Collective memory and identity of a rebranded ‘Chinatown’

唐人街 重塑品牌 社会学 邻里(数学) 集体记忆 旅游 身份(音乐) 媒体研究 集体认同 遗产旅游 公共关系 美学 政治学 法学 政治 艺术 数学分析 数学 财务 经济 旅游地理学
作者
Seong Lin Ding
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期刊:International Journal of Heritage Studies [Taylor & Francis]
卷期号:29 (11): 1265-1281 被引量:5
标识
DOI:10.1080/13527258.2023.2244921
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ABSTRACTThis study explores the collective memory and identity of a Chinese neighbourhood at the old city centre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Since the 1990s, this old neighbourhood, which has a famous Cantonese name – 'Chee Chong Kai' (CCK) – has been contentiously rebranded by the state as 'Chinatown'. The purpose of the present study is twofold. First, by drawing on observational data, interviews, questionnaires and photographic data, this paper uncovers the collective memory of the neighbourhood. Second, this study offers a critical insight into the renaming and rebranding of the CCK, identifying the ways in which the renaming/rebranding has affected the neighbourhood's collective identity. The findings reveal concerns over the changing landscapes in the neighbourhood that have affected or erased its character and heritage and the potential contention between the official and the 'vernacular' collective memory/identity. More importantly, the renaming/rebranding of the place itself reflects, paradoxically, the pressure to forego the neighbourhood's Chineseness. Drawing on the wider international tourism market and other power-related concerns, this study argues the need to reposition the CCK and an absence of major efforts to sustain the urban space and urban heritage in a way that would represent and proclaim a truly integrated (and inclusive) Malaysian society.KEYWORDS: Collective memoryidentitylinguistic landscapeChinatownurban heritage AcknowledgementI owe much gratitude to Laurajane Smith and two anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments to improve the earlier version of the paper. I am also grateful to my colleague Kim Leng Goh and my research associates for their invaluable support and assistance. The research was funded by Universiti Malaya (Projeck number GPF004N-2018).Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.Additional informationNotes on contributorsSeong Lin DingDr. Seong Lin Ding is Associate Professor of Sociolinguistics. Her research is concerned with minority/heritage languages and communities. She is also interested in language and identity, language and education, linguistic landscape, and the relationship between language and social equality.
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