Alternative Discourses in Southeast Asia

Alatas, Syed Farid, (2001) Alternative Discourses in Southeast Asia. Sari (ATMA), 19 . pp. 49-67. ISSN 0127-2721

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National University of Singapore, Dept. of Sociology.

Abstract

This article brings into focus the question of alternative discourses in the social sciences. 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. This paper discusses the emergence of alternative discourses in Southeast Asia, the defintion of alternative discourse, and the future of these discourses in our region.

Makalah ini memperhatikan soal wacana-wacana pengganti dalam ilmuilmu kemasyarakatan. Wacana pengganti adalah karya yang mencuba menghapuskan gagasan-gagasan yang kuat tertanam dalam ilmu-ilmu kemasyarakatan, sebahagiannya akibat daripada penjajahan dan Eropasentrisme yang berterusan. Dalam konteks Asia Tenggara dan sebahagian
besar daripada dunia bukan-Barat, wacana-wacana pengganti bermaksud juga ilmu kemasyarakatan anti Eropasentrik. Rencana ini membincangkan kemunculan wacana-wacana pengganti di Asia Tenggara, takrif wacana pengganti dan masa depan wacana di rantau ini.

Item Type:

Journal

Additional Information:

I am grateful to Kwon Eun-Young for translating some passages from Shin (1994) for me.

Keywords:

alternative discourse, Eurocentrism, Orientralism, reconstruction, social science

Subjects:

H Social Sciences, Economics, Sociology

ID Code:

7362