Malaysian Tamils and transnational Tamil cinema : diasporic identities, 'Crisis Heterotopia' and 'Aura' / Gopalan Ravindran

Ravindran, Gopalan (2008) Malaysian Tamils and transnational Tamil cinema : diasporic identities, 'Crisis Heterotopia' and 'Aura' / Gopalan Ravindran. Jurnal Skrin Malaysia, 5. pp. 99-118. ISSN 1823-1020

Abstract

Increasingly, the processes of globalisation and transnationalisation are proving to be crucial for the negotiations of transnational Tamil cinema and its diasporic audiences in more ways than one. In recent times, transnational Tamil cinema has expanded its territory beyond
the shores of traditional diasporic markets in Singapore, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. It now caters to new and expanding markets such as South Africa, Japan, North America and Western Europe, besides its traditional diasporic markets. In a similar fashion, more than ever before, the identities of diasporic Tamils are being greatly impacted by the transnational Tamil cinema and its counterparts in other media. The processes of globalisation and transnationalisation have also caused the emergence of new sites of diasporic identity negotiations. These new sites are as much heterotopic and auratic as crisis ridden and non-auratic. This paper employs the notions of Michel Foucault and Walter Benjamin to examine the negotiations
of identities by Malaysian Tamils in the sites constructed by transnational Tamil cinema.

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Ravindran, Gopalan
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Subjects: D History General and Old World > DS History of Asia > India > Ethnography. Sects > Tamil diaspora
D History General and Old World > DS History of Asia > Southeast Asia > Malaysia. Malay Peninsula. Straits Settlements > Indian
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > Motion pictures > Motion pictures, Tamil
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Film, Theatre and Animation
Journal or Publication Title: Jurnal Skrin Malaysia
UiTM Journal Collections: Others > Jurnal Skrin Malaysia
ISSN: 1823-1020
Volume: 5
Page Range: pp. 99-118
Keywords: Tamil cinema, Malaysian Tamils, diasporic identities
Date: 2008
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11621
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