The Panic of "Race" and the Memory of Immigration: "Imprints". 2

Author: Edited by Mei Ji (Australia) et al.
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This is the most thorough and original response I have encountered to the theoretical hegemony of English-medium discourse and Western-style modernity, as well as my multicultural analysis. It makes the key terms and discussions on related topics either subject to strong scrutiny or rendered insignificant. The essays compiled here are sharp and challenging: they interrogate ambivalent and desperate memories; they document the struggles of migration and solidarity; and they inevitably outline the panic and violence often accompanying national circulation. Imprints is an international cultural anthology published simultaneously in four languages. This issue explores themes of violence, historical memory, and the issues of "race" and "race relations." Some articles analyze the shocking "exclusivity" that led to violent exposure targeting Indonesian Chinese; others examine the little-known persecution of Muslims during the Qing Dynasty in China, as well as the massacre in Jeju Island, South Korea; and still others explore the heavy discourse surrounding colonialism, immigration, citizenship, and nation-building prevalent in Australia, Japan, the United States, and Ireland.