{"id":1179,"date":"2010-09-26T04:53:51","date_gmt":"2010-09-26T04:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2020-10-27T04:56:34","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T04:56:34","slug":"problematic-singapore-malays-sustaining-a-portrayal-by-suriani-suratman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/2010\/09\/26\/problematic-singapore-malays-sustaining-a-portrayal-by-suriani-suratman\/","title":{"rendered":"Problematic Singapore Malays : Sustaining a Portrayal by Suriani Suratman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nus.edu.sg\/mlsnews\/files\/2019\/09\/Suriani-Problematic-Singapore-Malays.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-183 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nus.edu.sg\/mlsnews\/files\/2019\/09\/Suriani-Problematic-Singapore-Malays-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSuriani Suratman, <em><strong>Problematic Singapore Malays : Sustaining a Portrayal<\/strong><\/em>, Singapore : Leftwrite Center in collaboration with the Reading Group Singapore, 2010<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This monograph is about the portrayal of the Malays by the government, as found in the mainstream media. The dominant feature of this portrayal is what the author describes as the \u2018problematic Singapore Malays\u2019. Two main characteristics e<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">merged: that the Malays are \u201clagging behind\u201d despite visible progress, and portrayal of their \u201cdoubtful loyalty\u201d. Through a survey of newspaper reports from the period of the 1960s to the 1990s, this paper argues that the sustained reproduction of \u2018the problematic Malays\u2019 occurs through (1) continuous identifying of new areas requiring attention, and (2) making comparisons of progress between ethnic groups at a given point of time instead of looking at longitudinal progress. Overall, it is a clear indication of the consistent gazing upon the Malays.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suriani Suratman, Problematic Singapore Malays : Sustaining a Portrayal, Singapore : Leftwrite Center in collaboration with the Reading Group Singapore, 2010 This monograph is about the portrayal of the Malays by the government, as found in the mainstream media. The dominant feature of this portrayal is what the author describes as the \u2018problematic Singapore Malays\u2019. 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