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(G)Olden Days: A Photopoetry E-Book About The Lived Experiences Of A Female Filipino Widowed Elderly During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Jada Antonette M. Medroso, Rachel Maegan D. Ramos May 2022

(G)Olden Days: A Photopoetry E-Book About The Lived Experiences Of A Female Filipino Widowed Elderly During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Jada Antonette M. Medroso, Rachel Maegan D. Ramos

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This study aims to create a photopoetry e-book about the lived experiences of being a widowed elderly in the COVID-19 pandemic, and to also answer the primary question: “How can photopoetry be used to convey both social awareness and hope in showing the lived experiences of a Filipino widowed elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic?” To help the researchers achieve their objectives, they related it to theories such as Marxism which explained that because of the unjust system, the elderly are forced to live through inequality and prejudice, and the Ethics of Care theory's explanation of the selfless desire to help …