# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Politics of Narrative: Fiction and Historical Imagination
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 26 Oct, 2019 at 06:30 pm – Sat, 26 Oct, 2019 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The Politics of Narrative: Fiction and Historical Imagination
A Lecture by Glenn Diaz

ABSTRACT
It is often casually accepted that fiction can testify to a “truth” about life and society. For instance, the novels of Jose Rizal, which every Filipino high school student must take up, are credited for giving contemporary readers a glimpse into an abusive colonial system. But what exactly is the tactic of fiction? How is fiction’s manner of communicating a political idea different from, say, a history book, or even movies and commercials? Palanca-winning novelist Glenn Diaz will look at how narratives are by nature political, especially in the context of a historical moment saturated by competing stories in mass and social media. Then with key examples he shall make the case for fiction’s unique capacity to engage and question the blinding frenzy that is our current social reality.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Glenn Diaz’s first book The Quiet Ones (Ateneo Press) won the 2017 Palanca Grand Prize and the Philippine National Book Award. His work, including short fiction, poetry, and criticism, has been published in the US, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines. He is a recipient of the M Literary Residency at Sangam House in Bangalore, India, among other fellowships. Born and raised in Manila, he is currently pursuing doctoral studies at the University of Adelaide in South Australia, where he is at work on his second book.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cebu/the-politics-of-narrative-fiction-and-historical-imagination/200018167614619
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Entertainment
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Cebu
- **state**: CU
- **country**: Philippines
- **location**: Celso's Crib
- **lat**: 10.361088034584
- **long**: 123.91621112823
- **full address**: Celso's Crib, Bldg. C Piazza Elesia, Talamban, 6000 Talamban, Cebu City, Philippines, Cebu

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Politics of Narrative: Fiction and Historical Imagination being held?
  - **A:** The Politics of Narrative: Fiction and Historical Imagination takes place on Sat, 26 Oct, 2019 at 06:30 pm to Sat, 26 Oct, 2019 at 09:00 pm at Celso's Crib, Bldg. C Piazza Elesia, Talamban, 6000 Talamban, Cebu City, Philippines, Cebu.

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