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Diasporic Translocation and "The Multicultural Question" in Malaysia
- Mosaic: a journal for the interdisciplinary study of literature
- Mosaic, an interdisciplinary critical journal
- Volume 44, Number 2, June 2011
- pp. 19-34
- 10.1353/mos.2011.a440540
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract
Contrary to perspectives stressing diaspora as a discourse of exile and loss, this essay foregrounds the "national" tendencies and affiliations of diasporic communities. Focusing on the Southeast Asian nation-state of Malaysia, it examines the literary productions of K.S. Maniam to show how they disrupt hegemonic notions about diaspora and emphasize the transformative capacity and national consciousness of diasporic communities.
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