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Title:	Heterogeneity And The Diasporic Consciousness Of Malaysian Indian Writings In English
Authors:	Shangeetha Rajah Kumaran (P53638)
Supervisor:	Shanthini Pillai, Associate Professor Dr.
Keywords:	Heterogeneity Of Malaysian Indian Writings Diasporic Consciousness Of Malaysian Indian Writings Malaysian Indian Writings In English English language-Rhetoric
Issue Date:	25-Nov-2013
Description:	The tendency for most investigations of diasporic consciousness is to presume that it is homogeneous. This study focuses on the key features of the diasporic consciousness as revealed in the writings of Malaysian Indian writings in English over a period of thirty years, with the purpose of determining whether such diasporic consciousness is homogenous or heterogeneous in nature. To establish this aspect, the background to the study provides an overview of the history of Malaysian Indian writings in English and develops a cartography of writings that has emerged from this community and subsequently focuses on a research corpus of selected works of four Malaysian writers of South Indian descent who write in English in relation to the concept of diaspora. These are K.S. Maniam, Rani Manicka, Preeta Samarasan and Sunil Nair. The analysis is conducted by drawing from the framework of Diasporic Theory to examine the repertoire of lexical, cultural and religious motifs used in the selected writings and the reflections of the issues and concerns of Malaysian Indian diasporic consciousness. The findings indicate that Malaysian Indian diasporic consciousness is heterogeneous in nature, with class, gender, ethnic group and other variables that lead to different experiences, inherited and articulated with different nuances. However, the thesis concludes that while this may be so, a common thread that holds these writings together are the depiction of Malaysia as a homeland instead of India. Such a study is, therefore, significant not only in contributing to the larger scholarship on the Indian diaspora but also to studies on Malaysian Literature in English. It can facilitate interethnic awareness and intercultural understanding across the Malaysian nation as it reveals the challenges and possibilities of diasporic consciousness.,PhD
Pages:	274
Call Number:	PE1408 .S469 2013
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan

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