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The myth and politics of nature in Laksmi Pamuntjak’s novel Amba

  • Dr Tom Hercules Davies,

Amba presents political events as unfolding within the more enduring cycles of nature, and of myth.

Indigenous voices against the Kaliwa dam in the Philippines: Short video documentaries

  • A/Prof Laurence Marvin Castillo,

These films raise awareness of the environmental destruction caused by the dam and the impact on Indigenous communities.

‘A Malaysian Ecocriticism Reader: Considerations of Nature, Culture, Place & Identities’, eds. Agnes S.K. Yeow & Wai Liang Tham

  • Dr Simon Soon,

This book reminds us that the stories we tell about nature are inextricable from how we imagine the future of culture.

Re-examining colonial-era maritime pictures of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore can help shift attitudes about the climate crisis

  • Gillian Daniel,

An eco-critical re-examination of colonial-era maritime pictures within public institutions can help prompt the attitude shifts necessary for action.

Global environmental problems: Reflections on selected Malaysian contemporary artworks

  • Prof. Gaik Cheng Khoo,

Malaysian art is gaining international recognition for its focus on climate change and as a tool for social change.

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