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The representation of George Town Heritage: A two-space analysis of local alienation

This article examines the representation of George Town Heritage within the context of George Town Heritage sites, and the annual George Town Festival (GTF). It explores the heritage sites of the various communities in Penang, Malaysia. It argues beyond the Eurocentric hegemony and representations o...

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Main Authors: Merican, A.M., Abdulra'uf, M.Y., Sulam, M.
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
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spelling my.utp.eprints.213192018-09-25T08:03:54Z The representation of George Town Heritage: A two-space analysis of local alienation Merican, A.M. Abdulra'uf, M.Y. Sulam, M. This article examines the representation of George Town Heritage within the context of George Town Heritage sites, and the annual George Town Festival (GTF). It explores the heritage sites of the various communities in Penang, Malaysia. It argues beyond the Eurocentric hegemony and representations of Penang history anchored on the British occupation of the island in 1786. There also exist other levels of hegemony and various forms of representations of the heritage in Penang. This is expressed by the narratives/historical representations of various settler communities such as the Chinese, Chinese Peranakans, Indian Muslims and the Eurasians. To showcase the manifestations of these various levels of representations of heritage, the paper adopts the method of combining historiography, participant observation and document study. The article applies Hall's (1997) notion of representation as its theoretical framework. Halls's theory articulates the asymmetry between the dominant discourse and the local discourse of Penang heritage. This asymmetry reveals absence, and alienation of certain local narratives of historical relevance. The paper interrogates the following: What sort of historical consciousness do the two-spaces of analysis espouse regarding the history of Penang? What are the historical imbalances and omissions in the representation of George Town Heritage? How can the local/oral history serve as a prognosis to the historical imbalance in the narration and depiction of the history/heritage of Penang? The paper recommends the need for the GTF, and George Town Heritage Sites to commemorate the historical journey that emerged in Penang before 1786. © Universiti Putra Malaysia Press. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85047478284&partnerID=40&md5=787ae9886aa70d4ab0747ed35904af48 Merican, A.M. and Abdulra'uf, M.Y. and Sulam, M. (2018) The representation of George Town Heritage: A two-space analysis of local alienation. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 26 (Januar). pp. 137-152. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/21319/
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description This article examines the representation of George Town Heritage within the context of George Town Heritage sites, and the annual George Town Festival (GTF). It explores the heritage sites of the various communities in Penang, Malaysia. It argues beyond the Eurocentric hegemony and representations of Penang history anchored on the British occupation of the island in 1786. There also exist other levels of hegemony and various forms of representations of the heritage in Penang. This is expressed by the narratives/historical representations of various settler communities such as the Chinese, Chinese Peranakans, Indian Muslims and the Eurasians. To showcase the manifestations of these various levels of representations of heritage, the paper adopts the method of combining historiography, participant observation and document study. The article applies Hall's (1997) notion of representation as its theoretical framework. Halls's theory articulates the asymmetry between the dominant discourse and the local discourse of Penang heritage. This asymmetry reveals absence, and alienation of certain local narratives of historical relevance. The paper interrogates the following: What sort of historical consciousness do the two-spaces of analysis espouse regarding the history of Penang? What are the historical imbalances and omissions in the representation of George Town Heritage? How can the local/oral history serve as a prognosis to the historical imbalance in the narration and depiction of the history/heritage of Penang? The paper recommends the need for the GTF, and George Town Heritage Sites to commemorate the historical journey that emerged in Penang before 1786. © Universiti Putra Malaysia Press.
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author Merican, A.M.
Abdulra'uf, M.Y.
Sulam, M.
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Abdulra'uf, M.Y.
Sulam, M.
The representation of George Town Heritage: A two-space analysis of local alienation
author_facet Merican, A.M.
Abdulra'uf, M.Y.
Sulam, M.
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title The representation of George Town Heritage: A two-space analysis of local alienation
title_short The representation of George Town Heritage: A two-space analysis of local alienation
title_full The representation of George Town Heritage: A two-space analysis of local alienation
title_fullStr The representation of George Town Heritage: A two-space analysis of local alienation
title_full_unstemmed The representation of George Town Heritage: A two-space analysis of local alienation
title_sort representation of george town heritage: a two-space analysis of local alienation
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