Chinese masculinity in Singapore and the multicultural marketplace in Kuo Pao Kun’s Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral

This paper discusses the allegorical interpretation of Kuo Pao Kun's Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral to shed light on Chinese masculinity in modern Singapore while also emphasising Kuo's ideal for multiculturalism in the capitalist marketplace. In doing so, I contend that Kuo's nuan...

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Main Author: Sum, May-en
Other Authors: Cheryl Narumi Naruse
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/68119
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description This paper discusses the allegorical interpretation of Kuo Pao Kun's Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral to shed light on Chinese masculinity in modern Singapore while also emphasising Kuo's ideal for multiculturalism in the capitalist marketplace. In doing so, I contend that Kuo's nuanced position towards multiculturalism is problematic but not necessarily impossible -- Multiculturalism will be argued to be the result of evolving cultural diversity in the dynamic marketplace, and it will be the cornerstone of the individual’s sense of identity and anchorage in this ever-changing capitalist world.
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spelling ntu-10356/681192019-12-10T13:07:18Z Chinese masculinity in Singapore and the multicultural marketplace in Kuo Pao Kun’s Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral Sum, May-en Cheryl Narumi Naruse School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences This paper discusses the allegorical interpretation of Kuo Pao Kun's Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral to shed light on Chinese masculinity in modern Singapore while also emphasising Kuo's ideal for multiculturalism in the capitalist marketplace. In doing so, I contend that Kuo's nuanced position towards multiculturalism is problematic but not necessarily impossible -- Multiculturalism will be argued to be the result of evolving cultural diversity in the dynamic marketplace, and it will be the cornerstone of the individual’s sense of identity and anchorage in this ever-changing capitalist world. Bachelor of Arts 2016-05-24T06:25:00Z 2016-05-24T06:25:00Z 2016 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/68119 en 42 p. application/pdf
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Chinese masculinity in Singapore and the multicultural marketplace in Kuo Pao Kun’s Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral
title Chinese masculinity in Singapore and the multicultural marketplace in Kuo Pao Kun’s Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral
title_full Chinese masculinity in Singapore and the multicultural marketplace in Kuo Pao Kun’s Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral
title_fullStr Chinese masculinity in Singapore and the multicultural marketplace in Kuo Pao Kun’s Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral
title_full_unstemmed Chinese masculinity in Singapore and the multicultural marketplace in Kuo Pao Kun’s Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral
title_short Chinese masculinity in Singapore and the multicultural marketplace in Kuo Pao Kun’s Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral
title_sort chinese masculinity in singapore and the multicultural marketplace in kuo pao kun s descendants of the eunuch admiral
topic DRNTU::Social sciences
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