Legitimizing viewing publics through nostalgia: The mediated tropicality of Singapore's 'kampong spirit'

Legitimizing viewing publics through nostalgia: The mediated tropicality of Singapore's 'kampong spirit'

Using two recent films-Long Long Time Ago and Diam Diam Era-this article analyses how Jack Neo communicates a sanitized nostalgia for the "kampong spirit" through his films, which calibrates willing acceptance of the Singapore government's authoritarian rule. In supporting the state&#...

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Main Authors: LOWE, John, WONG, George
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
Subjects:
Singapore
nostalgia
kampong spirit
tropics
authoritarian governance
Chinese diaspora
Asian Studies
Critical and Cultural Studies
Social Influence and Political Communication
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4080
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5339/viewcontent/Mediated_tropicality_Singapore_kampong_spirit_av.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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