Queer Malay identity formation

This article examines identity formation among queer Malays in the works of two Malaysian Malay writers, Karim Raslan and Dina Zaman. It begins with a brief discussion of Malay identity politics, followed by an analysis of identity creation processes among queer Malays who are featured in Karim a...

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Main Author: Collin, Jerome
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Language:English
Published: Routledge 2013
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description This article examines identity formation among queer Malays in the works of two Malaysian Malay writers, Karim Raslan and Dina Zaman. It begins with a brief discussion of Malay identity politics, followed by an analysis of identity creation processes among queer Malays who are featured in Karim and Dina’s works. The analysis focuses on the various markers and strategies queer Malays in the said works used to construct their identity, as well as the tensions and conflicts they experience in creating and expressing a Malay Muslim identity marked by queerness. The findings here posit that non-normative sexualities, in addition to Malay culture and religion, are key to queer Malays’ notions of being Malay in present-day Malaysia.
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spelling unimas-113282023-11-01T02:41:12Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11328/ Queer Malay identity formation Collin, Jerome PN Literature (General) This article examines identity formation among queer Malays in the works of two Malaysian Malay writers, Karim Raslan and Dina Zaman. It begins with a brief discussion of Malay identity politics, followed by an analysis of identity creation processes among queer Malays who are featured in Karim and Dina’s works. The analysis focuses on the various markers and strategies queer Malays in the said works used to construct their identity, as well as the tensions and conflicts they experience in creating and expressing a Malay Muslim identity marked by queerness. The findings here posit that non-normative sexualities, in addition to Malay culture and religion, are key to queer Malays’ notions of being Malay in present-day Malaysia. Routledge 2013 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11328/1/Queer%20Malay%20identity%20formation%20%28abstract%29.pdf Collin, Jerome (2013) Queer Malay identity formation. Indonesia and the Malay World, 41 (119). pp. 97-115. ISSN 1363-9811 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263251514_QUEER_MALAY_IDENTITY_FORMATION http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13639811.2012.757875
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Queer Malay identity formation
title Queer Malay identity formation
title_full Queer Malay identity formation
title_fullStr Queer Malay identity formation
title_full_unstemmed Queer Malay identity formation
title_short Queer Malay identity formation
title_sort queer malay identity formation
topic PN Literature (General)
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