Narrating 1Malaysia: nationalism and patriotism in Malaysian literature written in English

Malaysian literature in English in the 1960s was a product of early Malaysian writers’ endeavour to spearhead a literary tradition of writings that promoted a national identity amongst the diverse races living the country. This task, however, was generally undertaken by those who were more inclined...

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Main Author:	Mohd Ramli, Aimillia
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2010
Subjects:	PE English
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4612/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4612/2/Narrating_1Malaysia.pdf

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spelling	iium-46122011-11-22T08:58:04Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4612/ Narrating 1Malaysia: nationalism and patriotism in Malaysian literature written in English Mohd Ramli, Aimillia PE English Malaysian literature in English in the 1960s was a product of early Malaysian writers’ endeavour to spearhead a literary tradition of writings that promoted a national identity amongst the diverse races living the country. This task, however, was generally undertaken by those who were more inclined to write about the issues and interests of their own communities rather than those of others living in the country. In the last twenty years, however, there have emerged a number of fictional writings that depict not only the country’s multiracial context but also imply the existence of a sense of national consciousness and patriotic feelings amongst Malaysians. These writings, this paper suggests, veer away from the communal interest of individual ethnic groups by exploring interracial relationships, returning to historical junctures, assessing the effect of globalization and, finally, conjuring alternative cultural paradigms with the single aim of unifying Malaysians and embedding them with the nationalistic spirit of 1Malaysia. 2010-11-01 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4612/2/Narrating_1Malaysia.pdf Mohd Ramli, Aimillia (2010) Narrating 1Malaysia: nationalism and patriotism in Malaysian literature written in English. In: Seminar on 1Malaysia, 1 - 3 November, 2010, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. (In Press)
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description	Malaysian literature in English in the 1960s was a product of early Malaysian writers’ endeavour to spearhead a literary tradition of writings that promoted a national identity amongst the diverse races living the country. This task, however, was generally undertaken by those who were more inclined to write about the issues and interests of their own communities rather than those of others living in the country. In the last twenty years, however, there have emerged a number of fictional writings that depict not only the country’s multiracial context but also imply the existence of a sense of national consciousness and patriotic feelings amongst Malaysians. These writings, this paper suggests, veer away from the communal interest of individual ethnic groups by exploring interracial relationships, returning to historical junctures, assessing the effect of globalization and, finally, conjuring alternative cultural paradigms with the single aim of unifying Malaysians and embedding them with the nationalistic spirit of 1Malaysia.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohd Ramli, Aimillia
author_facet	Mohd Ramli, Aimillia
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title	Narrating 1Malaysia: nationalism and patriotism in Malaysian literature written in English
title_short	Narrating 1Malaysia: nationalism and patriotism in Malaysian literature written in English
title_full	Narrating 1Malaysia: nationalism and patriotism in Malaysian literature written in English
title_fullStr	Narrating 1Malaysia: nationalism and patriotism in Malaysian literature written in English
title_full_unstemmed	Narrating 1Malaysia: nationalism and patriotism in Malaysian literature written in English
title_sort	narrating 1malaysia: nationalism and patriotism in malaysian literature written in english
publishDate	2010
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4612/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4612/2/Narrating_1Malaysia.pdf
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