Race and multiculturalism in Malaysia and Singapore

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

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