Abstract
This paper traces the symbolic significance of Singapore's policy of "multiracialism" by bringing it in connection with the city-state's post-colonial problematic of national identity. Against the currently dominant, nativist rhetoric which aims to construct Singapore as an authentically "Asian" nation diametrically opposed to its "Western" counterparts, this paper stresses the necessary and inevitable hybridity of Singaporean identity.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 692196 |
| Pages (from-to) | S61-S86 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Sojourn |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | S |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Keywords
- Singapore
- cultural pluralism
- multiculturalism
- nationalism