Bienvenido Lumbera is a prizewinning poet, critic and dramatist from the Philippines. An alumnus of the University of Santo Tomas and Indiana University (U.S.A.), he taught Literature, Philippine Studies and Creative Writing at the University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, De la Salle University and Ateneo de Manila University. Lumbera was also appointed visiting professor of Philippine Studies at Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Japan from 1985 to 1988 and the very first Asian scholar-in-residence at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, or simply the University of Santo Tomas (UST) is a private Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers. ... Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus university system in the state of Indiana. ... Literature is literally acquaintance with letters as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary (from the Latin littera meaning an individual written character (letter)). The term has generally come to identify a collection of texts, which in Western culture are mainly prose, both fiction and non-fiction... Creative writing is a term used to distinguish certain imaginative or different types of writing from generic writing. ... The seal of the University of the Philippines The University of the Philippines (Unibersidad ng Pilipinas in Filipino) or U.P. is the premier state university of the Philippines. ... The Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, or simply the University of Santo Tomas (UST) is a private Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers. ... De La Salle University (DLSU) was established in 1911 by the Brothers of Christian Schools, or in Latin, Fraternum Christianarum Scholarum. ... The Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) is a private university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. ... Osaka University of Foreign Studies (大阪外国語大学, Ōsaka Gaikokugo Daigaku; abbreviated to Ōsaka Gaidai (大阪外大) or Hangaidai (阪外大) or Daigaidai (大外大)) is a public coeducational research university in Minoh, Osaka, Japan. ... Jean Charlots mural called Commencement is featured at Bachman Hall, the administrative center of the University of Hawai`i System. ... A local attraction at Mānoa is the farmers market at the Mānoa Marketplace. ...

After Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law, Lumbera was arrested by the Philippine military in January 1974. He was released in December of the same year. Cynthia Nograles, his former student at the Ateneo de Manila University, wrote to Gen. Fidel Ramos for his release. Lumbera married Cynthia a few months later. In 1976, Lumbera began teaching at the Department of Filipino and Philippine Literatures, U.P. College of Arts and Letters. In 1977, he served as editor of Diliman Review upon the request of then College of Arts and Sciences Dean Francisco Nemenzo. The publication was openly against the dictatorship but was left alone by Marcos’ authorities. The President is the head of state and of the government of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Ferdinand Edralín Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was the tenth president of the Philippines, serving from 1965 to 1986. ... Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect (usually after a formal declaration) when a military authority takes control of the normal administration of justice. ... The Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) is a private university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. ... PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Fidel V. Ramos Fidel Valdez Ramos (born March 18, 1928), military hero of the 1986 People Power Revolution that toppled the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, became the 12th President of the Republic of the Philippines on June 30, 1992. ...

At the height of Marital Law, Lumbera had taken on other creative projects. He began writing librettos for musical theater. Initially, the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) requested him to create a musical based on Carlos Bulosan’s America Is in the Heart. Eventually, Lumbera created several highly-acclaimed musical dramas such as Tales of the Manuvu; Rama, Hari; Nasa Puso ang Amerika; Bayani; Noli me Tangere: The Musical; and Hibik at Himagsik Nina Victoria Laktaw. Sa Sariling Bayan: Apat na Dulang May Musika, an anthology of Lumbera's musical dramas, was published by De la Salle University Press in 2004. Lumbera authored numerous books, anthologies and textbooks such as: Revaluation; Pedagogy; Philippine Literature: A History and Anthology; Rediscovery: Essays in Philippine Life and Culture; Filipinos Writing: Philippine Literature from the Regions; and Paano Magbasa ng Panitikang Filipino: Mga Babasahing Pangkolehiyo. Carlos Bulosan (born to Ilocano parents in Pampanga, Philippines on November 24, 1913, died in Seattle, Washington on September 13, 1956) was a Filipino American novelist and poet, best-known for the semi-autobiographical America Is in the Heart. ... De La Salle University (DLSU) was established in 1911 by the Brothers of Christian Schools, or in Latin, Fraternum Christianarum Scholarum. ...

Lumbera also established his leadership among Filipino writers, artists and critics by co-founding cultural organizations such as the Philippine Comparative Literature Association (1969); Pamana ng Panitikan ng Pilipinas (1970); Kalipunan para sa mga Literatura ng Pilipinas (1975); Philippine Studies Association of the Philippines (1984) and Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (1976). In such ways, Lumbera contributed to the downfall of Marcos although he was in Japan during the 1986 Edsa uprising, teaching at the Osaka University of Foreign Studies. Osaka University of Foreign Studies (大阪外国語大学, Ōsaka Gaikokugo Daigaku; abbreviated to Ōsaka Gaidai (大阪外大) or Hangaidai (阪外大) or Daigaidai (大外大)) is a public coeducational research university in Minoh, Osaka, Japan. ...

