Developing A Multiple Identity Literary Framework For Analyzing Constructions Of Identities In Malaysian Literature In English

Studies show that contemporary Malaysian literature provides not only an avenue for creative expression, but functions as a site for identity creation, where writers create diverse identities for their characters. However, most of these studies have focussed on examining specific identity(ies) usin...

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Main Authors: Collin, Jerome, Ruzy Suliza, Hashim, Ting, Su Hie
Format: Proceeding
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11309/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11309/1/Developing%20a%20multiple%20identity%20literacy%20%28abstract%29.pdf
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Ruzy Suliza, Hashim
Ting, Su Hie
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Ting, Su Hie
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description Studies show that contemporary Malaysian literature provides not only an avenue for creative expression, but functions as a site for identity creation, where writers create diverse identities for their characters. However, most of these studies have focussed on examining specific identity(ies) using specific theory(ies) and tended to sideline the dilemma that most Malaysian writers experience in writing about identities in their works. This is a gap in research and important to be addressed given that (1) researchers have yet to directly examine diverse literary identities in Malaysian literature and (2) currently, there is no existing framework that allows us to integrate elements from different theories to accomplish the task. This paper offers a glimpse into an ongoing research project that seeks to develop the said framework vis-à-vis a multiple identity analysis framework for analysing constructions of literary identities in contemporary Malaysian literature (Malaysian literature in English in particular). It begins with an overview of the current state of research on literary identities in Malaysian literature, followed by the project’s aims, objectives, methods, and processes. It then presents some preliminary findings pertaining to the research participants’ views on literary identities in selected texts and discusses their impact on the development of the said framework. The results of this research project will help us to understand what is known and previously unknown about literary constructions of identities in Malaysian literature and fill this lacuna in current research on the topic.
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spelling unimas-113092023-11-02T03:04:30Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11309/ Developing A Multiple Identity Literary Framework For Analyzing Constructions Of Identities In Malaysian Literature In English Collin, Jerome Ruzy Suliza, Hashim Ting, Su Hie PR English literature Studies show that contemporary Malaysian literature provides not only an avenue for creative expression, but functions as a site for identity creation, where writers create diverse identities for their characters. However, most of these studies have focussed on examining specific identity(ies) using specific theory(ies) and tended to sideline the dilemma that most Malaysian writers experience in writing about identities in their works. This is a gap in research and important to be addressed given that (1) researchers have yet to directly examine diverse literary identities in Malaysian literature and (2) currently, there is no existing framework that allows us to integrate elements from different theories to accomplish the task. This paper offers a glimpse into an ongoing research project that seeks to develop the said framework vis-à-vis a multiple identity analysis framework for analysing constructions of literary identities in contemporary Malaysian literature (Malaysian literature in English in particular). It begins with an overview of the current state of research on literary identities in Malaysian literature, followed by the project’s aims, objectives, methods, and processes. It then presents some preliminary findings pertaining to the research participants’ views on literary identities in selected texts and discusses their impact on the development of the said framework. The results of this research project will help us to understand what is known and previously unknown about literary constructions of identities in Malaysian literature and fill this lacuna in current research on the topic. 2015 Proceeding NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11309/1/Developing%20a%20multiple%20identity%20literacy%20%28abstract%29.pdf Collin, Jerome and Ruzy Suliza, Hashim and Ting, Su Hie (2015) Developing A Multiple Identity Literary Framework For Analyzing Constructions Of Identities In Malaysian Literature In English. In: SOLLs INTEC 2015 Proceedings. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287643600_Developing_A_Multiple_Identity_Literary_Framework_For_Analyzing_Constructions_Of_Identities_In_Malaysian_Literature_In_English
spellingShingle PR English literature
Collin, Jerome
Ruzy Suliza, Hashim
Ting, Su Hie
Developing A Multiple Identity Literary Framework For Analyzing Constructions Of Identities In Malaysian Literature In English
title Developing A Multiple Identity Literary Framework For Analyzing Constructions Of Identities In Malaysian Literature In English
title_full Developing A Multiple Identity Literary Framework For Analyzing Constructions Of Identities In Malaysian Literature In English
title_fullStr Developing A Multiple Identity Literary Framework For Analyzing Constructions Of Identities In Malaysian Literature In English
title_full_unstemmed Developing A Multiple Identity Literary Framework For Analyzing Constructions Of Identities In Malaysian Literature In English
title_short Developing A Multiple Identity Literary Framework For Analyzing Constructions Of Identities In Malaysian Literature In English
title_sort developing a multiple identity literary framework for analyzing constructions of identities in malaysian literature in english
topic PR English literature
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11309/
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11309/1/Developing%20a%20multiple%20identity%20literacy%20%28abstract%29.pdf