Table of Contents

Introduction: Postcoloniality, Race and Multiculturalism Daniel P.S. Goh and Philip Holden Part 1: 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 2: 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 Gabrielpillai 9. Deghettoizing Subcultures: The Multicultural Evolution of Mat Rock in Singapore Kelly Fu and Liew Kai Khuin 10. Bhangra and the Reconstruction of ‘Punjabi-ness’ in Multiracial Singapore Charanpal S. Bal 11. 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