LOUIE JON A. SÁNCHEZ

De La Salle University Publishing House, 2024 There is no doubt in my mind that this study of a popular form—the soap opera and its various transformations from the 1930s until 2016—is a pioneering work. —SOLEDAD S. REYES Sa wakas ay napag-ukulan ng malalim at malawak na pag-aaral ang drama sa radyo at telebisyon, na…

Marahil, isang Sabado ng tanghali bandáng 2011, sa likod ng dáting Faculty Center (FC) o Bulwagang Rizal ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Diliman, may huntahan kaming mga kasapi ng Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo (LIRA). Sa kung anong dahilan ay napapuwesto kami sa hagdan ng likurang entrada ng gusaling sa kasawiampalad ay tinupok ng apoy…

On first day of Teleserye class, Ateneo prof says everyone watches soapsTricia Aquino-InterAksyon.comNovember 11, 2014 On Monday, the first day of “The Philippine Teleserye” class at the Ateneo de Manila University, majority of the students confessed that they had enlisted in the Literature subject because they loved to watch Filipino soap operas. One said he…

Ateneo introduces Philippine teleserye electiveDecember 22, 2014, Ateneo de Manila University website Who can ever forget iconic teleseryes like Marimar, Mara Clara or Dyesebel? These much-loved Philippine teleseryes are making a comeback this semester at the Ateneo de Manila University in the elective course “Literature and Ideas III: The Philippine Teleserye” taught by Louie Jon…

Edited by Associate Prof. Louie Jon A. Sánchez, PhD (University of the Philippines Diliman) and Assistant Prof. Jason Paolo Telles (University of the Philippines Baguio/Monash University) We are pleased to announce a call for book chapter contributions for “Critical Media Histories in Southeast Asia,” a forthcoming publication that seeks to explore the rich and diverse…

In case you’re around, please join me, EJ Jallorina (Mamu and a Mother Too, 2018) and Naia of Drag Den fame in this event at the University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Arts and Sciences Auditorium on April 17, 2023, 1-4 pm. I’ll be giving some kind of a keynote on Pinoy star…

In October 21, 2014, award-winning essayist and journalist Chuck Smith first reported on the Ateneo Teleserye Elective. The article may be found archived in this link, though I have taken liberties to republish it here. But curiously, I was also able to locate my extensive responses to Smith’s questions. I am sharing my answers first,…

University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2022Finalist for Best Book of Media Studies, National Book Awards Buy via Shopee or Lazada Maraming salamat sa pagbuhay ng kaalaman (hinggil) sa industriyang nagpakilala sa akin. Nakakataba ng puso ang lahat ng ginawa at ginagawa mo. Mabuhay ka! —JUDY ANN SANTOS Napakaraming dahilan para sa henerasyon namin na…

University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2018 Buy via Shopee or Lazada Ang “problema” raw sa atin dito sa Filipinas ay mga kritiko rin ang mga makata/manunulat. Maaaring sabihing suliranin ko rin ito, na isa pang kontradiksiyon. Malinaw sa akin ang aking mga pamumuhunan, at makikita ang mga iyan sa mga paksang pinili kong sulatin…