Associate Professor Hadijah Rahmat
Head of Malay Language Division, and Deputy Head of the Asian Languages and Culture Academic Group
Room 74
Asian Languages and Cultures
Block 3, National Institute of Education
Nanyang Technological University
Tel: + 65 6790 3523
Fax: + 65 66896 9033
Email: hadijah.rahmat@nie.edu.sg
Background
Associate Professor (A/P) Hadijah bte Rahmat is Deputy Head of the Asian Languages and Culture Academic Group and Head of the Malay Language Division. She joined the Institute in 1987. A/P Hadijah obtained her PhD in Malay and Indonesian Studies from the School of
Oriental & African Studies, University of London.
Research and Teaching
Her research interests are in Classical and Modern Malay Literature, Children’s Literature and Literature education, Islamic literature, Malay Historiography, Singapore Malay literature, Malay settlements and socio-cultural developments in Singapore.
Currently she is teaching the Malay Literature Pedagogy and Literature education modules for postgraduate and graduate students.
Publications
She has written 9 books, edited 11 books and published numerous academic papers in international journals. The following are some of her publications:
Her books are: Sastera dan Manusia Melayu Baru—Kumpulan Esei dan Wawancara (1998), Munsyi, a historical play based on autobiography of Munsyi Abdullah bin Sheikh Abdul Kadir (1998); Di Tengah Alam, anthology of poetry (1998); Antara Dua Kota—Mengesan Jejak-jejak Peninggalan Munsyi Abdullah di Melaka dan Singapura (1999); In Search of Modernity: A Study of the Concepts of Literature, Authorship and Notions of Self in ‘Traditional’ Malay Literature (2001), Mengukir Air Di Pesisir (2005); Kilat Senja—Sejarah Sosial dan Budaya Kampung di Singapura (2005) and Peranan dan Perkembangan Sastera Kanak-Kanak (2006).
She also co-edited several books: Rhythms: A Singaporean Millennial Anthology of Poetry (2000); Selves—Jati Diri-Citra Seni Di Singapura (2002); Anak Bumi, Citra Minda, Projek X, Prisma Pentas, Potret Diri Seorang Penyair and Gelombang Kasih, Siri Karya Anugerah Persuratan Singapura 1993-2001, MBMS (2003, 2004), Vol.1-6.
