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ASIAN PERSPECTIVES. ASIAN STUDIES IN “CRISIS”: IS CULTURAL STUDIES THE ANSWER?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2006

Juliet Clark
Juliet Clark
Affiliation:
University of Tasmania E-mail jeclark@postoffice.utas.edu.au
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Abstract

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This article explores some of the benefits and limitations of Cultural Studies in Asian studies with particular reference to the expression of Asian-Australian identity in diaspora. It has been suggested that the influence of Cultural Studies – a discipline that is viewed as more globally relevant – may be an answer to the Asian studies “crisis”. In relation to the Cultural Studies approach to Asian-Australian identity, I argue that the discourse and rhetoric of Cultural Studies is highly beneficial in breaking down stereotypes and rebuilding the national narrative of identity. However, as a methodology it is not without limitations.

Type
ASIAN PERSPECTIVES
Information
International Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 95 - 110
Copyright
Cambridge University Press 2006

Footnotes

This article is a reply to “The Asian Studies ‘Crisis’: Putting Cultural Studies into Asian Studies and Asia into Cultural Studies” by Chris Burgess that appeared in the International Journal of Asian Studies 1:1 (2004): pp. 121–36. Many thanks to Timothy Phillips, Philip Smith, Mobo Gao, Kaz Ross, Marshall Clark and Pam Allen for their many helpful suggestions.