Alternative narratives : why i wrote it

IN RESPONSE to Hong Lysa’s remarks on my RSIS Commentary on Alternative Narratives: The Danger of Romanticising the Other published on 14 September, I would like to clarify three issues of contention: history as a practice; the writing of alternative narratives; and the crux of her argument....

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Main Author: Ong, Wei Chong
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-916972020-11-01T06:44:39Z Alternative narratives : why i wrote it Ong, Wei Chong S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences IN RESPONSE to Hong Lysa’s remarks on my RSIS Commentary on Alternative Narratives: The Danger of Romanticising the Other published on 14 September, I would like to clarify three issues of contention: history as a practice; the writing of alternative narratives; and the crux of her argument. At no point did my article suggest that any Singapore-based academics were engaged in the romanticisation of violent revolutionaries. My commentary was premised not on any unfounded innuendos but on the perils of romanticising the exploits of violent revolutionaries that threatened the security of Malaysia and Singapore from 1968 to 1989. 2011-01-20T03:02:48Z 2019-12-06T18:10:21Z 2011-01-20T03:02:48Z 2019-12-06T18:10:21Z 2010 2010 Commentary Ong, W. C. (2010). Alternative narratives : why i wrote it. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 118). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91697 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6633 en RSIS Commentaries ; 118/10 2 p. application/pdf
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Alternative narratives : why i wrote it
description IN RESPONSE to Hong Lysa’s remarks on my RSIS Commentary on Alternative Narratives: The Danger of Romanticising the Other published on 14 September, I would like to clarify three issues of contention: history as a practice; the writing of alternative narratives; and the crux of her argument. At no point did my article suggest that any Singapore-based academics were engaged in the romanticisation of violent revolutionaries. My commentary was premised not on any unfounded innuendos but on the perils of romanticising the exploits of violent revolutionaries that threatened the security of Malaysia and Singapore from 1968 to 1989.
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