Being Portuguese in Malacca
The politics of folk culture in Malaysia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2632289 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret Sarkissian (Smith College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 9 (1) |
| Issue | 9 (1 |
| Pages | 149-170 |
| Publication date | 2005-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Etnografica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0873-6561 • E-ISSN: 2182-2891 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/etnografica.2954 |
| OpenAlex | W2465847354 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper explores what it means to be “Portuguese” in Malacca today and illustrates ways in which the journey has been complicated by issues of class tension, colonial positioning, post-colonial nation building, and modern economic development. The focal point of the analysis is a gala dinner organized by the Malacca Portuguese Eurasian Association in 2002. This constituted a rare moment in which community members made a public political statement. I argue that a detailed reading of the event as a public performance of “Portugueseness” sheds light upon broader politics of cultural identity in Malaysia today. Finally, I suggest that the “Portugueseness” of today is more flexible and multifaceted than in the past and that new transnational and diasporic sensibilities are emerging
Aesthetics · Art · Colonialism · Identity (music · Linguistics · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Portuguese · Reading (process · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2023 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |