Nation in action : making Chinese in the rural borderland between China and North Korea by Chen, Shiwei

“…Nationhood is constructed to embrace different ethnic groups through fostering recognition of the party. Third, ethnicity can be perceived as a form of capital to facilitate (re)migration, and different political organizations define (and sometimes contest) the value of this form of capital, which ultimately influence everyday grouping practices. …”
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Translating local science fiction as social critique : a case study of Auspicium Melioris Aevi by Lee, Ying Jing

“…In Singapore, sci-fi grew popular with the introduction of Hollywood sci-fi films such as Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind since the 1970s, and many local writers have sought to create sci-fi pieces reflecting Singapore’s social, political and cultural contexts. …”
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