Virtual community and national identity construction : a case study of Kaskus.us community.

Kaskus is a popular Indonesian online community and has attracted many Indonesians worldwide. This study seek to explore the ways Indonesians in Singapore contrast their identity in relation to their experiences in Singapore and the ways Indonesians in Singapore contrast their identity in relation t...

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Main Author: Paramitha Hasan.
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-352682019-12-10T12:42:56Z Virtual community and national identity construction : a case study of Kaskus.us community. Paramitha Hasan. School of Humanities and Social Sciences J.Patrick Williams DRNTU::Social sciences Kaskus is a popular Indonesian online community and has attracted many Indonesians worldwide. This study seek to explore the ways Indonesians in Singapore contrast their identity in relation to their experiences in Singapore and the ways Indonesians in Singapore contrast their identity in relation to their experiences in Indonesia through the use of internet. Using cyberethnography method, I will organize this study around three basic themes – that by using Kaskus Regional Singapore (1) Indonesians in Singapore articulate both their national and ethnic identity, (2) Indonesians in Singapore construct and negotiate their Indonesian identity in relation to Singaporean, and (3) Indonesians in Indonesia are able to interconnect with Indonesians in Singapore and acquire knowledge and information to prepare themselves of future role. All these issues will discuss in relation to online identity. Bachelor of Arts 2010-04-15T04:06:42Z 2010-04-15T04:06:42Z 2010 2010 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/35268 en Nanyang Technological University 37 p. application/pdf
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Paramitha Hasan.
Virtual community and national identity construction : a case study of Kaskus.us community.
description Kaskus is a popular Indonesian online community and has attracted many Indonesians worldwide. This study seek to explore the ways Indonesians in Singapore contrast their identity in relation to their experiences in Singapore and the ways Indonesians in Singapore contrast their identity in relation to their experiences in Indonesia through the use of internet. Using cyberethnography method, I will organize this study around three basic themes – that by using Kaskus Regional Singapore (1) Indonesians in Singapore articulate both their national and ethnic identity, (2) Indonesians in Singapore construct and negotiate their Indonesian identity in relation to Singaporean, and (3) Indonesians in Indonesia are able to interconnect with Indonesians in Singapore and acquire knowledge and information to prepare themselves of future role. All these issues will discuss in relation to online identity.
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title Virtual community and national identity construction : a case study of Kaskus.us community.
title_short Virtual community and national identity construction : a case study of Kaskus.us community.
title_full Virtual community and national identity construction : a case study of Kaskus.us community.
title_fullStr Virtual community and national identity construction : a case study of Kaskus.us community.
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