'Intersectional Othering' and the Minoritisation of 'Malay/Muslim' Identities in Singapore's Multicultural Education

Autor/inn/en	Nur Diyanah Anwar; Jasmine B.-Y. Sim
Titel	'Intersectional Othering' and the Minoritisation of 'Malay/Muslim' Identities in Singapore's Multicultural Education
Quelle	In: Intercultural Education, 36 (2025) 4, S. 497-512Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nur Diyanah Anwar) ORCID (Jasmine B.-Y. Sim)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-5986
DOI	10.1080/14675986.2025.2501460
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Muslims; Minority Groups; Multicultural Education; Self Concept; Racial Differences; Religion; Socioeconomic Status; Foreign Countries; Race; Cultural Pluralism; Secondary School Students; Student Attitudes; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Secondary Education; Textbooks; Stereotypes; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Muslim; Muslimin; Ethnische Minderheit; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Selbstkonzept; Rassenunterschied; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Ausland; Rasse; Abstammung; Kulturpluralismus; Sekundarschüler; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Sekundarbereich; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Klischee; Singapur
Abstract	Singapore's multiculturalism has been recognised as a successful model for the preservation of harmony across racial differences in its society. Despite this, outstanding complexities still exist between groups, but are often minimised in public discourse. While there is vast literature on multiculturalism and race relations in Singaporean society, there is also a lack of scholarship assessing how they have been enacted or learnt in schools. This paper questions how Malay/Muslim identities, in particular, have been viewed through Singapore's multicultural education. Findings from a qualitative case study conducted showed how the curriculum has largely constructed Malay/Muslims as minorities and 'Others' in terms of: (i) race; (ii) religion; and (iii) socioeconomic status. The intersection of these identities compounds 'Malay/Muslim' minority status, giving rise to 'intersectional othering' which then sustains their continued and perceived minoritisation. It concludes by suggesting how multicultural education in Singapore can attend to issues surrounding intersectional identities today. This paper is part of a larger doctoral study looking into racial identity formation within multicultural education in Singapore. (As Provided).
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Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2025/3/08