Rediscovery of the Malay ‘local:’ youth and TV fiction in Malaysia
Previous research has shown that while TV fiction is coloured with narrative appeals, themes of love and binary opposition (good versus evil, love versus hate and rich against poor), TV producers continue to tailor their products to match audience’s pleasure. Such formula may be clichéd, but in t...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2016
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| Online Access: | http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/12076 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2016.1154876 |
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| Summary: | Previous research has shown that while TV fiction is coloured with narrative
appeals, themes of love and binary opposition (good versus evil, love versus
hate and rich against poor), TV producers continue to tailor their products
to match audience’s pleasure. Such formula may be clichéd, but in the
world where news of war, terrorism, diseases and conflicts often make the
headlines, respite from harsh realities of life can often be found through
studying TV fiction. Drawing from theory of cultural hybridity, this article
explores how youth relate to three popular Malay TV fiction, On Dhia, Julia
and Adam & Hawa through interviews and personal narratives. Their voices
have shown forms of rediscovery of the Malay ‘local,’ providing glimpses into
what it means to rediscover Malay local fragments in times of global risks and
chaos, oscillating between a wide array of social and cultural uncertainties
that continue to unfold for imagination. |
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