The literatures, cultures and societies of the Malay-speaking world in their historical and contemporary political and religious context; Islam in Malay and Indonesian societies and cultures; Cultural, literary and textual studies
Research interests
Malay philology; Malay literature; Malay culture
Publications
Like a Fish Gasping for Water: The Letters of a Temporary Spouse from Bengkulu
Kratz, E. Ulrich, 2006, Indonesia and the Malay World (34), 100, pp 247-80
Some thoughts on Islamic manuscripts from the Southern Philippines and the Jawi tradition
Kratz, E. Ulrich (2009). In: Putten, Jan van der, (eds.) and Cody, Mary Kilcline, (eds.), Lost Times and untold tales from the Malay World. Singapore: NUS Press, pp 290-304
Ruptures and Departures: The Case of Malay(sian and Indonesian)
Kratz, E. Ulrich (2002). In: Villareal, C.D., (eds.), Tope, L.R.R., (eds.) and Jurilla, Patricia May Bantug, (eds.), Ruptures and Departures. Language and Culture in Southeast Asia: papers presented at the Second International Conference on Southeast Asia, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 19-21 January 2000. Diliman, Quezon City: University of the Philippines, pp 77-88
Islamic attitudes toward modern Indonesian literature
Kratz, E. Ulrich (1986). In: Grijns, C. D., (eds.) and Robson, S. O., (eds.), Cultural contact and textual interpretation. Dordrecht: Foris Publications, pp 60-93
Heraty, Toeti, Satyamurti, Carol (translator) and Kratz, E. Ulrich (translator) (2008). London: (Enitharmon Press in association with Poetry Translation Centre)
Southeast Asian languages and literatures: a bibliographical guide to Burmese, Cambodian, Indonesian, Javanese, Malay, Minangkabau, Thai and Vietnamese
Kratz, E. Ulrich, (ed.) (1996). London: Tauris Academic Studies.