Research

My Books


MONOGRAPHS

  • Telles, J.P. (Under contract, 2026).
    Radio as battleground: Ideology, voice, and
    resistance
    in the Philippine highlands, 1959–2010.
    Springer (Communication, Culture and Change in Asia book series)



EDITED BOOKS

  • Telles, J.P. (Ed.) (2024). Indigenous media and popular culture in the Philippines: Representations, voices, and resistance. Palgrave Macmillan. https://bit.ly/3FKYFek







  • Telles, J.P., Ryan, J.C., and Dreisbach, J.L. (Eds.). (2022). Environment, media, and popular culture in Southeast Asia. Springer. https://bit.ly/4dXYNnE





Journal Articles
  • Telles, J.P. (2020). Local film production in the Philippine Cordillera: Processes, motivations, and constraints. Plaridel: A Philippine Journal of Communication (Q4), Media, and Society, 17(2), pp. 99–122. https://doi.org/10.52518/2020.17.2-05tells 
     
  • Telles, J.P. (2019). Human gaze on television: Wildlife according to ‘Born to be Wild’. Katipunan Journal, 4, pp. 179–202. https://bit.ly/4kUP9EA  
  • Telles, J.P. (2018). Radio in Baguio City and the Marcos Regime (1965–1986). Saliksik E-Journal, 7(2), pp. 150–176. https://bit.ly/4mPOPIX  

  • Telles, J.P. (2017). The broadcasting of the local country music of the Kankana-ey, Ibaloi, and Ilocano in radio stations in Baguio City (1960–2015). Saliksik E-Journal,  6(1), pp. 61–82. https://bit.ly/444VPdp  

  • Telles, J.P. (2015). Televised ecotopianism: An ecocritical analysis on environmental risk and risk reduction discourses in Philippine environmental documentaries.  SEARCH Journal of Media and Communication Research (Q2), 7(2), pp. 61–82.  https://bit.ly/4jxOOGx  

  • Telles, J.P. (2014). Ba[li]ta: Portrayal of child victims and suspects in 24 Oras reports on crimes against children. Philippines Communication Society Review, pp.  24–46. https://bit.ly/4kPTubT
Book Chapters
  • Telles, J.P. (In press, 2026). Displacement of Indigenous people and nature in the 30th Southeast Asian Games. In B. Hutchins, L. Lester, and T. Miller (Eds.), Sport, the environment and communication. Routledge. 

  • Telles, J.P., and Castro-Margate, L.F.G. (In press, 2026). Indigenous perspectives on climate change in the Philippines: Representation and discourses on online mainstream media. In M.S.M. Saleh, S.A.A. Kasuma, and H. Miao (Eds.), Multidimensional climate change communication through culture, community, and digital innovation in Asia. Routledge. 

  • Telles, J.P. (2025). Sport. In Nai, A., Grömping, M., & Wirz, D. (Eds), Elgar encyclopedia of political communication (Vol. 3), pp. 552–555. Edward Elgar Publishing. http://bit.ly/4oQ8GrP   

  • Telles, J.P. (2025). Indigenous media studies. In Nai, A., Grömping, M., & Wirz, D. (Eds). Elgar encyclopedia of political communication (Vol. 2), pp. 202–206. Edward Elgar Publishing. http://bit.ly/4oQ8GrP  

  • Telles, J.P. (2024). Indigenous media and pop culture studies in the Philippines. In J.P. Telles (Ed.)., Indigenous peoples, media, and popular culture in the Philippines, 1–22. Palgrave Macmillan. https://bit.ly/4jGdPzx  

  • Telles, J.P. (2024). Contemporary vernacular music broadcasting and indigenous cultural mediation in Baguio City, Philippines. In J.P. Telles (Ed.)., Indigenous peoples, media, and popular culture in the Philippines, pp. 81–97. Palgrave Macmillan. https://bit.ly/4dS1mr1  

  • Ryan, J.C., & Telles, J.P. (2022). Introduction: Environment, media, and popular culture in Southeast Asia. In J.P. Telles, J.C. Ryan, and J.L. Dreisbach (Eds.), Environment, media, and popular culture in Southeast Asia, pp. 1–27. Springer. https://bit.ly/4476aWc 

  • Telles, J.P. (2022). The West Philippine Sea dispute and memefied fish on Facebook. In J.P. Telles, J.C. Ryan, and J.L. Dreisbach (Eds.), Environment, media, and popular culture in Southeast Asia, pp. 175–192. Springer. https://bit.ly/4438tcW 

  • Telles, J.P. (2021). Trending and othering: The case of Carrot Man, Badjao Girl, and Panagbenga Hotties. In R.B. Tolentino, L.M. Castillo, & V. Gonzales (Eds.), Hindi nangyari dahil wala sa social media: Interogasyon ng kulturang new media sa Pilipinas, pp. 103-116. Ateneo de Manila University Press.  

  • Telles, J.P. (2018). Imaging indigenous relationships with nature: The case of Igorot music videos. In J.C. Ryan (Ed.), Southeast Asian ecocriticism: Theories, practices, prospects, pp. 87–112. Lexington Books. 

  • Guieb, E.R., & Telles, J.P. (2017). Bubble Gang. In Cultural Center of the Philippines Encyclopedia of Philippine Art (2nd Ed.): Volume 10: Broadcast Arts, pp. 373–374. Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). 

