MSU GenSan BA in Literary and Cultural Studies

𝐌𝐠𝐚 𝐊𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐥, 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥: 𝐀 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

This year’s book fair proudly presents our official partner, Coffee Alley. Please visit us and grab a cup of coffee from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN.

Explore the world of medicine through eyes that were once like ours.

Do you hear the voices drawing near? The aroma of coffee paired with the sweltering heat of the southern hemisphere...

Only 1 day to go until we beat the heat together with performances that will transport you back to the good old days—to your grandparents' terrace, the gentle sway of a rocking chair, the comfort of your banig, and the sweetness of childhood.

May 20, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Laktanan Wellness Park.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝

Storytelling has long been central to African and Middle Eastern cultures as a way of preserving history, identity, and collective memory. Unlike written literature, oral traditions emphasize performance, audience participation, and adaptability. This activity, Community Storytelling: Voices Unbound, will be conducted under LCS 117: Literatures of Africa and the Middle East. Students will present adapted African and Middle Eastern stories drawn from class discussions and personal research, allowing them to explore diverse storytelling traditions while remaining grounded in their cultural contexts.

Join us this May 20, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Laktanan Wellness Park. Spend an afternoon enjoying free coffee and storytelling amidst the comfort of mats and nature. Let us celebrate a community bound by oral culture, together and beyond.

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙.
A strange feeling you can’t shake.
A shadow that lingers a little too long.
A story that was never just a story.

𝘿𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙂𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙮 Stories first batch of episodes explores the fear of the unknown — that sign you ignore, that feeling of being watched, and those legends you might never want to remember.

These may stay with you.
Some may follow you home.
So keep the lights on when you listen.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗖𝗦 𝟭𝟭𝟰, 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆. In a time where oral storytelling is slowly fading, collecting these uncanny stories allows communities to document memories, beliefs, fears, and cultural experiences often passed down only through word of mouth.

Retelling these narratives is important because local ghost stories are never “just stories.” They reflect the anxieties, values, histories, and identities of the people who tell them. Through podcast storytelling, these narratives are given new life and a wider audience, transforming forgotten whispers into cultural records that continue to haunt, teach, and connect generations.

The first batch out now, new set of episode on May 22 and May 29.

The stories you are about to hear are rooted in local memories, whispered encounters, and uncanny experiences passed from one person to another for years. Some names were forgotten. Some places remain real. And some stories were never meant to be retold after dark.

If the room suddenly feels colder,
if the silence becomes too loud,
or if you start feeling like someone else is listening with you—
do not say we didn’t warn you.

𝗗𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗚𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀—𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆.

https://open.spotify.com/show/3Y8ygn2t6GJ1PyjNhZICQP?si=UcAEKw-VQfGehqbc9VL7dw

𝐌𝐠𝐚 𝐊𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐥, 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥: 𝐀 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

This book fair examines the "Filipinization" of clinical concepts through the lens of children's literature. Rooted in Dr. Luis P. Gatmaitan's advocacy for literacy through children's literature and developed by 4th Year Bachelor of Arts in Literary and Cultural Studies (BALCS) students under the course LCS147: Literature and Medicine, this book fair explores how storytelling and cultural context demystify complex medical principles, confront socio-cultural realities and empower young readers to navigate their own physical well-being.

We invite you this May 20, 2026, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 NN at Coffee Alley, MSU-Gensan to share in the simple, warm wonder of seeing the world once more through a child’s eyes. Ultimately, this book fair demonstrates that communal healing and profound medical insight can be held by the smallest books.

Explore the world of medicine through eyes

Poster by Melden Dave Casing
Caption by Francis Kyle Madas

The cobwebs are taken away, the spotlight is set, and the curtain is up from the floor. The scripts are ready coming to life, and the LCTX stage is ready to its debut run! 🎭✨

As they traverse the finishing miles of their academic journey, the 4th Year Bachelor of Arts in Literary and Cultural Studies (BALCS) students, together with BIDA Gensan, arrive in this landmark where literature, culture and performance meet.

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗽 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻!

Last April 11, 2026, the 4th year Bachelor of Arts in Literary and Cultural Studies students attended the 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲, “𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵,” held at the CSSH Smart Room.

The seminar became a meaningful learning experience for the students as they gained practical knowledge in creating instructional materials and developing lesson plans for the teaching of literature. These are important skills that will help shape them as future educators and cultural practitioners.

Special thanks to the resource speaker and facilitator, Prof. Joveth Jay D. Montaña, for sharing valuable insights and guiding the students in understanding the importance of designing creative and effective learning materials for meaningful classroom engagement.

This seminar served as a step forward in strengthening the students’ preparation for the field of teaching literature

Pormal nang binuksan ngayong araw, Abril 22, ala una ng hapon, ang Salo-Salo: Ang Pagpanday sa Nasud.
Naging bukas ang aming hapag sa lahat ng nakiisa at tumugon sa paanyaya.
Bukas, mula alas nuwebe ng umaga hanggang alas kuwatro ng hapon, muli naming bubuksan ang piging upang salubungin ang mas marami pang bisita.
Makidalo. Makisalo. Makiisa.

𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

Ideas find their rhythm when voices come together, and stories take shape in shared spaces. For BA in Literary and Cultural Studies first year students, the Research Colloquium became such a moment where research was presented with confidence, insights were exchanged, and meaning was discovered in one another’s perspectives.

Guided by the theme “Voices and Vision: Mapping Cultural Patterns, Symbolic Expressions, and Community Narratives Passed Through Generations,” the event is more than an academic exercise, it is a cultural gathering of curiosity, discipline, and fresh vision. Each contribution reflects not only individual effort but also the collective spirit of learning. Every voice carries weight, and each perspective deepens our understanding of the world and the communities we belong to, turning everyone’s voices into vision.