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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.
Amid Cubao’s busy side streets, one can find hidden and not-so-hidden places where one can purchase or borrow different kinds of reading materials. Many of these reading materials cater to the popular taste, with the greatest number of books for sale or rent being romance novels.
