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A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in SingaporeRacial Identities: Plurality in the Making

A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore: Racial Identities: Plurality in the... [Race was not traditionally a part of the native psyche of Singapore or of Southeast Asia but a by-product of European encounters, which in our history became normalized with the British presence in Singapore from 1819. Edward Said (1979) has famously argued that the representations of the “orient’ in European texts, travelogues, interview transcripts and other writings contributed to the creation of a dichotomy between Europe and the “others.” This representation was central to the creation of European culture as well as the extension of its hegemony over foreign lands.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in SingaporeRacial Identities: Plurality in the Making

Chew, Phyllis Ghim-Lian
Springer Journals — Oct 21, 2015
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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Copyright
© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
ISBN
978-1-349-43657-6
Pages
19 –36
DOI
10.1057/9781137012340_2
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Abstract

[Race was not traditionally a part of the native psyche of Singapore or of Southeast Asia but a by-product of European encounters, which in our history became normalized with the British presence in Singapore from 1819. Edward Said (1979) has famously argued that the representations of the “orient’ in European texts, travelogues, interview transcripts and other writings contributed to the creation of a dichotomy between Europe and the “others.” This representation was central to the creation of European culture as well as the extension of its hegemony over foreign lands.]

Published: Oct 21, 2015

Keywords: Racial Identity; English Education; Malay Population; Chinese Religion; British Resident

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