2002/06/01 by Maya Ranganathan · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #South Asian Cinema and Culture #Diaspora, migration, transnational identity #Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics
paper · doi:10.1080/13537110208428661
openalex publication_date 2002/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This study deals with the use of the Internet to construct national identity. It argues that the Internet is an ideal tool to instil and reinforce distinct political identities among ethnonational diasporas by both nation‐states and yet‐to‐be nation‐states, and draws attention to the need to study the discourse on the Internet with regard to construction of national identity. It uses the example of the struggle of the Sri Lankan Tamils for recognition as a nation‐state to highlight the potential of the Internet to instil a sense of nationhood among widely dispersed members and mobilize them in the struggle for transformation into a nation‐state.