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DR Mulaika Hijjas' Outputs (4)

Old names for new things: two items of Malay royal regalia as invented tradition (2024)
Journal Article
Hijjas, M. (2024). Old names for new things: two items of Malay royal regalia as invented tradition. Indonesia and the Malay World, 52(152), 51-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639811.2024.2307733

This article examines two objects of Malay royal regalia: the Perak betel-box known as the puan naga taru and the Riau emblem known as the cogan. Drawing on Hobsbawm and Ranger’s articulation of ‘invented tradition’, and on Amoroso’s of ‘traditionali... Read More about Old names for new things: two items of Malay royal regalia as invented tradition.

The Poet of Hope (2024)
Thesis
Koch, S. The Poet of Hope. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis analyses contemporary poetry focusing on the theme of migration from a woman’s perspective. The poems are interpreted using close-reading methodologies, focusing on selected motifs such as hope and nostalgia. The thesis will trace innovat... Read More about The Poet of Hope.

'Not a bit like "Rain" or "The Letter"'British women in Malaya and Burma between the wars and the pejorative portraits in the works of W. Somerset Maugham and George Orwell. (2024)
Thesis
Taylor, L. M. 'Not a bit like "Rain" or "The Letter"'British women in Malaya and Burma between the wars and the pejorative portraits in the works of W. Somerset Maugham and George Orwell. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

My thesis explores and analyses the lived experiences of British women in the colonies of Malaya and Burma during the interwar years (1918 to 1942). Although much has been written about British women in India both before and during the Raj, those who... Read More about 'Not a bit like "Rain" or "The Letter"'British women in Malaya and Burma between the wars and the pejorative portraits in the works of W. Somerset Maugham and George Orwell..