Mohamed, Shafizan (2021) New media, cultural imperialism and the Malay Muslim society in Malaysia. In: Sixth FOCUS Conference on Contemporary Islam in the Malays World, 16-17 Mar 2021, Google Meet. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
The Malay Muslims are the majority of the Malaysian population. They are the products of the Malaysian government’s institutionalization of Islam that was intended to create modern Malay Muslims that are economically savvy, religiously conservative and politically subservient. The Malaysian media system has been strictly protected to ensure that media content do not go too far against the state’s Islamic ideology. In fact, Malaysia has one of the most flourishing Islamic media industries where media channels, operations and content comply with the Syariah. However, the onslaught of new global media is changing this dynamic. Taking this consideration as its basis, this commentary focuses on the implications of ‘new media’ such as social media, mobile applications and online streaming services on the Malay Muslim specifically and indigenous cultures generally. The commentary suggests that while the new media offers much opportunity for the Malay Muslims to be part of the contemporary world, it also reignites old concerns of cultural imperialism and troubling postmodern ideals.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Slide Presentation) |
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| Additional Information: | 5172/88966 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Culture Imperialism, Malay Muslim, Malaysian Media, Mobile Applications, Social Media, Streaming Media |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H10 Societies H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H61.8 Communication of information H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H93 Popular works |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Communication |
| Depositing User: | Dr Shafizan Mohamed |
| Date Deposited: | 06 May 2021 09:56 |
| Last Modified: | 06 May 2021 09:56 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/88966 |
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