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Hegemony and Symbolic Resistance in Malaysia: A Study of Namewee’s Music

Wee Meng Chee, better known as Namewee, is a controversial Malaysian rapper whose music has courted trouble with the Malaysian government. Although some people dismiss his songs as profane, this paper will highlight that Namewee’s music actually constitutes a critique of Malaysia’s social realiti...

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Main Author: Tan, Chong Yew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor's University 2012
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BJ Ethics
Online Access:http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/240/1/2.pdf
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spelling my-inti-eprints.2402016-05-06T07:18:30Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/240/ Hegemony and Symbolic Resistance in Malaysia: A Study of Namewee’s Music Tan, Chong Yew BJ Ethics Wee Meng Chee, better known as Namewee, is a controversial Malaysian rapper whose music has courted trouble with the Malaysian government. Although some people dismiss his songs as profane, this paper will highlight that Namewee’s music actually constitutes a critique of Malaysia’s social realities, and it challenges the BN ruling coalition’s political discourses, particularly UMNO’s ideology of Ketuanan Melayu (Malay hegemony). One recurring theme in Namewee’s songs is his frustration with policies that discriminate against Chinese Malaysians. To understand the significance of Namewee’s music, this paper refers to previous scholarly efforts in analysing the ways subordinate groups respond to domination and explores the potentials of rap music as a form of symbolic resistance against the dominant political discourse in Malaysia. Namewee’s works also stand out considering ‘protest songs’ are a rare genre in Malaysia. Taylor's University 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/240/1/2.pdf Tan, Chong Yew (2012) Hegemony and Symbolic Resistance in Malaysia: A Study of Namewee’s Music. The Journal of the South East Asia Research centre for Communications and Humanities, 4 (1). pp. 21-40. ISSN 2229-872X
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Tan, Chong Yew
Hegemony and Symbolic Resistance in Malaysia: A Study of Namewee’s Music
description Wee Meng Chee, better known as Namewee, is a controversial Malaysian rapper whose music has courted trouble with the Malaysian government. Although some people dismiss his songs as profane, this paper will highlight that Namewee’s music actually constitutes a critique of Malaysia’s social realities, and it challenges the BN ruling coalition’s political discourses, particularly UMNO’s ideology of Ketuanan Melayu (Malay hegemony). One recurring theme in Namewee’s songs is his frustration with policies that discriminate against Chinese Malaysians. To understand the significance of Namewee’s music, this paper refers to previous scholarly efforts in analysing the ways subordinate groups respond to domination and explores the potentials of rap music as a form of symbolic resistance against the dominant political discourse in Malaysia. Namewee’s works also stand out considering ‘protest songs’ are a rare genre in Malaysia.
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author Tan, Chong Yew
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title Hegemony and Symbolic Resistance in Malaysia: A Study of Namewee’s Music
title_short Hegemony and Symbolic Resistance in Malaysia: A Study of Namewee’s Music
title_full Hegemony and Symbolic Resistance in Malaysia: A Study of Namewee’s Music
title_fullStr Hegemony and Symbolic Resistance in Malaysia: A Study of Namewee’s Music
title_full_unstemmed Hegemony and Symbolic Resistance in Malaysia: A Study of Namewee’s Music
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