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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.
Arguably the most popular comic strip published in Liwayway was Romualdo Ramos and Tony Velasquez’s Kenkoy (Jokester). Kenkoy was a satirically comedic figure that tries to tries but fails to emulate foreign values and customs. (Image courtesy of www.aisaipac.com)
