Edited by Jason Paolo Telles
Indigenous Media and Popular Culture in the Philippines: Representations, Voices, and Resistance is the first book that examines indigenous media and popular culture in the Philippines. It argues that the production of media content, literature, and other forms of popular culture by Indigenous peoples (IPs), as well as their involvement as advisors, sources, or interviewees, serves as a platform for them not only to showcase their creativity but also to mediate their cultures, identities, worldviews, and activism.
Through an examination of specific case studies of indigenous media and popular culture in the Philippines using textual and ethnographic methods, the chapters in this book shed light on the politics of representation, narratives of resistance, and self-representation and mediation of indigeneity and culture. They emphasize the crucial importance of addressing these issues to promote the recognition and empowerment of IPs, not only within the Philippines but also across Southeast Asia and the global context.
The book has 11 chapters organized into three sections: "The Indigenous in Contemporary Regional Films", "Self Representation, Resistance, and Counternarratives", and "Configurations of Space, Values, and Histories". It can be obtained in Hardcover and eBook (EPUB and PDF) versions.
Jason Paolo Telles is the Founder and Founding Executive Director of the Southeast Asian Media Studies Association (SEAMSA) and a member of IAMCR.
The above text is from the publisher’s description of the book:
Title: Indigenous Media and Popular Culture in the Philippines: Representations, Voices, and Resistance
Editors: Jason Paolo Telles
Published: 2024
Pages: 198
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore