身分認同競爭的平台——論馬來西亞兩家網路媒體中的華裔國族話語

The Platform for Identity Contestation: The Chinese Malaysians' ''National'' Discourses in Two Malaysian On-line Mediums

本文主要聚焦於馬來西亞兩家網路媒體－《當今大馬》和《獨立新聞在線》中文版所刊登，由「乾淨與公平選舉聯盟」活動的華裔參與者所投稿，關於參加這場活動的經歷、體驗和感受的筆述，從中剖析這些筆述裡頭的國族話語。本文認爲，這些中文筆述強調了馬來西亞各族裔和睦共處的重要性，更注重重建與長期處在對立狀態的馬來裔的關係，期能建構一體「馬來西亞人」的國族認同。本文進一步認爲，這種認同建構便是試圖抗衡執政政權多年來以族裔為依據的國族論述，而這更是華裔在馬來西亞長期在族裔政治下被邊緣化而尋求一種國族認同的表現。而網際網路和網路媒體，作爲一個可以逃逸政治監控的言論渠道，更是建構和言説這種抗衡認同的極佳平台。

This essay focused on the discussion on the texts written by Chinese participants of the ”Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections,” that published by the Chinese edition of two internet media organizations of Malaysia Malaysiakini and Merdeka Review. This essay pointed out, these texts emphasis on the important of the harmony relationship between different ethnics in Malaysia, and it was also crucial to rebuild the relationship with the ethnic Malay in order to construct a unity ”Malaysian” national identity. This essay concluded that this constructed national identity is a form of contestation to the national discourse of the ruling regime that based on ethnics' differences. This was also a way of Chinese Malaysian seeking for national identification which they had been marginalized all these years as a result of ethnic politics in Malaysia. Internet and online media was a better platform for the construction and discussions of this contested identity, as they were likely to escape from the intervention and censorship of the ruling regime.