The Sexual Politics of Carlos Bulosan’s Radicalism
The Sexual Politics of Carlos Bulosan’s Radicalism
This chapter looks at the gendering and sexualizing of Filipino radicalism and transnational anti-imperialism in Carlos Bulosan's work. It places The Cry and the Dedication in the context of some of Bulosan's earlier work and in conversation with Huk leader Luis Taruc's autobiography, Born of the People (1953). Instead of addressing a story of increasing “revolutionary” consciousness, the chapter unveils some of the tensions and contradictions that arise as Bulosan seeks to insert a diasporic voice into the debates around “national liberation” and political radicalism. By offering a queer diasporic reading of Bulosan's work that highlights his self-authorizing endeavors, the chapter not only illustrates how his multivalent modes of address are articulated through sex, gender, and sexuality, but also gives some sense of the formal complexity of his writing.
Keywords: Carlos Bulosan, Filipino radicalism, transnational anti-imperialism, The Cry and the Dedication, Born of the People, Luis Taruc, national liberation
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