Hadijah Rahmat

Karya dan sumbangan Masuri S.N. sering dilihat dari sudut sastera dan sosial. Kertas ini membincangkan nilai karya Masuri dari jendela pendidikan, khususnya dalam konteks kurikulum bahasa Melayu yang baru di Singapura. Karya-karya Masuri pernah dijadikan teks sastera di sekolah Melayu pada tahun 1960-an dan 1970-an. Tetapi sejak penutupan sekolah aliran Melayu pada tahun 1980-an, karya beliau kurang diberi perhatian dan tidak mendapat tempat sewajarnya dalam kurikum dan pengajaran di sekolah. Karya-karya Masuri, khususnya sajak, perlu dinilai kembali, dipilih dan digolongkan mengikut tahap kesesuaiannya untuk mengisi visi dan keperluan kurikulum bahasa Melayu di Singapura dan diajar di sekolah dengan menggunakan pendekatan dan teori pendidikan yang terkini. Ini memerlukan perancangan program pendidikan bahasa, sastera dan budaya yang dinamik, teratur dan menyeluruh. Untuk memulakan usaha pembinaan program pendidikan karya Masuri yang disarankan, contoh-contoh rancangan pengajaran berdasarkan sajak-sajak pilihan beliau disediakan untuk membantu guru menggunakan pendekatan dan kaedah mengajar yang berkesan bagi mengisi matlamat kurikulum bahasa Melayu, visi Arif Budiman.

This paper discusses selected poems by three generations of Malay writers in Singapore from the first generation poets who received their vernicular education during British colonial period, before Malayan Independence in 1957; to second generation writers who received Malay education when Singapore was part of Malaysia, 1957-1965 who established their poems in 1970s; and the third generation writers who received bilingual education who began to make impacts when Singapore become a Republic in 1980s. These iconic poems embody the easthetic as well as the cultural and political values of Malay society. It is an early attempt to define and search for canon of Singapore Malay poetry.

This article highlights the connection between Malay literature in Singapore and the literature of Malaysia and other nations of Nusantara, the Malay world. It examines effects of the political separation of 9 August 1965 on Malay literature in Singapore. Has separation of almost 50 years truly severed ties between Malaysia and Singapore as far as Malay literature is concerned? Do Malay literary works reflect a divide between the cultures of Malaysia and Singapore? Is there still continuity in the spirit of a common origin? This article attempts to answer these questions through discussion on the developments in a shared literature before 1965, effects and themes of "separation" in the literary works, phases in the development of literature since 1965, as well as patterns of literary connection between Malaysia and Singapore.

This book is covered in two volumes and is based on author’s research conducted using unexplored primary sources at several missionaries' archives at SOAS, London, Houghton Library, University Harvard, Library of Congress, Leiden University, KITVL, Holland, and the Perpustakaan Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta. The book consists of numerous academic papers presented at the regional and international seminars, and also published in international journals and as chapters of books. Besides academic papers, the excerpt of play titled Munsyi, sketches, poetry, and song, and interviews by the national media are also included. This book provides new insights into Abdullah's life, backgrounds, writings, his influences and legacies and the reactions and thought-provoking views of the western and eastern scholars on Abdullah. The book is indeed the key reference for studies on Munsyi Abdullah, Malay literature, and the history of Singapore, Malaysia, and colonialism in Southeast Asia.
Buku ini meliputi dua jilid dan dihasilkan berdasarkan kajian penulis yang memanfaatkan sumber primer yang belum diselidiki dari beberapa arkib mubaligh di SOAS, London, Perpustakaan Houghton, Universiti Harvard, Library of Congress, Universiti Leiden, KITVL, Holland, dan Perpustakaan Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta. Buku ini mengandungi beberapa kertas kerja akademik yang telah dibentangkan di seminar-seminar serantau dan antarabangsa, serta diterbitkan dalam jurnal-jurnal internasional dan bab-bab dalam buku. Selain daripada kertas kerja akademik, petikan skrip teater berjudul Munsyi, sketsa, puisi, lirik lagu dan beberapa wawancara bersama media nasional turut disertakan. Buku ini memberikan sorotan baharu terhadap riwayat Abdullah, latar belakang, karya-karya, pengaruh dan legasi, dan reaksi serta pandangan kritis oleh sarjana Barat dan Timur tentang Abdullah. Buku ini adalah rujukan penting dalam kajian tentang Munshi Abdullah, Kesusasteraan Melayu dan sejarah Singapura, Malaysia serta kolonialisme di Asia Tenggara.

Antologi ini merakamkan puisi-puisi dalam bahasa Melayu dan Cina, yang memaparkan karya-karya yang mewakili suara 30 penyair Cina dan Melayu yang terkenal. Profesor Leo Suryadinata (Mantan Pengarah Pusat Warisan Cina NTU) dan Hadijah Bte Rahmat (Ketua Kumpulan Akademik Bahasa dan Budaya Asia, NIE), editor bersama buku, telah mengenal pasti 15 penyair penting Cina dan Melayu dan karya mereka yang merakamkan perubahan Singapura dan rasa cinta penyair terhadap tanahair.

This paper discusses selected poems by three generations of Malay writers in Singapore from the first generation poets who received their vernacular education during British colonial period, before Malayan Independence in 1957; to second generation writers who received Malay education when Singapore was part of Malaysia (1957–1965) who established their poems in 1970s; and the third generation writers who received bilingual education after Singapore become a Republic in the 1980s. These iconic poems embody the aesthetic as well as the cultural and political values of Malay society. It is an early attempt to define and search for the canon of Singapore Malay poetry.

Sebuah buku yang mengandungi liputan perkembangan bahasa dan persuratan Melayu di Singapura dari zaman kemerdekaan sehingga kini secara terperinci. Buku ini diterbitkan oleh Majlis Bahasa Melayu Singapura sempena 50 tahun kemerdekaan Singapura dan dilancarkan oleh Perdana Menteri Lee Hsien Loong semasa Bulan Bahasa 2015.

Buku yang diedit oleh tiga orang editor ini meneliti tulisan dan sumbangan Masuri S N, seorang penyair dan penulis Singapura.