The Fragmented Malay Self: A Critical Study Of Selected Works by Dina Zaman, Karim Raslan and Huzir Sulaiman

This thesis seeks to analyse the portrayal of the characters in the works of three Malaysian writers- Dina Zaman, Karim Raslan and Huzir Sulaiman. The characters of the selected works are of the Malay ethnicity and this study aims to look at their sense of self and ethnic identity of being Malay....

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Main Author:	Zainal Abidin, DZeelfa
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2004
Subjects:	Malays (Asian people) - Self-culture in literature
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5847/1/FBMK_2004_22%20IR.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.58472022-01-06T02:53:30Z The Fragmented Malay Self: A Critical Study Of Selected Works by Dina Zaman, Karim Raslan and Huzir Sulaiman 2004-12 Zainal Abidin, DZeelfa This thesis seeks to analyse the portrayal of the characters in the works of three Malaysian writers- Dina Zaman, Karim Raslan and Huzir Sulaiman. The characters of the selected works are of the Malay ethnicity and this study aims to look at their sense of self and ethnic identity of being Malay. The self is not whole and united. It is fkgmented and conflicting in nature. A Malay-self is generally defined as "a person who professes the religion of Islam, habitually speaks the Malay language, conforms to Malay customs" by the Federal Constitution in Article 160. This is the basis for the Malay ethnic identity in the country. The characters in the selected works used in this research may or may not conform to the aforementioned definition and bear with them fragmentalised identities of their selves. Therefore, in light of the fragmented self and ethnic identity, the portrayal of the Malay-selves in the selected writings will be examined. Malays (Asian people) - Self-culture in literature 2004-12 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5847/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5847/1/FBMK_2004_22%20IR.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Malays (Asian people) - Self-culture in literature Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication Wan Yahya, Wan Roselezam
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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advisor	Wan Yahya, Wan Roselezam
topic	Malays (Asian people) - Self-culture in literature
spellingShingle	Malays (Asian people) - Self-culture in literature Zainal Abidin, DZeelfa The Fragmented Malay Self: A Critical Study Of Selected Works by Dina Zaman, Karim Raslan and Huzir Sulaiman
description	This thesis seeks to analyse the portrayal of the characters in the works of three Malaysian writers- Dina Zaman, Karim Raslan and Huzir Sulaiman. The characters of the selected works are of the Malay ethnicity and this study aims to look at their sense of self and ethnic identity of being Malay. The self is not whole and united. It is fkgmented and conflicting in nature. A Malay-self is generally defined as "a person who professes the religion of Islam, habitually speaks the Malay language, conforms to Malay customs" by the Federal Constitution in Article 160. This is the basis for the Malay ethnic identity in the country. The characters in the selected works used in this research may or may not conform to the aforementioned definition and bear with them fragmentalised identities of their selves. Therefore, in light of the fragmented self and ethnic identity, the portrayal of the Malay-selves in the selected writings will be examined.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Zainal Abidin, DZeelfa
author_facet	Zainal Abidin, DZeelfa
author_sort	Zainal Abidin, DZeelfa
title	The Fragmented Malay Self: A Critical Study Of Selected Works by Dina Zaman, Karim Raslan and Huzir Sulaiman
title_short	The Fragmented Malay Self: A Critical Study Of Selected Works by Dina Zaman, Karim Raslan and Huzir Sulaiman
title_full	The Fragmented Malay Self: A Critical Study Of Selected Works by Dina Zaman, Karim Raslan and Huzir Sulaiman
title_fullStr	The Fragmented Malay Self: A Critical Study Of Selected Works by Dina Zaman, Karim Raslan and Huzir Sulaiman
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title_sort	fragmented malay self: a critical study of selected works by dina zaman, karim raslan and huzir sulaiman
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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publishDate	2004
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5847/1/FBMK_2004_22%20IR.pdf
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The Fragmented Malay Self: A Critical Study Of Selected Works by Dina Zaman, Karim Raslan and Huzir Sulaiman

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