Communicating time, place, and history
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Published:2022-08-04
Issue:1
Volume:32
Page:6-24
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ISSN:0957-6851
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Container-title:Journal of Asian Pacific Communication
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language:en
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Short-container-title:JAPC
Author:
Needham Susan1,
Quintiliani Karen2
Affiliation:
1. California State University Dominguez Hills
2. California State University Long Beach
Abstract
Abstract
Prolung Khmer (ព្រលឹងខ្មែរ, meaning “Khmer Soul” or “Khmer Spirit”), is a culturally salient ideological discourse found in modern Cambodian culture in the homeland and the diaspora. Prolung Khmer draws on symbols and practices from Cambodia’s 2000-year cultural heritage, linking Khmer history, religion, language, the arts, and socio-political relationships in an essentialized ideology of Khmer culture. Using a genealogical analysis, this article traces the historical development of Prolung Khmer from earliest times to the present with examples from Cambodia and the diaspora. We argue that through its use, Prolung Khmer delineates, historicizes, and naturalizes what it means to be Khmer in the homeland and the diaspora.
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Subject
Economics and Econometrics,General Business, Management and Accounting,Communication,Geography, Planning and Development
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