1st Edition
A Subaltern History of the Indian Diaspora in Singapore The Gradual Disappearance of Untouchability 1872-1965
By John Solomon
Copyright 2016
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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Untouchable migrants made up a substantial proportion of Indian labour migration into Singapore in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. During this period, they were subject to forms of caste prejudice and discrimination that powerfully reinforced their identities as untouchables overseas. Today, however, untouchability has disappeared from the public sphere and has been replaced by other... Read more
Introduction 1. Indian Labour Migration and Caste: Policies, Discourse and Social Effects from the Late 19th to the Early 20th Centuries 2. Caste, Untouchability and Public Practice in Singapore 3. Identity Narratives and the Beginnings of Diasporic Consciousness 4. Racialised Subjectivities and the Performance of "Indianness" in Malaya During the Japanese Occupation 5. The Post-Dravidian Era and Singaporean Tamil Ethnicity 6. Conclusion
Biography
John Solomon is an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore. His research interests include diaspora studies, identity politics, race and ethnicity and the histories of South and Southeast Asia.