  • Telles, J.P. (2017). Digital LG Quiz. In Cultural Center of the Philippines Encyclopedia of Philippine Art (2nd Ed.): Volume 10: Broadcast Arts, pp. 382–383. Cultural Center of the Philippines. 

  • Telles, J.P. (2017). Tropang Potchi. In Cultural Center of the Philippines Encyclopedia of Philippine Art (2nd Ed.): Volume 10: Broadcast Arts, pp. 471–472. Cultural Center of the Philippines. 

  • Telles, J.P. (2017). CLTV-36. In Cultural Center of the Philippines Encyclopedia of Philippine Art (2nd Ed.): Volume 10: Broadcast Arts, pp. 499–500. Cultural Center of the Philippines. 

  • Guieb, E.R., & Telles, J.P. (2017). Orteza, Bibeth. In Cultural Center of the Philippines Encyclopedia of Philippine Art (2nd Ed.): Volume 10: Broadcast Arts, pp. 559–560. Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Conference Presentations

PARALLEL SESSION PRESENTATIONS

01 Aug 2025

The Southeast Asian Games, news media, and Filipino identity: Culture and national identity mediation in Southeast Asia’s digital landscape. Asian Media, Culture and Society Symposium, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.

13–17 July 2025

The boxingscapes of the Philippines and the communication of sociocultural, political, and economic realities of the Visayas and Mindanao. International Association for Media and Communication Research 2025, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

2–4 July 2025

The Southeast Asian Games as a platform for the mediation of Philippine cultures and identities. Sixteenth International Conference on Sport & Society, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

23–25 Nov 2023

Displacement of nature and indigenous people in the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines: Towards an ecocriticism of sport mega events. 5th Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment in ASEAN (ASLE-ASEAN) Ecocritical Conference: Posthuman Southeast  Asia, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand.

24–27 June 2023

Sport mega-events as platforms for national memory and identity mediations: The case of the Philippines and the Southeast Asian Games. 8th AAS-in-Asia Conference, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.

14–16 June 2019

Anthropocentrism and subalternity of the seas in GMA Network’s Philippine Seas. 3rd ASLE-ASEAN Ecocritical Workshop, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

10 Mar 2018

The cultures of the peoples of the Philippine Cordillera in radio broadcasting in Baguio City (1959-2010). 2018 Joint Journalism and Communication History Conference, Arthur L. Cater Journalism Institute, New York University, New York, USA.

4–5 Aug 2017

Shackled airwaves: Baguio radio during the Marcos regime. Remains of a Dictatorship: An International Conference on the Philippines Under Marcos, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines.

12–17 July 2017

Cordillera on air: A history of the expression of cultures & issues through radio broadcasting in Baguio City (1959-2010). 2nd International Conference on Cordillera Studies, Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines, Baguio City, Philippines.

15–16 Sept 2016

Imaging the indigenous in Philippine environmental documentaries. Inaugural Communication and Media Studies Conference, University Center Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

28–29 May 2015

Televised ecotopianism: An ecocritical Analysis of environmental risk and risk reduction discourses in Philippine environmental documentaries. 4th International SEARCH Conference, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia.

6 Dec 2014

Ba[li]ta: Portrayal of child victims and suspects in 24 Oras news reports on crimes against children. Children and Media: 5th Annual Conference of the Philippines Communication Society, Philippines Communication Society, Quezon City, Philippines.

21–23 Aug 2014

Iloko on air: Youth audience reception of and reactions to mother tongue broadcasting. 6th International Conference on Language and Communication, National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand.

30 Jan 2014

Koboy music on air: A history of country music broadcasting in Baguio City. Sining del Pilar 2014: Cecilia Lazaro Kritika Series. University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

INVITED KEYNOTE/PLENARY PRESENTATIONS

25–27 Feb 2021

Ecocriticism of the mass media of Southeast Asian nations and peoples: Review and prospects. 2021 International Southeast Asian Media Studies Virtual Conference, Southeast Asian Media Studies Association (Online).

20–22 Aug 2020

Vernacular country music broadcasting and indigenous cultural mediation in Baguio City, Philippines. Three-Day International Conference on Indigenous Studies, Cape Comorin Trust, India (Online).

Other Publications

BOOK REVIEWS 

  • Telles, J.P. (2021). Locating Philippine cinema in Southeast Asian film history: A review of Southeast Asia on screen: From independence to financial crisis (19451998) by G.C. Khoo, T. Barker, and M.J. Ainslie (eds.). Pelikula: A Journal of Philippine Cinema, 6, pp. 55–65. https://bit.ly/PelikulaVol6smallres  

COMMISSIONED RESEARCH REPORTS 

  • Telles, J.P. (2020). Coverage of geothermal energy: A case study. In A.Y. Yang, & J.P. Telles, Coal and renewable energy reporting in the Philippines, pp. 13–14. New York, USA: Climate Tracker & Stanley Center for Peace and Security. https://bit.ly/45Gz1Sw

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  • Telles, J.P. (2015). Iloko on air: Youth audience reception of and reactions to mother tongue broadcasting. In International Conference on Language and Communication 2014 Proceedings, pp. 150–171. Bangkok, Thailand: National Institute for Development Administration. https://bit.ly/4kvLpJN

 

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