Personal Interview with Catherine Hartigan-Go, Audio Clip 7
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Title
Personal Interview with Catherine Hartigan-Go, Audio Clip 7
Description
In this audio clip, the interviewer asks the interviewee to reflect on whether or not she thought that her experience learning the novel in school did justice in demonstrating the significance and magnitude of such a story. The interviewee replies that, because they learned the novel in a thorough manner in school, it did justice to the work; it painted a complete picture of the oppression that Filipinos were suffering under at the time and helped students see how important Noli was in inspiring Filipinos to fight against such oppression.
Creator
Catherine Hartigan-Go
Kaylee Hartigan-Go
Source
Personal conversation between Catherine Hartigan-Go and Kaylee Hartigan-Go
Publisher
Kaylee Hartigan-Go
Date
November 20, 2020
Rights
Kaylee Hartigan-Go
Catherine Hartigan-Go
Format
Audio file (mp3)
Language
English
Coverage
Manila, Philippines
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Audio file (mp3)
Duration
2 minutes 50 seconds
Transcription
Kaylee:
We touched on this idea already, that Noli Me Tángere and its sequel, El Filibusterismo, are an irreplaceable part of Philippine history and literature. And like you said, Jose Rizal is our national hero because the novels he wrote had such a profound impact on the Filipino people who were being abused under Spanish colonial rule. And his works almost directly helped incite the revolution, the rebellion. I guess — do you think your experience learning it in school did justice in reflecting its importance and significance, and the magnitude of the story? If so, in what ways do you think?
Catherine:
[0:56] Because we learned the whole thing, and we did it in such a thorough manner, you could really imagine what it was like, in those days. And you would find yourself getting incensed on behalf of the characters in the book. You literally could put yourself in the story and imagine all these things happening. So yeah, I think it really — the way I learned it really does justice to the work. And I actually think it stands up quite well. You could say that there are circumstances, even now, where a book like this might also still cause people to think of going against the establishment. If you can imagine the history then — but even now, in this current situation in history, there have been times when this can still cause people to think about going against oppression, going against an unjust government. So yeah, I think the legacy of José Rizal still stands.
We touched on this idea already, that Noli Me Tángere and its sequel, El Filibusterismo, are an irreplaceable part of Philippine history and literature. And like you said, Jose Rizal is our national hero because the novels he wrote had such a profound impact on the Filipino people who were being abused under Spanish colonial rule. And his works almost directly helped incite the revolution, the rebellion. I guess — do you think your experience learning it in school did justice in reflecting its importance and significance, and the magnitude of the story? If so, in what ways do you think?
Catherine:
[0:56] Because we learned the whole thing, and we did it in such a thorough manner, you could really imagine what it was like, in those days. And you would find yourself getting incensed on behalf of the characters in the book. You literally could put yourself in the story and imagine all these things happening. So yeah, I think it really — the way I learned it really does justice to the work. And I actually think it stands up quite well. You could say that there are circumstances, even now, where a book like this might also still cause people to think of going against the establishment. If you can imagine the history then — but even now, in this current situation in history, there have been times when this can still cause people to think about going against oppression, going against an unjust government. So yeah, I think the legacy of José Rizal still stands.
Interviewer
Kaylee Hartigan-Go
Interviewee
Catherine Hartigan-Go
Location
Manila, Philippines
Files
Citation
Catherine Hartigan-Go and Kaylee Hartigan-Go, “Personal Interview with Catherine Hartigan-Go, Audio Clip 7,” Spatial Humanities, accessed November 10, 2024, https://spatial-humanities.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/34365.