English and Identity Performance in Filipino Vlogs

• Main Author: Jaucian, Ma Cienna
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: authenticity; authority; identity performance; Popular culture; vlogging; Arts and Humanities; Communication; English Language and Literature; Social Media; South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/english-faculty-pubs/208; https://doi.org/10.1080/13488678.2023.2174544
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Using Moody’s framework for understanding the authority and authenticity of performative English in popular culture, this article describes and analyzes the features and uses of the English deployed in the YouTube vlogs of the top three Filipino content creators in 2021. The article also looks into...