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Is Malaysian democracy liberalizing, backsliding, or merely staying put?
ANU Malaysia Institute Seminar
Prof Meredith WeissThis seminar is hosted by the ANU Malaysia Institute.
Dual delivery: This seminar will be held in-person and online in zoom.
Observers proclaimed Malaysia’s first-ever transfer of...
Malaysian Film Night - Barbarian Invasion - a film by Tan Chui Mui
Film screening
VariousPresented in collaboration with the ANU Malaysia Institute and the ANU Malaysian Students' Organisation.
ANU Malaysia Institute welcomes students, academics and the public in Canberra to the Australian premiere of...
Malaysian Youth: From Chic Salafi to Halal Dating
Seminar
Dr Eva NisaMalaysia has long been portrayed as a moderate Muslim country. Since the 1970s/1980s, however, the country has increasingly witnessed certain signs of conservatism—a turn which is not unique to Malaysia.The conservative turn...
Malay studies, autonomous knowledge and decolonial thought
ANU Malaysia Institute Seminar
Prof Syed Farid Alatas, National University of SingaporeSyed Hussein Alatas' call for an autonomous social science tradition has influenced scholars for two generations. Scholars and writers of Indonesia, Malaysia...
Other ways of remembering
ANU Malaysia Institute Seminar
Dr Lye Tuck-Po - Anthropology, Universiti Sains Malaysia"To ensure that the self doesn't shrink, to see that it holds on to its volume, memories have to be watered like potted flowers, and the watering calls for...
Disinformation in Malaysia: from cybertroopers to anti-fake news laws
For better or worse, Malaysia is often at the forefront of digital media industry 'advancement'. 'Cybertroopers' were central to Malaysian public discourse long before 'buzzers' and 'trolls' became popularised in Southeast Asia. Global...
Jawi: sacred and secular
Seminar Series
Dr Mulaika Hijjas (SOAS, London)Abstract
In 1954, the Malay literary movement ASAS 50 declared itself in favour of Rumi as the script for the Malay language. In 2019, controversy erupted in Malaysia over the (re-)...
Democratic Decline in Malaysia: From Independence to Perikatan Nasional
John Funston, Visiting FellowThis is a joint event presented in collaboration with the ANU Malaysia Institute and the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, and is part of the ANU Malaysia Institute Seminar Series.
About this event...The Borneo Dilemma: Sabah and Sarawak under the Muhyiddin administration
Professor James Chin
In September 2020, the Warisan state government that won power with Pakatan Harapan in 2018's historic elections lost in snap polls to an alliance of the old order...
Malaysia Update 2020: Alternative Visions for Malaysia
The Malaysia Update is one of the most well-known conferences on Malaysia outside of the country, and builds on ANU's commitment to research in the field of Malaysian studies. This annual event is hosted by the ANU Malaysia Institute. About...
