School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Dr Mulaika Hijjas

Key information

Roles
School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics Senior Lecturer in South East Asian Studies Southeast Asian Art Academic Programme Scholarships Sub-board Member and Research & Publications Sub-board Member
Department
School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Qualifications
BA (Harvard), MPhil (Oxford), PhD (London)
Building
Russell Square: College Buildings
Office
454
Email address
mh86@soas.ac.uk
Telephone number
+44(0) 20 7898 4253
Support hours
Tuesday 3:30pm-4:30pm (in person)
Friday 3:30pm-4:30pm (in person or online)

Biography

The Malay manuscript tradition; Islam in South East Asia; gender in the Malay world; modern literatures of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore

Research interests

  • Didactic literature for women in the Malay manuscript tradition
  • The Malay manuscript tradition
  • Islam in South East Asia
  • Gender in the Malay world
  • Modern literatures of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore

PhD Supervision

Name Title
Saranpat Boonhok ‘Hybridised Thainess’ in Contemporary Thai Literature: Contestation and Negotiation through Adaptations of Thainess since 2006

Publications

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