“Migrants may become more possessive on issues of national sovereignty
than do their compatriots at home, in spite of the fact that for these
migrants, a peopled and territorial nation called "China" is becoming
increasingly a fantasy space.” (Sun,W 2002)
Where are you from? You probably look like Indian but speaking Cantonese because you were born and grow up in Hong Kong. You probably don't like Chinese food although you are Chinese because you living in England for long time. Can you tell where are you belonging in when your mom is Asian and your dad is Aussie? Making cultural is not just simple like mix cultural together or create new cultural. We have to consider about cultural identity, cultural history, and the effect of cultural changing.
Internet creates instant cultural by fast speed of
information highway just like immigration and national trade create
globalization by global organization and global economic.
So what is the effect? Virtual community with high rate
internet criminal, make friends online with fake identity, don't going out
anymore, and fell in virtual world and then loss the abilities to join social activities.
What is the relationship about all these stuffs with
globalization? Thinking about it, if all people can connect together in the one
world, virtual world, these negative effects will only a drop in the ocean. Scenes in The
Matrix are not impossible to become true. In the new global but virtual
world, what is the new ethic and law for us? Still have people care about where
are you from? Can you still remember the history of your country long time ago?
It is still necessary to know where the food comes from when people eat lemon
chicken in Chinese restaurant but lemon chicken is not Chinese food actually. When global village become true, the identity is
still important?
Sun,W 2002, Leaving China:media, migration,and transnational imagination,
Rowan & Littlefield, Lanham, Md., pp. 113-36.
I like the way you start a series of questions at the beginning of your post; that attractive and catch thinking. I completely agree with your point of view making culture is not just mix culture together and create a new. There are several other elements we require to consider as well. While you mentioned virtual space, which really is a blank area for identity at present; no one can determine the identity that behind the virtual space. But there is no doubt identity is necessary, the further of globalization, science and technology is likely to solve the problem of identity.
回复删除I like the ideas that you have presented here, it raises a lot of interesting points about identity and the online. If people present themselves online with a fake identity, but really feel comfortable in it, is it possible that identity is more them than their real life counterpart?
回复删除you brought up some fantastic original questions which had a lot of thought behind them. However I would have liked to have had more answers to these questions even if they happened to just of been your opinion. it created some great thinking for me though. Try and concentrate on your grammar just because it is easier for the reader to follow. All up a great blog though. Well done!
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