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The Ambivalent Cultural Identities of Alangan Mangyans in the Context of Mining Exploration

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

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Title The Ambivalent Cultural Identities of Alangan Mangyans in the Context of Mining Exploration
 
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Subject Cultural Studies
identity; globalization; mining; ethno-linguistic groups; Alangan Mangyans
 
Description This paper is anchored on the basic contention that although a myriad of other factors may impinge on the cultural heritage of ethno-linguistic groups, the discourse of globalization manifested through mining exploration is a critical force on the dynamism and velocity of change of the paragon ethno-linguistic cultural identities. The inquiry centers on the interplay between etic/global, and emic/local cultural identities contextualized in a mining exploration. Ethnographic accounts were gathered through qualitative methods such as in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and observations. The study shows that mining exploration in the ancestral domains of Alangan Mangyans is instrumental in changing the landscape of cultural identities. However, the Alangan Mangyans are not passive actors to etic/global culture and remain active to renegotiate, re-imagine, and re-construct their cultural identities. Keywords: identity; globalization; mining; ethno-linguistic groups; Alangan Mangyans DOI: 10.3860/apssr.v9i2.1461 Asia-Pacific Social Science Review 9:2 (2009), pp. 49-62
 
Publisher De La Salle University
 
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Date 2010-01-14
 
Type Peer-reviewed Article

 
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Identifier http://www.philjol.info/philjol/index.php/APSSR/article/view/1461
10.3860/apssr.v9i2.1461
 
Source Asia-Pacific Social Science Review; Vol 9, No 2 (2009); 49-62
 
Language en
 
Coverage Philippines