Many who enter the hallowed halls of libraries, universities, and colleges will find that rooms, parts of and entire buildings are named after people, very usually men. These people and their families have bequeathed large sums to make such an infrastructure possible for the benefit of knowledge. And for that, we all are very grateful.… Continue reading The Lower Gladstone Link in the Bodleian Library
Research and publications
Sound, fury and écriture féminine in Violette (2013): a review
When I first heard about the film Violette (2013, dir. Martin Provost), I had little knowledge about the life and work of the French writer, Violette Leduc (1907-1972), on which the film was based. What drew me to the film was the fact that she was one time a protégé of Simone de Beauvoir. Imagine… Continue reading Sound, fury and écriture féminine in Violette (2013): a review
Alat-alat tukang kepunyaan penindas tidak akan meruntuhkan rumah penindas
“Alat-alat tukang kepunyaan penindas tidak akan meruntuhkankan rumah penindas. Alat-alat itu boleh menewaskan penindas hanya buat seketika, namun ia tidak akan menjamin perubahan yang murni. Perkauman dan homofobia adalah perkara yang kian dialami oleh kita semua. Saya menyeru kepada semua untuk menyelam ke dalam minda masing-masing dan ‘menyentuh’ unsur-unsur yang menimbulkan ketakutan dan kejelekan yang… Continue reading Alat-alat tukang kepunyaan penindas tidak akan meruntuhkan rumah penindas
Visiting the Reading Lasses bookshop
First published in my now defunct academic blog, ‘Alicia Izharuddin’, on 14th September 2014. In the last leg of my rather prodigious series of travelling this year, I went to Scotland for the first time during a thrilling period of the nation’s history. My visit there was made more exciting, however, by the prospect of… Continue reading Visiting the Reading Lasses bookshop
Competing ideological struggles and LGBTQ identities in multicultural Malaysia
I have an article published in a special issue on LGBT identities and cultures in Southeast Asia in Südostasien, a journal published by Stiftung Asienhaus, on LGBTQ identities in Malaysia today. It has been translated into German from English. Below is the article in English: Source: Wikimedia Commons Malaysia stands slightly part from its neighbours… Continue reading Competing ideological struggles and LGBTQ identities in multicultural Malaysia
All-male panels – an indirect way of shutting women up
All-male panels are an indirect way of shutting women up. This is not a hyperbolic statement but a call-out on both symptom and cause of a patriarchal society. When men are invited to speak in a forum, they are invited based on reputation and/or because the invited already belongs to a network of friends. Actual… Continue reading All-male panels – an indirect way of shutting women up
Public seminar at National University of Singapore this month
My dear followers and readers of this blog, I will be presenting my early findings of my new research project on non-veiling in Malaysia in the Department of Southeast Asian Studies, National University of Singapore (NUS) on Wednesday 23rd March 2016. This is going quite exciting for me as it’s the debut of my first… Continue reading Public seminar at National University of Singapore this month
Feminist Reading Group 3 – Malaysian femininity and housework
The last in the series of our meetings is on Saturday morning 11 am on 19th March 2016 at our usual location AWAM -85, Jalan 21/1, Sea Park, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. The quickest way to get to AWAM is by LRT Taman Paramount. It is a 2-minute walk away. We will discussing Angela… Continue reading Feminist Reading Group 3 – Malaysian femininity and housework
Teori dalam Pengajian Gender – jadual kuliah
‘Teori dalam Pengajian Gender’ AZEA 1103 merupakan kursus elektif Ijazah Dasar dalam Fakulti Sastera dan Sains Sosial di Universiti Malaya. Kuliah adalah setiap hari Selasa di Fakulti Sastera dan Sains Sosial, Universiti Malaya. Sila berhubung dengan saya untuk maklumat lanjut. Kursus ini adalah pengenalan kepada teori feminis dan melatih pelajar dalam menggunakan teori feminis dalam… Continue reading Teori dalam Pengajian Gender – jadual kuliah
Gender, Science and Technology – lecture schedule
‘Gender, Science and Technology’ AZEA 2306 is a second-year undergraduate elective course at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya. Malaysia has a long history of pro-science policy in development and education, however the question of gender in science and technology is often framed as unproblematic. There is an over-representation of women… Continue reading Gender, Science and Technology – lecture schedule
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