Salleh Yaapar

Salleh Yaapar is a Malaysian scholar of comparative literature[1] and a professor of the School of Humanities at the University Sains Malaysia.[2] He is the head of the Institute of Language and Literature of Malaysia and the holder of the European Chair of the Malay studies at Leiden University in Leiden, Netherlands. A recipient of the honorary title of Dato' Seri by the state, he is also a Distinguished fellow of the International Institute of Islamic Civilization and Malay World.[3]

Works
Books
  • (1995) Mysticism and Poetry: A Hermeneutical Reading of the Poems   of Amir Hamzah. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
  • (2009) Pilgrimage to the Orient. Translated by Lalita Sinha. Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia. (From Md. Salleh Yaapar, Ziarah ke Timur, winner of Malaysia Grand Literary Award, 2004).
Book Chapters
  • (2008) “Another Place, Another Form: Hang Tuah in the Netherlands of the Nineteenth Century,” in Exploring Space: Trends in Literature, Linguistics and Translation, ed. Shakila Abdul Manan and Lalita Sinha. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 89-104.
  • (2007) “Daripada Pantun kepada Pantoum: Sumbangan Sastera Melayu terhadap Sastera Dunia” (“From Pantun to Pantoum: The Contribution of Malay Literature to World Literature”), in Debat Kesusasteraan Dunia (Debating World Literature), ed. Christopher Prendergast. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, pp. 447-486.
  • (1999) “The Relevance of Literature to Life: A Reiteration at the Moment of Reckoning,” in Knowledge Is Light: Essays in Honor of Seyyed Hussein Nasr, ed. Zailan Moris. Chicago: ABC International Group Inc.,.  
  • (1985) "The World-view of Peninsula Folktales and Folk Dramas," in Malaysian World-view, ed. Mohd. Taib Osman. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 253-284.
Journal Articles
  • (2010) “The Empire Strikes Back: Re-Writing Malay History and Identity in Faisal Tehrani’s Novel 1515,”Kunapipi: Journal of Postcolonial Writing & Culture, Vol. XXXII No. 1-2, pp. 80-88.
  • (2005) “A Postcolonial Poet with a Quest for Identity: Self and Other in the Poetry of Muhammad Haji Salleh,” Indonesia and the Malay World, 33/97 November, pp. 293-306..
  • (2005) “Negotiating Identity in Malaysia: Multi-cultural Society, Islam, Theater and Tourism,” Asian Journal of Social Sciences, 33/3, pp. 473-485.
  • (1990) "Existentialism in the Poetry of Muhammad Haji Salleh," The Muslim World (Hartford Christian Seminary, USA), Vol. 80 No. 3/4 (July/October), pp. 206-212.
Festschrifts
  • Rainbows of Malay Literature and Beyond: Festschrift in Honour of Professor Md. Salleh Yaapar (2011)

Reference
  1. March 2017, Published 2 years ago on 10. "Academic: Dr M betrayed Malays by 'forcing' PPSMI in schools | Malay Mail". www.malaymail.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  2. Webmaster, M. T. (2015-01-29). "Malays are not 'Pendatang'". Malaysia Today. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  3. "Md. Salleh Yaapar | IIAS". www.iias.asia. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
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