The new media and the consciousness of history in Malaysia: ideas on national history and other histories

Sulam, Muhaimin and Mohd Noor Merican, Ahmad Murad and Abdul Hamid, Hamidin and Abu Bakar, Darussalam and Zulkifli, Amirul Akhbar (2021) The new media and the consciousness of history in Malaysia: ideas on national history and other histories. Media Matters: Networked Media Research Report, 3. pp. 234-261. ISSN 2289-5248

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Abstract

This study delved into how the narrative of the nation’s history has been fragmented by new media. This assumption was based on the appearance of blogs, online newspapers and other online materials appearing in the decade leading up to the new millennium. Some of these and other online materials later made their way into books published mainly by non-mainstream institutions. What it demonstrated is that new narratives about the nation were revealed through online technology. This study was significant in that it uncovers the consciousness of history among Malaysians and the ethnicization of the nation’s history. There are also strong sentiments resisting national history from the regions of Sabah and Sarawak. Hence, there was a need to be cognisant of and understand the emergence of the different perspectives based on ethnicity and the region. The study was carried out through four approaches, namely, the study of the narrative over the years, a nationwide questionnaire and focus groups, as well as interviewing parties who may have an oversight on the direction of the nation. There seemed to be a connection between the consciousness of the nation’s history, the new media and the democratisation of media and history. Over a period of almost two decades in Malaysia, we saw a contestation of the nation’s history through different and counter narratives.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Nation’s history, Consciousness of history, Democratisation of Malaysian History
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) > B69 History and systems D History General and Old World > D History (General) H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H61.8 Communication of information P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics > P87 Communication. Mass media
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)
Depositing User:	PROF. DR. AHMAD MURAD MOHD NOOR MERICAN
Date Deposited:	01 Apr 2024 15:00
Last Modified:	03 Dec 2024 09:54
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/111635

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