Archipelagothic: Studies in the Philippine Gothic

Jeremy C. De Chavez is an associate professor of literature in English at the University of Macau.

“In Archipelagothic, Professor de Chavez has curated a timely and much-needed collection that will set the agenda for the study of Philippine Gothic for years to come. Theoretically informed and incisively focused with regard to its topical range, this volume represents a distinctive contribution to the developing field of Globalgothic.” —William Hughes, University of East Anglia, UK.“De Chavez’s volume persuasively demonstrates the potential of Gothic as a mode for articulating transcultural anxieties.” —Andrew Ng Hock Soon, Associate Professor, Malaysia School of Arts & Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia.“Archipelagothic: Studies in the Philippine Gothic, edited by Jeremy De Chavez, compellingly bridges archipelagic and Gothic studies to rethink the transnational Gothic. It traces the intimate entanglements of globalization, the Philippine colonial past and present, Western literary traditions, and multimedial Gothic forms, while foregrounding localized aesthetics, histories, and affective geographies—a vital intervention in global Gothic scholarship.” —Li-hsin Hsu, Professor of English, National Chengchi University, Taiwan.“A must-read for anyone interested in mapping the presence of the Gothic in the Philippines and a significant milestone for Asian Gothic studies. Its archipelagic approach, which resists theoretical enclosure, offers a compelling framework for understanding Gothic iterations across diverse media forms and cultural contexts.” —Katarzyna Ancuta, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

• Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; Chapter 1. Archipelagothic: A Theoretical Introduction- Jeremy De Chavez; Chapter 2. The Memories of Ghosts: Exploring the Gothic in Philippine Literature in English -Thomas Leonard Shaw ; Chapter 3. Spaces of Sorrow and Creatures of Terror in Tony Perez’s Cubao Series - Edgar Calabia Samar; Chapter 4. Visayan Hacienda Stories as Archipelagothic - Genevieve L. Asenjo; Chapter 5. The Gothic Affliction in Philippine Cinema - Shirley O. Lua; Chapter 6. Televisual Gothic in the Philippines - Louie Jon A. Sánchez; Chapter 7. Haunting Philippine Literature: Gothic Traces in Philippine Komiks and Graphic Novels - Marie Rose Arong; Glossary; Index