Cage of Freedom: Tamil Identity and the Ethnic Fetish in Malaysia

Willford, Andrew C.

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“…10. For extensive explorations of the impact of the Islamisation program on government building architecture, see King (2008) and Willford (2007). 11.…”

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The Islamisation of Malaysia: religious nationalism in the service of ethnonationalism

Barr¹,

Govindasamy

2010

Australian Journal of International Affairs

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“…10. For extensive explorations of the impact of the Islamisation program on government building architecture, see King (2008) and Willford (2007). 11.…”

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The Islamisation of Malaysia: religious nationalism in the service of ethnonationalism

Barr¹,

Govindasamy

2010

Australian Journal of International Affairs

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“…Even the most recent Cage of Freedom by Andrew C. Wilford (2006) repeats this subaltern discourse, even as it articulates many strong points about the power of ritual. Hence, while many choose to seamlessly repeat the creation of the emblematic 'little Indias' of the diaspora, one should also pay attention to the alternative rhythmic patterns that were put into place in the early chapters of the communal chronicle, revealing cadences of agency, hope and the creation of hybridised rhythms.…”

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confidence: 92%

The Political Economy of South Asian Diaspora

Pillai¹

2013

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The global political economy is in flux as a series of cumulative crises impacts its organization and governance. The IPE series has tracked its development in both analysis and structure over the last three decades. It has always had a concentration on the global South. Now the South increasingly challenges the North as the centre of development, also reflected in a growing number of submissions and publications on indebted Eurozone economies in Southern Europe.An indispensable resource for scholars and researchers, the series examines a variety of capitalisms and connections by focusing on emerging economies, companies and sectors, debates and policies. It informs diverse policy communities as the established trans-Atlantic North declines and 'the rest', especially the BRICS, rise.

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“…Anthropological interest in Chinese and Indian communities has been less pronounced. To some extent, Chinese and Indian communities in Malaysia have gained more attention from foreign than local anthropologists (e.g., Carstens, 2005;DeBernardi, 2004DeBernardi, , 2006Willford, 2007). Attention to other groups in Malaysia (e.g., Portugese or Thai descendent communities) -while not absent -is much less than that of either Malay and other bumiputera communities or Chinese and Indian communities (Tan, 2004).…”

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Anthropology in Southeast Asia: National Traditions and Transnational Practices

Thompson

2012

Asian J Soc Sci

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Over several generations, since the mid-20th century, anthropology has become an established academic discipline throughout much of Southeast Asia. Academic anthropology in Southeast Asia is emerging as a scholarly practice driven increasingly by local initiatives and dynamics, though still maintaining ties to global academic networks. The purpose of this article is to contribute to an assessment and understanding of the national traditions and transnational practices of anthropology in Southeast Asia through a comparative perspective. I focus on four national traditions — those of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. While providing a comprehensive account of these diverse traditions and practices is not possible in the space of a single article, I attend to four significant issues relevant to the current state of anthropology across the region. First, I compare the emergent national traditions of the four countries, focusing on the transnational conditions shaping their development, particularly in the late colonial and early post-colonial period (i.e., the mid-20th century). Second, I compare the structuring of anthropological selves and others across these traditions, which shapes the ways in which anthropologists see their work and the people they write about. Third, I discuss ways in which localised anthropological practice can and should contribute to theory building by way of grounded theory and critical translation projects. And finally, I conclude by examining emergent transnational linkages and practices, which suggest current directions that anthropology is taking in the region. While only a partial of narrative anthropology in Southeast Asia, this article is a provocation to think beyond both the older dynamics of the-West-versus-the-rest and the newer constraints of methodological nationalism in anthropologists’ on-going efforts to build a vital and valuable discipline.

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Cage of Freedom: Tamil Identity and the Ethnic Fetish in Malaysia

Cited by 27 publications

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The Islamisation of Malaysia: religious nationalism in the service of ethnonationalism

The Islamisation of Malaysia: religious nationalism in the service of ethnonationalism

The Political Economy of South Asian Diaspora

Anthropology in Southeast Asia: National Traditions and Transnational Practices

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