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Taiwan's ethnicities and their representation on the Internet
Taiwan's Ethnien und ihre Repräsentation im Internet
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Abstract This paper examines various Web applications of the four 'officially' recognized ethnicities in Taiwan and aims to identify the links between information and communication technologies (ICTs), ethnic identities and issues related to Taiwanization and its contestation. To give some background, the pa... view more
This paper examines various Web applications of the four 'officially' recognized ethnicities in Taiwan and aims to identify the links between information and communication technologies (ICTs), ethnic identities and issues related to Taiwanization and its contestation. To give some background, the paper introduces Taiwan's more recent multiculturalist policies, which should be seen as part of the broader Taiwanization and nation-building project. These multiculturalist/ ethnicity-related policies, directed toward the wider population as well as the specific ethnicities, are presented on the Internet by various government organizations and government-supported organizations. This paper also employs a discursive analysis of popular websites and blogs to examine the roles played by various societal and civic actors (ranging from NGOs to individuals) within Taiwan's ethnicity discourse.... view less
Keywords
ethnicity; website; Internet; Asia; non-governmental organization; web 2.0; ethnic group; Taiwan; discourse; representation; content analysis; indigenous peoples
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Interactive, electronic Media
Method
qualitative empirical; descriptive study; empirical
Free Keywords
Social sciences; Ethnicity; Contemporary
Document language
English
Publication Year
2011
Page/Pages
p. 99-131
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 40 (2011) 1
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works