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Issue no. 1 | 2021

Disability Not a Barrier for a Doctorate

On 26th January 2021, the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences held a viva voce for Anthony Alexander Ching
Vee Yee, a PhD candidate who is both deaf and mute. This
would be the first time that the FASS or the entire UM, has
ever held a viva voce for such a candidate.

Throughout the two-hour examination, the PhD candidate
from the Department of Anthropology and Sociology
successfully defended his thesis titled “The Construction
of Deaf People's Identities through Intersectionality in
Malaysian Mainstream Society”. The presentation was
conducted in sign language and was verbalised by Mrs
Anthony (middle) with the examination committee after succesfully
Lucy Lim Yoke Kwan and Mr Muhammad Firdaus Abu
defending his thesis
Hassan from the Disability Management Services,
Universiti Malaya.

Anthony is expected to attend his convocation ceremony
in 2021. The Faculty would like to congratulate him on
completing the PhD programme, as well as his supervisor,
Dr. Rosila Bee Mohd Hussain, for her unwavering
guidance. FASS will continue to welcome students from
all walks of life to pursue research they are passionate in
and remains committed in providing the best service and
Anthony presenting through sign language as translated by Mrs
guidance in the field of academia.
Lucy
Postcoloniality and Transnationality in Asia

BY PROF DR SHARMANI GABRIEL

The Department of English of FASS, Universiti Malaya, The programme aims to expose postgraduate students
along with Kyoto University, Japan and Ateneo de Manila and junior faculty to cutting edge scholarship, theories,
University, the Philippines, is collaborating with and approaches to the study of transnational flows and
Universitas Indonesia in offering a series of eight the cultural reproduction of identities in the region.
workshops under the Global Academic Programme on Participants are required to do readings, watch lecture
"Postcoloniality and Transnationality in Asia" from 5 videos, and participate in seminar discussions. Further
February to 31 March 2021. details can be found in the workshop flyer above:

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