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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Chinese-ness"”.
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Performing ‘Chinese-Ness’: Articulating Identities-Of-Becoming In The Works Of Four Sinophone Theatre Director-Playwrights In The 1980S
… that attempts to reflect the diversity of the Chinese-speaking world. By presenting a circuit of Sinophone creativity that differs substantially from that assumed by conventional literary history, which focuses on the People's Republic of China, I investigate the formation of identity in the …
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Perpetual Shuttling: An Investigation into Design for Chinese Diasporic Identities in Negotiation
… cultures and identities. Historically, the Chinese Canadian diaspora was essentialized and constrained in its development and problems of alienation, invalidation and marginalization persist to this day. Furthermore, this community is no longer as monolithic as it once was and there are …
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Neon signs, underground tunnels and Chinese American identity : the many dimension of visual Chinatown
… and Boston's Chinatown, as exemplified by three Chinese restaurants in the area. I use Erving Goffman's idea of everyday performance in order to dissect the ways in which people and spaces perform "Chinese-ness" for outsiders of the community. By focusing all three chapters on the material, …
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Encountering 'Sainaman': Friction at a Papua New Guinea Mining Contact Zone
This thesis is an ethnographic case study of the Chinese majority-run Ramu Nickel Cobalt Project and its relationship with the indigenous communities on whose land the mine and refinery are located, in Madang Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG). To date, the Ramu mine is not only China's largest …
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A - Y: Of ‘British Chinese’ Art
A –Y: Of ‘British Chinese’ Art takes as a point of departure the work of Lesley Sanderson, and her positionings within and between dominant and marginalised ‘Black,’ ‘British,’ ‘Chinese,’ and ‘Asian’ curatorial and discursive frames during the 1980s and 1990s, to consider the politics and …
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Encountering 'Sainaman': Friction at a Papua New Guinea Mining Contact Zone
This thesis is an ethnographic case study of the Chinese majority-run Ramu Nickel Cobalt Project and its relationship with the indigenous communities on whose land the mine and refinery are located, in Madang Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG). To date, the Ramu mine is not only China's largest …
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“I don’t belong to either side. I lost my identity”: A Thematic Analysis Study on Chinese International Students’ Interpersonal Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… impacts on everyone’s life globally. However, Chinese international students (CIS) are not only susceptible to challenges brought about by COVID-19 but also endure stigma and discrimination for being “virus carriers” due to their Chinese nationality. As international students, they face …