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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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Main Authors: Mohd Muzhafar Idrus, Ruzy Suliza Hashim, Raihanah Mohd Mydin
Format: Articles
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
Subjects:
risks
globalization
TV fiction
Malay ‘local’
hybridity
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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spelling my.usim-120762017-06-13T08:33:09Z Rediscovery of the Malay ‘local:’ youth and TV fiction in Malaysia Mohd Muzhafar Idrus Ruzy Suliza Hashim Raihanah Mohd Mydin risks globalization TV fiction Malay ‘local’ hybridity 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. 2016-07-04T04:31:45Z 2016-07-04T04:31:45Z 2016-03-01 Articles International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2016.1154876 0267-3843 (Print) 2164-4527 (Online) 0267-3843 (Print) 2164-4527 (Online) http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/12076 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2016.1154876 en Taylor & Francis
institution Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
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topic risks
globalization
TV fiction
Malay ‘local’
hybridity
spellingShingle risks
globalization
TV fiction
Malay ‘local’
hybridity
Mohd Muzhafar Idrus
Ruzy Suliza Hashim
Raihanah Mohd Mydin
Rediscovery of the Malay ‘local:’ youth and TV fiction in Malaysia
description 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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author Mohd Muzhafar Idrus
Ruzy Suliza Hashim
Raihanah Mohd Mydin
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Ruzy Suliza Hashim
Raihanah Mohd Mydin
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title Rediscovery of the Malay ‘local:’ youth and TV fiction in Malaysia
title_short Rediscovery of the Malay ‘local:’ youth and TV fiction in Malaysia
title_full Rediscovery of the Malay ‘local:’ youth and TV fiction in Malaysia
title_fullStr Rediscovery of the Malay ‘local:’ youth and TV fiction in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Rediscovery of the Malay ‘local:’ youth and TV fiction in Malaysia
title_sort rediscovery of the malay ‘local:’ youth and tv fiction in malaysia
publisher Taylor & Francis
publishDate 2016
url http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/12076
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2016.1154876
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