Race and multiculturalism in Malaysia and Singapore / edited by Daniel P.S. Goh ... [et al.]. - London ; New York : Routledge, c2009. - xii, 240 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Routledge Malaysian studies series ; 8 . - Routledge Malaysian studies series ; 8. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-235) and index.

Postcoloniality, race and multiculturalism / A literary history of race : reading Singapore literature in English in an historical frame / Malaysian history textbooks and the discourse of ketuanan Melayu / Eyes turned towards China : postcolonial mimicry, transcultural elitism and Singapore Chineseness / Pick and mix for a global city : race and cosmopolitanism in Singapore / Makkal Sakti : The Hindraf effect, race and postcolonial democracy in Malaysia / Reading the films of independent filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad : cosmopolitanism, Sufi Islam and Malay subjectivity / Racial stereotypes in Singapore films : commercial value and critical possibilities / The Singapore Indian woman : a symptom in the quest for Chinese identity / Deghettoizing subcultures : the multicultural evolution of mat rock in Singapore / Bhangra and the reconstruction of 'Punjabi-ness' in multiracial Singapore / The art of race : rethinking Malaysian identity through the art of Wong Hoy Cheong / Toward a critical multiculturalism / Daniel P.S. Goh and Philip Holden -- Philip Holden -- Helen Ting -- Daniel P.S. Goh -- Angelia Poon -- Vijay Devadas -- Gaik Cheng Khoo -- Kenneth Paul Tan -- Matilda Gabrielpillai -- Kelly Fu Su Yin and Liew Kai Khiun -- Charanpal S. Bal -- Michelle Antoinette -- Daniel P.S. Goh. (Introduction) (Conclusion)

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Cultural pluralism--Malaysia.
Cultural pluralism--Singapore.
Multiculturalism--Malaysia.
Multiculturalism--Singapore.


Malaysia--Race relations.
Singapore--Race relations.

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