Being and becoming an investigation into the influence of place and culture on the formation of identity through print-media (IR)

This aim of the research is to investigate the intersection of cultural identity in defining the being and becoming of Malaysian Chinese. The boundaries of differences and ethnic classifications were blurred through accumulated and intersected layers in the context of everyday here-and-now living ex...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Helen, Guek Yee Mei
Format:	thesis
Language:	eng
Published:	2015
Subjects:	HM Sociology
Online Access:	https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=1448
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

id	oai:ir.upsi.edu.my:1448
record_format	uketd_dc
spelling	oai:ir.upsi.edu.my:14482020-02-27 Being and becoming an investigation into the influence of place and culture on the formation of identity through print-media (IR) 2015 Helen, Guek Yee Mei HM Sociology This aim of the research is to investigate the intersection of cultural identity in defining the being and becoming of Malaysian Chinese. The boundaries of differences and ethnic classifications were blurred through accumulated and intersected layers in the context of everyday here-and-now living experiences. The research traced the history of the migration and settlement of the Chinese in Malaysia as background, the overlapping and intersection of the culture identity was examined through the theory of identity with two different tendencies: one that is stable, unified and homogeneous, and the other being fluid and evolving. The discussion follows the Yuval-Davis theory of two Models of Belonging. The key artists in this research are: Taraneh Hemami, Redza Piyadasa, Wong Hoy Cheong, Chong Siew Ying and Yee I-Lann, who centered their production around issues of identity-formation and the nature of the diasporic life. The reference artworks presented here suggest the fluid nature of ethnic identity, accompanied by multiple factors including location, level of interaction, time period as well as generation. In defining the being and belonging of the Malaysian Chinese, personal and collective experiences are provided to illustrate the search for the belonging of home. By visually manifesting these submerged and accumulated layers of intersection, they seek to represent the evolving inner realities of the Malaysian Chinese, which have been altered and overlapped by the everyday living experience as fusion constructed individuals. 2015 thesis https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=1448 https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=1448 text eng closedAccess Masters Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Fakulti Seni, Komputeran dan Industri Kreatif N/A
institution	Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
collection	UPSI Digital Repository
language	eng
topic	HM Sociology
spellingShingle	HM Sociology Helen, Guek Yee Mei Being and becoming an investigation into the influence of place and culture on the formation of identity through print-media (IR)
description	This aim of the research is to investigate the intersection of cultural identity in defining the being and becoming of Malaysian Chinese. The boundaries of differences and ethnic classifications were blurred through accumulated and intersected layers in the context of everyday here-and-now living experiences. The research traced the history of the migration and settlement of the Chinese in Malaysia as background, the overlapping and intersection of the culture identity was examined through the theory of identity with two different tendencies: one that is stable, unified and homogeneous, and the other being fluid and evolving. The discussion follows the Yuval-Davis theory of two Models of Belonging. The key artists in this research are: Taraneh Hemami, Redza Piyadasa, Wong Hoy Cheong, Chong Siew Ying and Yee I-Lann, who centered their production around issues of identity-formation and the nature of the diasporic life. The reference artworks presented here suggest the fluid nature of ethnic identity, accompanied by multiple factors including location, level of interaction, time period as well as generation. In defining the being and belonging of the Malaysian Chinese, personal and collective experiences are provided to illustrate the search for the belonging of home. By visually manifesting these submerged and accumulated layers of intersection, they seek to represent the evolving inner realities of the Malaysian Chinese, which have been altered and overlapped by the everyday living experience as fusion constructed individuals.
format	thesis
qualification_name
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Helen, Guek Yee Mei
author_facet	Helen, Guek Yee Mei
author_sort	Helen, Guek Yee Mei
title	Being and becoming an investigation into the influence of place and culture on the formation of identity through print-media (IR)
title_short	Being and becoming an investigation into the influence of place and culture on the formation of identity through print-media (IR)
title_full	Being and becoming an investigation into the influence of place and culture on the formation of identity through print-media (IR)
title_fullStr	Being and becoming an investigation into the influence of place and culture on the formation of identity through print-media (IR)
title_full_unstemmed	Being and becoming an investigation into the influence of place and culture on the formation of identity through print-media (IR)
title_sort	being and becoming an investigation into the influence of place and culture on the formation of identity through print-media (ir)
granting_institution	Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
granting_department	Fakulti Seni, Komputeran dan Industri Kreatif
publishDate	2015
url	https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=1448
_version_	1747832972886671360

Being and becoming an investigation into the influence of place and culture on the formation of identity through print-media (IR)

Similar Items