184 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
184 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
184 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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In the four decades or so since its invention, the internet has become pivotal to how many societies function, influencing how individual citizens interact with and respond to their governments. Within Southeast Asia, while most governments subscribe to the belief that new media technological advancement improves their nation’s socio-economic conditions, they also worry about its cultural and... Read more
Introduction: Of nations, technologies and non-users 1. Social imaginaries 2. The nation, race and religion 3. Nation and Internet 4. Malaysia and new media: the Multimedia Super Corridor 5. Users and non-users in the Malaysian social imaginary 6. The Internet and Malaysia: new configurations? 7. Conclusion
Biography
Susan Leong is an Early Career Research Fellow at Curtin University, Australia. Her research focuses on the implications of new media for nations, and her latest project examines the effects of new media for the relationship between diaspora, home and receiving nations.
