Paul Gabriel Lingal Cosme

I am a student and young academic with research experiences in development economics in the Philippines and the field of cultural studies. My research interest gives special attention to the role of culture and the arts in the development of a society.

I am also a contemporary music composer and musical thinker. I strive to understand music performativity and the potential of music to lift social consciousness and elements that hinder it.

Currently, I am working on two research projects. The first is about exploring a new approach on how to understand arts as an assemblage of both human and non-human agencies. The second is exploring postcoloniality and effects of the culture industry in Original Pinoy Music (OPM).