Of Love and Romance
Many of these texts are also marked by some kind of tragic element, such as lost love through death, separation through breakups or some kind of extreme event such as kidnappings, or regret at lost or unreturned love.
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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.
Many of these texts are also marked by some kind of tragic element, such as lost love through death, separation through breakups or some kind of extreme event such as kidnappings, or regret at lost or unreturned love.