UBD Malay Literature Dept Head To Attend Seminar In Kuala Lumpur
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - Dr Hj Morsidi Hi Muhammad from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) will join literature experts from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand in presenting a working paper at a literature seminar to be held in Kuala Lumpur from March 22 to 24.

Entitled `Seminar Teori dan Kritikan Sastera Melayu Serantau II' (The 211 Regional Theory and Critics of Malay Literature), Hj Morsidi who is the head of Malay Literature Department, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, UBD will present 'Kritikan Sajak di Negara Brunei Darussalam: Perkembangan Masa Depan' (Poem Critics in Brunei: Future Development).

Other working paper presenters include two Indonesians, Dr Rachmat Djoko Pradopo ('Kritik Sastera Indonesia Moden'), and Dr Faruk HT ('Kisah Penjara Etis dan Filosof s: Analisis Lintas BudayaAtas Tembok Tidak Tinggi by A Samad Ismail dan Mereka Yang Dilumpuhkan by Pramoedya Ananta Toer').

Two Singaporeans, Prof Madya Dr Abdul Rahman Napiah will deliver `Teori dan Kritikan Sastera Singapura: Penghadiran dan Pengukuhannya' while Azhar Ibrahim will deliver `Teori Sastera dan Dogmatisisme'.

A literature expert from Thailand, Abdulroya Panaemalae, will present a working paper titled "Meneliti Kemungkinan-Kemungkinan Penerapan Teori Takmilah dalam Puisi Melayu Moden di Selatan Thailand'.

Malaysia will have its national laureates or Sasterawan Negara (SN), Prof Dr Muhamad Salleh, who will talk about 'Khalayak di Serambi Pentas', while Prof Madya Dr Sahlan Mohd Saman ('Industri Teori: Proses Pembinaan Sastera Kebangsaan dan Serantau'), Datuk Prof Dr Mohd Yusof Hassan ('Teori Kritikan Pemikiran dalam Karya Fiksyen Shahnon Ahmad') and Jeniri Amir ('Novel Politik: Antara Konflik dan Penyelewengan') will also deliver their views.

The seminar, organised by Literature Theory and Critics Section, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Kuala Lumpur, is aimed at grouping literature graduates and experts from five countries under one roof to discuss about the theory and critical aspects of literature to spur growth in Malay literature. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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