Lumbera is now widely acknowledged as one of the pillars of contemporary Philippine literature, cultural studies and film, having written and edited numerous books on literary history, literary criticism, and film. He also received several awards citing his contribution to Philippine letters, most notably the 1975 Palanca Award for Literature; the 1993 Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts; several National Book Awards from the Manila Critics Circle; the 1998 Philippine Centennial Literary Prize for Drama; and the 1999 Cultural Center of the Philippines Centennial Honors for the Arts. He currently the editor of Sanghaya (National Commission on Culture and the Arts), Emeritus Professor at the Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature, College of Arts and Letters, U.P. Diliman, and Professor of Literature at De La Salle University. Literature is literally acquaintance with letters as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary (from the Latin littera meaning an individual written character (letter)). The term has generally come to identify a collection of texts, which in Western culture are mainly prose, both fiction and non-fiction... Cultural studies combines sociology, social theory, literary theory, film/video studies, cultural anthropology and art history/criticism to study cultural phenomena in industrial societies. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: History For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... The Palanca Awards or Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature is the Philippines most prestigious and most enduring literary awards and is dubbed as the Pulitzer Prize of the Philippines. ... Magsaysay is the name of several places in the Philippines: Magsaysay, Davao del Sur Magsaysay, Lanao del Norte Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro Magsaysay, Palawan Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur Ramon Magsaysay was the third President of the Philippines. ... Journalism is a discipline of collecting, analyzing, verifying, and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ... Literature is literally acquaintance with letters as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary (from the Latin littera meaning an individual written character (letter)). The term has generally come to identify a collection of texts, which in Western culture are mainly prose, both fiction and non-fiction... The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is the premiere institution for culture and the arts in the country. ... The University of the Philippines, Diliman, or U.P. Diliman for short, is the flagship campus and the largest Autonomous University of the University of the Philippines System. ... De La Salle University (DLSU) was established in 1911 by the Brothers of Christian Schools, or in Latin, Fraternum Christianarum Scholarum. ...

The launching of Bayan at Lipunan: Ang Kritisismo ni Bienvenido Lumbera, edited by Rosario Torres-Yu and published by the University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, was celebrated by the University of the Philippines in January 2006. The Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, or simply the University of Santo Tomas (UST) is a private Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers. ... The seal of the University of the Philippines The University of the Philippines (Unibersidad ng Pilipinas in Filipino) or U.P. is the premier state university of the Philippines. ...

Works

Poetry

• Likhang Dila, Likhang Diwa, 1993

Literary Criticism

• Revaluation: Essays on Literature, Cinema, and Popular Culture, 1984
• Tagalog Poetry, 1570-1898: Tradition and Influences on Its Development, 1986
• Abot-Tanaw: Sulyap at Suri sa Nagbabagong Kultura at Lipunan, 1987

Textbooks

• Pedagogy
• Philippine Literature: A History and Anthology
• Rediscovery: Essays in Philippine Life and Culture
• Filipinos Writing: Philippine Literature from the Regions
• Paano Magbasa ng Panitikang Filipino: Mga Babasahing Pangkolehiyo

Librettos

• Tales of the Manuvu
• Rama, Hari
• Nasa Puso ang Amerika
• Bayani
• Noli Me Tangere
• Hibik at Himagsik Nina Victoria Laktaw

Awards

• Pambansang Alagad ng Sining (National Artist for Literature), April, 2006
• Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts, 1993
• Pambansang Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas, Unyon ng mga Manunulat ng Pilipinas (UMPIL)
• National Book Awards from the Manila Critics' Circle
• Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature
• Visiting Professorship, Osaka University of Foreign Studies
• Professor Emeritus, University of the Philippines
• Philippine Centennial Literary Prize for Drama
• Cultural Center of the Philippines Centennial Honors for the Arts
• 1st Asian scholar-in-residence at the University of Hawaii at Manoa

Ramón Magsaysay (August 31, 1907 - March 17, 1957) was the third President of the Third Republic of the Philippines from December 30, 1953 until his death. ... Journalism is a discipline of collecting, analyzing, verifying, and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ... Literature is literally acquaintance with letters as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary (from the Latin littera meaning an individual written character (letter)). The term has generally come to identify a collection of texts, which in Western culture are mainly prose, both fiction and non-fiction... The Palanca Awards or Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature is the Philippines most prestigious and most enduring literary awards and is dubbed as the Pulitzer Prize of the Philippines. ... Osaka University of Foreign Studies (大阪外国語大学, Ōsaka Gaikokugo Daigaku; abbreviated to Ōsaka Gaidai (大阪外大) or Hangaidai (阪外大) or Daigaidai (大外大)) is a public coeducational research university in Minoh, Osaka, Japan. ... The seal of the University of the Philippines The University of the Philippines (Unibersidad ng Pilipinas in Filipino) or U.P. is the premier state university of the Philippines. ... The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is the premiere institution for culture and the arts in the country. ... Jean Charlots mural called Commencement is featured at Bachman Hall, the administrative center of the University of Hawai`i System. ... A local attraction at Mānoa is the farmers market at the Mānoa Marketplace. ...

External links

• "Bienvenido Lumbera, book lover" by Neni Sta. Romana-Cruz, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Oct. 11, 2003
• bulatlat.com
• The 1993 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts Citation for Bienvenido Lumbera
• Decentering Philippine Art and Culture
• U.P. Institute of Creative Writing
• Hearing the Music of Filipino Culture