The Construction of National Identity through the Production of Ritual and Spectacle: An Analysis of National Day Parades in Singapore
In this paper, we adopt the view that 'nation' and 'national identity' are social constructions, created to serve ideological ends. We discuss this in the specific empirical context of Singapore's National Day parades. By drawing on officially produced souvenir programmes an...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
1997
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