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Streetprint Manila is a research project that is part of a larger research endeavour called “Six Continents and Between”. Initiated by Prof. Gary Kelly of the University of Alberta, 6CAB seeks to investigate popular print culture across various geographical, sociocultural, and ethnolinguistic contexts. More specifically, it aims to look at reading patterns and preferences of the Filipino Everyman, or those whom we would largely consider members of the “masa” class.
Initially, I underestimated religious texts and their popularity among the masses; however, after meeting with the National Book Development Board, I was reminded about how the country was very religious—even dogmatic—and that religious texts were in reality the most popular kind of text.
