Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Conference on gender,ethnicity and nationalism in Malaysian postcolonial literature

It's going to be on January 6, 2007 (conference fee for students RM25, public RM50). It's going to be exciting cos' we have all the choice scholars in town to update us on changes in their respective areas (Malaysian Lit in English/Malay/Chinese and we hope Dr Krishanan will respond to our invitation to speak on Tamil Lit in Malaysia)

Prof Khoo Kay Kim will also be there to speak on the changing notion of the meaning of 'nationalism' (Malaysian context)

Writers include: Wong Phui Nam, Kee Thuan Chye.

Beep Sheena at mpclseminar2007@gmail.com if you are keen on attending. Venue is at the Experimental Hall, IIUM Gombak (Jan 6 from 8.30 am to 5 pm)

We will have exhibitions, performances all week (in conjuction with our English Literary Week). The folklores of 5 countries will be staged Jan 10 and 11. Don't miss them!

4 comments:

Faridah said...

ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON “GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND NATIONALISM” IN POST-COLONIAL MALAYSIAN LITERATURE 2007

PROGRAMME

8.30 – 9.00 a.m. : Registration

9.00 – 9.05 a.m. : Welcoming Remarks

9.05 - 9.10 a.m. : Opening Remarks by Prof. Dr. M.A. Quayum

9.10 - 9.15 a.m. : Speech by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hazizan Md. Noon
Dean,
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences

9.20 – 9.30 a.m. : Video Presentation on LITE Week 2007

9.30 – 10.10 a.m. : SESSION ONE
Moderator: Prof. Emeritus Dr. Syed Nasir Raza Kazmi

i. Mr. Razali Abdullah @ Wong Phui Nam
Constructing ‘National Literature’ and Its Implications

10.10 – 10.40 a.m. : Morning Tea Break

10.40 – 12.20 p.m. : SESSION TWO
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Nuraihan Bt. Mat Daud

ii.. Dato' Prof. Dr Khoo Kay Kim (UM)
The Changing Notion of the Meaning of 'Nationalism': The Malaysian Context

iii. Prof. Dr. Kamaruddin Said & Prof Dr. Solehah Ishak (UKM)
Delayed Nationalism: Post-Colonial Synching in Modern Malay Literature

iv. Dr. Chong Fah Hing (UPM)
Nasionalisme dan Negara-Bangsa: Pandangan Kritikawan Sastera Mahua



12.20 – 1.30 p.m. : SESSION THREE
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Subramaniam Govindasamy

v. Mr. Kee Thuan Chye (The Star)
The Need to Address Ethnic Relations in Malaysian Literature




vi. Dr. Wong Soak Koon
Framing and Unframing Malay-Muslim Identities in Post-Colonial Malaysia in Selected Contemporary Malaysian Fiction


1.30 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. : Lunch/Zhuhr Prayers/Exhibitions

2.30 p.m. – 4.10 p.m. : SESSION FOUR
Moderator: Dr. Adrian Ernest Hare

vii. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ruzy Suliza Hashim (UKM)
Engendering Nation Building: Explorations of Memory of Female Memoirist
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viii. Dr. Noritah Omar (UPM)
Framing Gender and Ethnicity within the Construct of ‘Bangsa Malaysia’ and ‘National Islamic Identity’ in Malaysian Literature

ix. Dr. Teh Chee Seng (UTAR)
Women’s Issues in Selected Malaysian English Writings--Have They ‘Evolved’ or 'Fossilized'?

4.10 p.m. – 4.20 p.m. : Concluding Remarks by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nor Faridah Abdul
Manaf

4.20 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. : Afternoon Tea/Exhibitions

5.00 p.m. : End of Seminar

Faridah said...

Event: Folklores staged!
Date: Jan 10 & 11, 2007
Venue: The Main Auditorium,Main Campus, International Islamic University
Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, Kuala Lumpur.
Time: 8.30 pm - 10 pm
Folklores from: Malaysia (Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup in English!)
China (Shanxi Bai Mao Nv or The Grey Haired Girl of Shanxi)
Sudan (A dance theatre of the arrival of Islam in Africa)
Turkey (Stories of Nasruddin Hoja)
Iran (The 40 Thieves)

These plays are re-written, directed and acted by IIUM students/staff and
their guest performers from Turkey, Iran, Middle East and Africa.There
will be folk dances and music incorporated in the plays.

Fee: RM2 (with programme book), RM1 without prog book.

Contact Shima at 012 283 7847 or the English Langauge and Literature Dept
(Dr Faridah tel 6196 5130/013 353 3342)

Amir Muhammad said...

Awat hodoh sangat poster dia ni cik oi? Ya ampun!

Faridah said...

It's original, Amir.Tak tiru mana2...ha ha.Give the kids some credit for the design la, Pak oii.:))

Harap dapat menghadirkan diri.RM50 sahaja.