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Postcolonial Criticism and Southeast Asian Studies: Pitfalls, Retreat, and Unfulfilled Promises

  • SUVANNABHUMI
  • Abbr : SVN
  • 2015, 7(2), pp.3-25
  • DOI : 10.22801/svn.2015.7.2.3
  • Publisher : Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies
  • Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > Southeast Asia
  • Received : September 15, 2015
  • Accepted : December 1, 2015
  • Published : December 31, 2015

Rommel A. Curaming 1

1University of Brunei Darussalam

ABSTRACT

This paper reflects on the relationship between postcolonial criticism (PC) and Southeast Asian Studies. The emphasis is on the apparent premature retreat from PC as well as its unfulfilled promises and persistent pitfalls. I argue that it is premature to abandon PC because it remains relevant, even essential, in the context of the much ballyhooed age of “knowledge economy” or “information society.” There is a need to take another look at its promises and to work towards fulfilling them, but at the same time be conscious of its persistent problems.

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