Not forgotten: Women’s history of Malaysia
Call for submissions
Malaysian history, like the official history of many postcolonial societies, is narrow in focus, overwhelmingly political, and dominated by the unstated assumptions of those who write that history.
More often than not, these mainstream narratives have ignored large areas of the past that are either not perceived to contribute to national history or run counter to the cultural, linguistic, class and gender leanings of the historians themselves. Official Malaysian history is no exception.
The history of women in Malaysia, in particular, has hitherto received desperately little attention by historians and contemporary scholars.
To address this shortfall, Farish A. Noor and Rachel Leow from The Other Malaysia are seeking a range of contributions in the form of articles, papers and essays that deal with relevant aspects of historical female experience. These will be collected and edited into a single volume with a view to publication late this year. It is anticipated that this volume will be a pioneering text in the field of Malaysian gender history.
To learn more about contributing to this book, click here.
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