语文政治、国族建构与新加坡华人社会权力重构：以南洋大学教学媒介语问题为研究主线 (1959-1975) = THE POLITICS OF LANGUAGE, NATION-BUILDING AND THE RESTRUCTURE OF THE POWER OF SINGAPORE CHINESE SOCIETY: BASED ON THE STUDIES OF THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION OF NANYANG UNIVERSITY (1959-1975)

Abstract

THIS RESEARCH EXAMINES THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN POLITICAL SOCIETY AND CHINESE CIVIL SOCIETY BY USING THE FRAMEWORK OF GRAMSCI?S HEGEMONIC THEORY, IN THE PROCESS OF SINGAPORE NATION-BUILDING. NANYANG UNIVERSITY AND THE RULING PARTY IN SINGAPORE WERE TWO PLAYERS IN THE HISTORY OF LANGUAGE POLITICS IN THIS DISSERTATION. THE CHANGING HISTORY OF THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION OF NANYANG UNIVERSITY IS THE MAINLINE OF THIS RESEARCH MOSTLY BASED ON THE STUDIES OF REPORTS OF NANYANG SIANG PAU ON NANYANG UNIVERSITY.