Welcome to Streetprint Manila

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.

Glossy and Gossipy

None of these celebrity magazines would be complete without feature stories on the most popular celebrity love-teams of the moment. Typically, these love-teams would be teenagers or young adults who are leading actors and actresses in popular soap operas or movies. Stories involving them would most likely be about significant milestones in their lives, such as their first kiss or their first fight, their birthdays, or their breakups. (Image courtesy of startriga.blogspot.com)