Personal Interview with Kenneth Hartigan-Go, Audio Clip 6
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Title
Personal Interview with Kenneth Hartigan-Go, Audio Clip 6
Description
In this audio clip, the interviewer asks if the interviewee's experience learning the book in school did justice in reflecting the magnitude of the story. The interviewee explains that the lessons and messages in Noli became clearer to him outside the classroom setting, when he could apply its themes and messages directly to society.
Creator
Kenneth Hartigan-Go
Kaylee Hartigan-Go
Source
Personal conversation between Kaylee Hartigan-Go and Kenneth Hartigan-Go
Publisher
Kaylee Hartigan-Go
Date
November 20, 2020
Rights
Kaylee Hartigan-Go
Kenneth Hartigan-Go
Format
Audio file (mp3)
Language
English
Coverage
Manila, Philippines
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Audio file (mp3)
Duration
2 minutes 2 seconds
Transcription
Kaylee:
Noli Me Tángere and El Filibusterismo are considered an irreplaceable part of Philippine history and literature. Like we've discussed earlier, José Rizal is our national hero because these novels that he wrote had such a profound impact on the Philippine Revolution. Did your experience learning it in school do justice in reflecting its importance and the magnitude of the story? And if so, in what ways do you think?
Kenneth:
You must understand that when we studied Noli Me Tángere and El Filibusterismo, it was in the context of studying Filipino as a language — using that as a story — but not necessarily all the nuances and the context of the time. It was only years later, after graduating from a safe environment in high school, that we begin to realize that the society is really problematic. There is what is known as social cancer, corruption. There are elements in society and behavior of people in society that resonated from what we studied in Noli Me Tángere and El Filibusterismo. But this came years later, when we were already in university and already doing our exposure in real life and work, that we begin to realize the beauty of the different messages inscribed in these two books. It then made me realize why the book was, in fact, a seminal book in creating people to go against social injustice. But not during the time that we were studying that in high school, where as I said earlier, we were in a safe environment, and also studying it as a language class, but not necessarily as a social science class.
Noli Me Tángere and El Filibusterismo are considered an irreplaceable part of Philippine history and literature. Like we've discussed earlier, José Rizal is our national hero because these novels that he wrote had such a profound impact on the Philippine Revolution. Did your experience learning it in school do justice in reflecting its importance and the magnitude of the story? And if so, in what ways do you think?
Kenneth:
You must understand that when we studied Noli Me Tángere and El Filibusterismo, it was in the context of studying Filipino as a language — using that as a story — but not necessarily all the nuances and the context of the time. It was only years later, after graduating from a safe environment in high school, that we begin to realize that the society is really problematic. There is what is known as social cancer, corruption. There are elements in society and behavior of people in society that resonated from what we studied in Noli Me Tángere and El Filibusterismo. But this came years later, when we were already in university and already doing our exposure in real life and work, that we begin to realize the beauty of the different messages inscribed in these two books. It then made me realize why the book was, in fact, a seminal book in creating people to go against social injustice. But not during the time that we were studying that in high school, where as I said earlier, we were in a safe environment, and also studying it as a language class, but not necessarily as a social science class.
Interviewer
Kaylee Hartigan-Go
Interviewee
Kenneth Hartigan-Go
Location
Manila, Philippines
Files
Citation
Kenneth Hartigan-Go and Kaylee Hartigan-Go, “Personal Interview with Kenneth Hartigan-Go, Audio Clip 6,” Spatial Humanities, accessed December 22, 2024, https://spatial-humanities.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/34337.