scholarly journals Cultural Identity in Eugenia Kim’s The Calligrapher’s Daughter

2015 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 131-139
Author(s):  
Wen Lee Ng ◽  
Manimangai Mani ◽  
Wan Roselezam Wan Yahya
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Western Culture ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Korean Women ◽  
Western Education ◽  
Foreign Culture ◽  
Cultural Identity Formation

Eugenia Kim’s The Calligrapher’s Daughter (2009) is a well-received East Asian novel about a Korean Christian, Najin’s encounter with western culture. As an aristocratic woman, she is expected to uphold Korean tradition. However, as Najin realises that she is culturally marginalised by her father and the Korean traditional society mainly due to her gender, she picks up a foreign culture introduced to her, western culture. This move is extremely significant because after Najin driven by cultural marginalisation to embrace western culture, her cultural practices are no longer the same with traditional Korean women. This important turn of the novel has not been explored by scholars extensively. Thus, this study aims to depart from the cultural marginalisation faced by Najin. Furthermore, due to the fact that cultural identity formation is highly influenced by culture, there is a need to look into the changes of Najin’s cultural identity as she incorporates western culture into her Korean traditional culture. By investigating the changes of Najin’s cultural identity throughout the novel, this study finds that Najin has transformed from a nameless girl without an identity into an independent woman with the help of western education.

scholarly journals IDENTITY FORMATION IN GIBB’S SWEETNESS IN THE BELLY AND MUKHERJEE’S DESIRABLE DAUGHTERS

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Derry Sarvina
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Binary Opposition ◽  
Advanced Country ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Cultural Identity Formation

<p>Diaspora is a literary work written as a consciousness toward the differences between old and new culture. The issues whose are able to be taken in Diaspora is the alienation problems, the homesick feeling, the past nostalgia, and also the adaptation process effecting toward crisis identity. This fact encourages the writer to conduct a research in relation with the topic of diasporic problems in cultural identity formation. This research is aimed to describe 1) the efforts of main characters in dealing with their identity crisis, 2) the factors that encourage and support main characters in forming their identity, and 3) the similarities and differences of identity formation toward two novels by using Bhabha’s Hibridity theory. Data source of this research was taken from words, phrases, sentences, statements, dialogues and monologues which record the thought and actions of the characters in the novels of <em>Sweetness in the Belly </em>and <em>Desirable Daughters. </em>As result, this research finds out that the novels described clearly the efforts of main characters—Lilly and Tara—in forming their cultural identity as immigrants or diaspora. In the novel <em>Sweetness in the Belly,</em> it is started by Lilly’s efforts in establishing her identity in Harare-Ethiopia and London<em>, </em>how the main character does acceptance and resistance to the culture where she lives, and how the influence of her friends are in finding her identity. While Tara, in <em>Desirable Daughters, </em>it is begun by her understanding on diversity in Advanced country. It is found the binary opposition between herself and her oldest sister in the same country as immigrants, then how her efforts and her sister’s influences in forming her identity. Then, these novels show that there are similarities and differences in determining main characters’ identity through their own experience life. Last, this research finds out that the forming of cultural identity deals with <em>split/ </em>ambivalence. This thing will cause hybridity that is the result of assimilation from two different cultures, East and West.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>

Identity-Mapping in the Sardinian Bronze Age

1999 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Blake
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Bronze Age ◽  
Human Action ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
History Of ◽  
Distinct Boundary ◽  
Cultural Identity Formation ◽  
Material Record

The aim of this paper is to locate in the emergence and elaboration of Sardinia's Nuragic society, a narrative of cultural identity formation. The Nuragic period is typically defined in terms of economic, social, and demographic characteristics, and a Nuragic identity is implicitly taken to be a passive byproduct of these material circumstances. Such an account overlooks the role of identity in enabling and characterizing human action. The disjointed and contradictory Nuragic period transition preceded the formation of a coherent cultural identity. This identity, it will be argued, underwent a retrospective rearticulation to establish a distinct boundary between the Nuragic society and its antecedents. The material record illustrates clearly that the history of the Nuragic identity is implicated in social development on Sardinia in the second millennium BC.

Resisting and Reversing Language Shift: Heritage-Language Resilience among U.S. Native Biliterates

2001 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 676-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Tse
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
Literacy Environment ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Social Nature ◽  
The Social ◽  
Biliteracy Development ◽  
Literacy Environments ◽  
Cultural Identity Formation

In this article, Lucy Tse examines the experiences of one group of U.S. native bilinguals who have managed to develop high levels of literacy in both English and their home or "heritage" language (HL). This unique group has defied the typical pattern among U.S. minority language speakers of losing the home language while learning English. The results show that biliteracy development is aided by the coexistence of two sets of factors related to a) language vitality and b) literacy environment and experiences. Participants had high levels of perceived language vitality resulting from parental, institutional, and peer support, which helped in their formation of a social identity inclusive of their heritage language and culture. Having access to HL literacy environments and guidance from more literate adults and peers allowed the participants to observe the use of HL literacy in meaningful and socially important ways. Tse discusses these and other results in terms of social and cultural identity formation, literacy access and practices, and the social nature of literacy development. (pp. 677–709)

Die Rolle der Humanwissenschaften in der modernen Gesellschaft

Paragrana ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-114
Author(s):  
Alexander Tschubarjan
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
The Other ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Spiritual Education ◽  
National History ◽  
Cultural Identity Formation

AbstractThe humanities are seen as an essential component of the spiritual education of the younger generation and as a factor of ethical and moral values formation in society in terms of world and national history. Russian society widely discusses the importance of the humanities for civil society evolution as well as for analysis of the processes of national and cultural identity formation among Russian citizens and citizens of the other countries. Despite the fact that public interest in humanitarian issues is increasing apparently, it is clear that the measures taken to support the humanities are not sufficient. Russian scholars in the humanities need more funding for research and educational programs.

scholarly journals FACTORS OF CULTURAL IDENTITY FORMATION IN THE RUSINS OF UGRIC RUS IN THE 19TH CENTURY

Rusin ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 329-348
Author(s):  
S. Storozhuk ◽  
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I. Hoian ◽  
O. Fedyk ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Cultural Identity Formation

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF INTEGRATION PROCESS ON NATIONAL CULTURAL IDENTITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Hanh
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Cultural Field ◽  
Foreign Culture ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Situation

The integration process has brought certain advantages in all fields in general as well as in cultural field in particular. Besides, the influence of foreign culture tends to push back traditional cultural values. To overcome those challenges, it is essential to preserve and promote the traditional cultural values of Vietnam in the integration process. Thus, those issues that have been posed for upholding the traditional values of Vietnam can be solved by some solutions such as: Promoting the role of Vietnamese people in preserving the traditional cultural values in Vietnam today; Further enhancing the management role of authorities at all levels in perpetuating and stimulating the traditional cultural values in the integration process; Ensuring infrastructure for preserving traditional cultural values; Further strengthening the role of the law in administration of traditional culture to adapt to the new situation. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0770/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

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