Dialog Dengan Sasterawan
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Syed Hussein Alatas and Critical Social Theory
Known for his most famous works, such as The Myth of the Lazy Native (1977) and The Problem of Corruption (1986), as well as his concept of the “captive mind,” Syed Hussein Alatas (1928-2007) has made significant contributions to decolonization theory, social theory, and other forms of thought critical of the current neo-colonial and neoliberal world. Although Edward Said acknowledged his debt to Syed Hussein Alatas’ work, especially its influence on Edward W. Said’s most famous book, Orientalism, Syed Hussein Alatas’ work has long been overlooked by Western academia, trapped in its Eurocentric perspective. Spurred by the commitment to continue the development of Syed Hussein Alatas’ work, this edited volume attempts to demonstrate the relevance of Syed Hussein Alatas to numerous academic fields, and the potential for his thought to be transformative in the international socio-political realm. Twenty authors from various disciplines and countries have contributed to Syed Hussein Alatas and Critical Social Theory: Decolonizing the Captive Mind, in the hopes of bringing his work to the forefront of social and political theory. Contributors are: Mona Abaza, Joseph Alagha, Masturah Alatas, Sharifah Munirah Alatas, Syed Farid Alatas, Syed Imad Alatas, Hira Amin, Dustin J. Byrd, Zawawi Ibrahim, N. Jayaram, Teo Lee Ken, Habibul Haque Khondker, Victor T. King, João Marcelo E. Maia, Seyed Javad Miri, Carimo Mohomed, Chandra Muzaffar, Norshahril Saat, Mostafa Soueid, and Esmaeil Zeiny.
Critical Perspectives on Literature and Culture in the New World Order
Author: Washima Che Dan
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date: 2012-11-15
The fifteen chapters in this volume explore both new and tested theoretical perspectives on literature and culture at large; this multiplicity of discourses is a reflection of the implicit discontent in conforming to the New World Order, and a contestation against hierarchical relationships between countries, which inform the social, cultural and political climates of weaker nations. With the political and economic hegemony of stronger nations, weaker nations run the risk of being dominated, or at the very least, having their own national identity and sovereignty steeped in ambivalence in the face of a globalised culture. This volume hopes to bring together critical views in relation to the construction of cultural studies in the Western framework, the application of literary theory in the readings of vernacular literature, contestation of the mainstream scientistic methodology of cultural evaluation, the role of English literature in Asian cultures, the application of postcolonial theory in literature, literary ethics in relation to Islamic literature, as well as the Islamic and Western conceptions of democracy. More than half of the articles in this collection centre on Islam as a guiding principle, or as a context through which critical perspectives are made on literature and culture in today’s globalised world order. This inadvertent foregrounding of Islam reflects a continuing dialogue on and with Islam and its significant impact on existing academic discourses founded upon Western-style scholarship.
Memalangi Penindasan
Author: W.N Khuzairey
language: en
Publisher: Gerakbudaya Enterprise
Release Date: 2024-11-18
Memalangi Penindasan merupakan kumpulan tulisan W.N. Khuzairey berkisar kepada soal kemiskinan yang disebabkan oleh penindasan, diadun menerusi pembacaan, pengamatan dan hasil kuliah yang dihadiri penulis. Penindasan memang berlaku di mana-mana. Bercakap soal penindasan bukanlah mudah lebih-lebih lagi sehingga menekan kelompok-kelompok lemah dan diasingkan. Ia umpama akar pepohon yang berselirat di sana-sini sehingga memakan masa kita untuk mencari puncanya. Dua kemungkinan akan berlaku; pertamanya kita akan terus mencari, dan seterusnya kita berputus asa. Dunia hari ini semakin berkecamuk. Jurang antara kaya miskin semakin melebar. Manusia pula bertindak seakan binatang ekonomi, objektifnya harus mendatangkan keuntungan. Disebabkan itu bagi penulis, kita perlu kembali mempersoalkan bagaimana nasib kaum miskin? Siapa yang perlu membela mereka? Adakah mereka harus dibiarkan terbujur kaku akibat kelaparan dan kedinginan kerana tiada tempat tinggal atau keselamatan yang selalu diancam. Apakah alternatif yang mereka punyai? Menerusi kumpulan tulisan ini, penulis memecahkan hambatan bagi memalangi kemiskinan kepada tujuh cabang: (i) sudut pandang masyarakat mengenai isu kemiskinan, (ii) agama yang membela kaum tertindas, (iii) sejarah yang membebaskan manusia daripada belenggu penindasan, (iv) pendidikan yang mencerahkan dan membebaskan, (v) korupsi yang secara senyap menjadi pembunuh kaum miskin melarat (vi) Sastera dan cerminan realiti, dan (vii) kelompok intelektual yang berfungsi. Keseluruhan hambatan ini memperlihatkan bagaimana agama, sejarah, pendidikan, sastera dan nilai berfungsi untuk masyarakat.