Alternative discourses in Southeast Asia by Syed Farid Alatas

“…Alternative discourses are works that attempt to debunk ideas that have become entrenched in the social sciences, partly as a result of colonialism and the continuing Eurocentrism in the social sciences. In the context of Southeast Asia as well as much of the non-Western world, alternative discourses in the social sciences could also be referred to collectively as counter- Eurocentric social science. …”
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Interpolating South Asian spaces and transnational habitation in Tanuja Desai Hidier’s born confused by Manohari Rasagam, Shanthini Pillai

“…This is especially crucial as the majority of metropolitan young adult texts are largely Eurocentric in nature. Novels with themes that appeal to a young reader with subject matter consistent with the age, experiences and challenges of the young adult and with a young non-white protagonist are rare. …”
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Conceptualizing African migration to South-East Asia: student, trader, businessman & future of policy in Malaysia by Ansah, Eric Schubert

“…African migration to both East and Southeast Asia is relatively new and unknown compared to the older and more established Eurocentric migration of Africans to Europe and West. …”
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