Catalogue 2012 - GB Gerakbudaya

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SIRD / Gerakbudaya
New
Policing Sexuality
Sex, Society and the State
Julian C.H. Lee
Policing Sexuality explores the regulation
of sexual behaviour and identity, asking
how and why nation-states have sought
to influence and control the sexuality of
their citizens. Julian C.H. Lee presents
both theoretical and ethnographic
literature, distilling common themes
and causes, such as the influence of
colonialism, class, religion, and national
identity. Featuring crucial case studies
from India, the US, Malaysia, Turkey, and
Britain, this engaging comparative account examines the
coercive control state authority exerts over sexuality.
Publisher: SIRD & ZED
2011: 192 pp
ISBN: 9789675832321: RM48.00 / S$31.20
New
Fringe Benefits
Essays and Reflections on Malaysian Arts
and Cinema
Benjamin McKay
Benjamin McKay’s love letter to
Yasmin Ahmad: “In a country that
often finds it hard to weep for itself,
you cathartically spun magic. In a land
of many races where mistrust and
stereotype have become ingrained as
false truths, you made your audiences
weep and laugh and miraculously
empathise with ‘their other’, the ‘other’
who dwells within.”
For the past decade, a number of pioneering independent
and mainstream films have put Malaysian cinema and arts
onto the global stage. They have also spurred Malaysians
themselves into re-looking at well-trodden paths in creative
ways. This collection of essays and articles provides scholarly
and accessible insights into some of these artistic works
through the discerning eye and perspicacious writing of an
Australian film scholar who had been resident in Malaysia
for several years. The late Benjamin McKay was Lecturer in
Film and Television Studies at the School of Arts and Social
Sciences, Monash University from 2006-2010. He also
contributed regular film and art reviews for Kakiseni and Off
the Edge.
Publisher: SIRD
2011: 277 pp
ISBN: 9789675832239: RM40.00 / S$26.00
Tel: +603 - 7957 8342/8343 Fax: +603 - 7954 9202 E-mail: sird@streamyx.com
Website: www.gerakbudaya.com & bookshop.gbgerakbudaya.com
Catalogue 2012
New
Equality under Construction
Malaysian Women’s Human Rights Report
2010/11
The authors examine Malaysia’s
progress to date in meeting its
obligations as a signatory to the
Convention on the Elimination of
All Forms of Discrimination against
Women (CEDAW). The essays take
the reader on a journey through
the policy process, beginning
with ratifying the United Nations
convention. The essays demonstrate
what a remarkable document
CEDAW is. It has motivated policies
to end gender discrimination, facilitated discussions about
the relationship between discrimination and equality, and
provided a context for addressing newly-emerging issues,
such as gender identity and women refugees. The essays on
employment, family law, and transgender address each policy
within its own context. The writers capture the uniqueness of
each issue and its target populations, providing readers with
new insights and a deeper appreciation of the policy-making
process. – Elizabethann “Liz” O’Sullivan, North Carolina
State University
Publisher: EMPOWER & SIRD
2012: 386 pp
ISBN: 9789671083604: RM45.00 / S$29.25
New
Dancing the Malaysian
Joseph Gonzales
A first in Malaysia, this book
investigates interculturalism from the
point of view of a dance practitioneracademician
whose interest in
pursuing multicultural expressions
in a multiracial country stems from
the experience of living in a society
that has assented to the duality of
prescribed national cultural policy
versus real artistic practices.
This engaged writing opens new trajectories in intercultural
studies within the domains of contemporary dance in
Malaysia, and is a must read for dance and cultural studies
readers. - Mohd Anis Md Nor, Professor of Ethnochoreology
and Ethnomusicology, Cultural Centre (School of
Performing Arts), Universiti Malaya
Publisher: SIRD
2011: 248 pp
ISBN: 9789675832345 (Softcover): RM65.00 / S$00
ISBN: 9789675832352 (Hardcover): RM120.00 / S$00