagbabahaginan o shared ng bugtong at tanong? Pareho silang nangangailangan ng sagot. Sa mga tula ni Kerima, ang sagot na ito ang sinikap niyang…
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Tungkol sa SA AKING HENERASYON
May dalang bigat ang bawat araw ngayong tinakda na ng maruming eleksyon ang literal na pagsasailalim natin muli sa isang rehimeng Marcos. Napapanahon ang paglabas ng librong Sa Aking Henerasyon sa gitna ng pighati, pangamba, takot, at galit na nararamdaman ng marami sa atin. Kailangan ng mapagkukunan ng lakas upang ipagpatuloy ang mahaba-haba pang laban, at mapalad tayong magkaroon ng espasyo, sa pamamagitan ng librong ito,…
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New comics on Chico River struggle launched
October 24 — On the last week of Peasant and Indigenous People’s/National Minorities Month, Gantala Press, Nina Martinez and Innabuyog-Kalinga launched Dawwang: Kababaihang Tagapagtanggol ng Kordilyera. Developed under the Movements and Moments: Feminist Generations project of Goethe Institut, Dawwang is a comic detailing the struggle of the Indigenous peoples (IPs) of Kalinga against the building…
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No to censorship in schools and libraries!
Gantala Press denounces the educational censorship happening in state universities and libraries in the north. In the past weeks, books and related literature authored and/or published by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) were voluntarily removed from the Kalinga State University (KSU) and Isabela State University (ISU) libraries; and inquiries were launched by…