Race and multiculturalism in Malaysia and Singapore
In: Routledge Malaysian studies series 8
Introduction: Postcoloniality, Race and Multiculturalism -- Daniel P.S. Goh an Philip Holden Part I: Postcolony and Cosmopolis 1. A literary history of race: reading Singapore literature in English in an historical frame -- Philip Holden 2. Malaysian history textbooks and the discourse of ketuanan Melayu -- Helen Ting 3. Eyes turned towards china: postcolonial mimicry, transcultural elitism and Singapore chineseness -- Daniel P.S. Goh 4. Pick and mix for a global city: race and cosmopolitanism in Singapore -- Angelia Poon 5. Makkal Sakti: The Hindraf Effect, Race and Postcolonial Democracy in Malaysia -- Vijay Devadas Part II: Representing Race, Performing Multiculturalism 6. Reading the films of independent filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad: cosmopolitanism, Sufi Islam and Malay subjectivity -- Gaik Cheng Khoo 7. Racial stereotypes in Singapore films: Commercial value and critical possibilities -- Kenneth Paul Tan 8. The Singapore Indian woman: a symptom in the quest for Chinese Identity -- Matilda