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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.
These stories are often solicited by publishing houses from existing readers through advertisements in more mainstream texts such as romance novels or comics. Readers are asked to send in their stories and enticed with the idea of sharing their experiences and getting published.
