B.A. (Kentucky); M.A. (Int. Affairs Southeast Asia);
M.A. (History) (Ohio); Ph.D. (Univ. of Hawaii at
Manoa)
Tel: (65) 6516 3847
Office: AS1 05 - 16
I received my Ph.D. from the University
of Hawaii at Manoa in 1998, after studying for two
Masters Degrees (History, Southeast Asian Studies)
from Ohio University in 1990 and 1991. My interest
in the social and cultural history of Southeast
Asia, and particularly the Straits of Melaka, began
when I taught at universities in Sumatra. My eclectic
interests are reflected in my current research into
the cultural and environmental history of Southeast
Asia with specific studies on Malay films in the
1950s and 60s and the development of "colonial
knowledge" of the natural environment in the
Malay Archipelago. My first book, Raja Kecil dan
Mitos Pengabsahannya (1994), was a Malay language
book focusing on the interaction of history and
myth in Malay historiography. Some of my other publications
include "Texts, Raja Ismail, and Violence:
Siak and the Transformation of Malay Identity in
the Eighteenth Century" (2001), "The Timber
Trade in Pre-Modern Siak" (1997), and "Taman
Penghiburan: Entertainment and the Riau Elite in
the Late 19th Century" (1994). I teach introductory
modules on Asian History in addition to upper level
modules focusing on the Malay World, Environmental
History, and Film. In my spare time, I enjoy collecting
memorabilia related to musical icon Nigel Tufnel
and American conservationist Harlan Pepper.
TEACHING AREAS:
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Indonesia
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The
Malay World of Southeast Asia |
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Film
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Environmental
History |
CURRENT RESEARCH:
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State-building,
Ethnicity and Identity in 18th Century Indonesia
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Social
and Environmental History of pre-20th Century
Southeast Asia |
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Malay
Film as a Historical Source
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
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Raja
Kecil dan Mitos Pengabsahannya. (Raja Kecil
and His Legitimation Myth). Pekanbaru, Indonesia:
Pusat Pengajian Melayu, 1994
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'The
Ambivalence of P. Ramlee: Penarek Beca and
Bujang Lapok in Perspective', Asian Cinema
13, 2 (2002), pp. 9-23. [co-written with Rohayati
Paseng Barnard] |
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Vampires,
Heroes and Jesters: A History of Cathay Keris'
in The Cathay Story, ed. Wong Ain-ling (Hong
Kong: Hong Kong Film Archive, 2002), pp. 124-41.
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'Saudara,
Sejarah, dan Siak: Apa yang Dipersoalkan Raja
Ali Haji?' in Kandil Akal Di Pelantar Budi:
Essai dan Renungan Budaya Persembahan kepada
Alm. Raja Hamzah Yunus, ed. Al azhar and Elmustian
Rahman (Pekanbaru: Yayasan Kata, 2001), pp.
242-68. |
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'Texts,
Raja Ismail, and Violence: Siak and the Transformation
of Malay Identity in the Eighteenth Century'
Journal of Southeast Asian Studies: Special
Issue on Malay Identity, vol. 32, no. 3 (2001),
pp. 331-42.
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'Rules
for Rulers: Obscure Texts, Authority, and
Policing in Two Malay States,' Journal of
Southeast Asian Studies vol. 32, no. 2 (2001),
pp. 211-25.
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'The
Timber Trade in Pre-Modern Siak,' Indonesia
65, 1998, pp. 86-96 |
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'Local
Heroes and National Consciousness: The Politics
of Historiography in Riau,' Bijdragen tot
de Taal-, Land-, en Volkenkunde (Netherlands),
v. 153 n. 4, 1997, pp. 509-526
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'Taman
Penghiburan: Entertainment and the Riau Elite
in the Late 19th Century,' Journal of the
Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society,
v. 62 n. 2, 1994, pp. 17-46a .
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"...I teach introductory modules on Asian
History in addition to upper level modules
focusing on the Malay World, Environmental
History, and Film. In my spare time, I enjoy
collecting memorabilia related to musical
icon Nigel Tufnel and American conservationist
Harlan Pepper. ..."
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