#AllRoadsLeadtoRoute196: Remembering a Home of Metro Manila’s Music Scene in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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#AllRoadsLeadtoRoute196: Remembering a Home of Metro Manila’s Music Scene in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic. / Schoop, Monika E.; Aguila, Renato.
In: IASPM Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3, 14.12.2023, p. 89-113.

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title = "#AllRoadsLeadtoRoute196: Remembering a Home of Metro Manila{\textquoteright}s Music Scene in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic",
abstract = "The Philippines underwent one of the world{\textquoteright}s strictest lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19, forcing Manila{\textquoteright}s iconic music venue Route 196 to shut down permanently. This article inquires into the individual and collective memory-making processes in the context of Route 196{\textquoteright}s online farewell show. Drawing on participant observation and an analysis of the show{\textquoteright}s social media content, we examine remembering Route 196 focusing on two key processes: narrative and experience. Building on memory studies{\textquoteright} premise that to be made meaningful, experiences have to be narrativized (Rigney 2016), we first analyze the narrative construction of the venue as a “home” of Metro Manila{\textquoteright}s scene, demonstrating how it variably accommodates or marginalizes individual memories. Second, we probe the role of “lived experience” (Keightley/Pickering 2012) for memory-making. We argue that social media interaction generates new experiences of the venue, which take on particular importance given the persisting absence of live music.",
keywords = "COVID-19, experience, memory, narrative, Philippines, social media, Music education",
author = "Schoop, {Monika E.} and Renato Aguila",
note = "Funding Information: This paper would not have been possible without Red Ninja Productions. We thank Iris Erquiza and Corinna Naeve for assisting us with the transcriptions, and Sidney K{\"o}nig for his valuable feedback on the first draft of this article. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 Termedia Publishing House Ltd.. All rights reserved.",
year = "2023",
month = dec,
day = "14",
doi = "10.5429/2079-3871(2023)V13I3.8EN",
language = "English",
volume = "13",
pages = "89--113",
journal = "IASPM Journal",
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publisher = "International Association for the Study of Popular Music",
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