Influence of Mainland Chinese popular culture on the construction of the Singaporean Chinese cultural identity
Past studies have detailed the effects of consuming television programs on cultural identity construction, especially with regards to those of the transnational Chinese community. With the rise of social media, cross-exchange and consumption of other cultural contents have increased exponentially. B...
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| author | Loi, Shann |
| author2 | Kai Xiang Kwa |
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| description | Past studies have detailed the effects of consuming television programs on cultural identity construction, especially with regards to those of the transnational Chinese community. With the rise of social media, cross-exchange and consumption of other cultural contents have increased exponentially. Building on Collier and Thomas’s Cultural Identity Theory, this study will aim to elucidate the effects of consuming popular Chinese cultural content on the construction of cultural identity among Singaporean Chinese youth. Through the use of semi-structured interviews, it was found that popular Chinese cultural content enabled the construction of a unique cultural identity through “othering”. However, the content itself had minimal effects on shaping cultural identity. Comparatively, other factors like government policies and local media were found to be more influential.
Keywords: cultural identity, food, language, Mainland Chinese popular cultural contents |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1691812023-07-11T08:32:31Z Influence of Mainland Chinese popular culture on the construction of the Singaporean Chinese cultural identity Loi, Shann Kai Xiang Kwa School of Social Sciences kaixiang.kwa@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Political science Past studies have detailed the effects of consuming television programs on cultural identity construction, especially with regards to those of the transnational Chinese community. With the rise of social media, cross-exchange and consumption of other cultural contents have increased exponentially. Building on Collier and Thomas’s Cultural Identity Theory, this study will aim to elucidate the effects of consuming popular Chinese cultural content on the construction of cultural identity among Singaporean Chinese youth. Through the use of semi-structured interviews, it was found that popular Chinese cultural content enabled the construction of a unique cultural identity through “othering”. However, the content itself had minimal effects on shaping cultural identity. Comparatively, other factors like government policies and local media were found to be more influential. Keywords: cultural identity, food, language, Mainland Chinese popular cultural contents Bachelor of Social Sciences in Public Policy and Global Affairs 2023-07-05T04:41:40Z 2023-07-05T04:41:40Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Loi, S. (2023). Influence of Mainland Chinese popular culture on the construction of the Singaporean Chinese cultural identity. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169181 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169181 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Political science Loi, Shann Influence of Mainland Chinese popular culture on the construction of the Singaporean Chinese cultural identity |
| title | Influence of Mainland Chinese popular culture on the construction of the Singaporean Chinese cultural identity |
| title_full | Influence of Mainland Chinese popular culture on the construction of the Singaporean Chinese cultural identity |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Mainland Chinese popular culture on the construction of the Singaporean Chinese cultural identity |
| title_short | Influence of Mainland Chinese popular culture on the construction of the Singaporean Chinese cultural identity |
| title_sort | influence of mainland chinese popular culture on the construction of the singaporean chinese cultural identity |
| topic | Social sciences::Political science |
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