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Honouring Dennis Haskell: a poet, and an amigo of Asiatic and Asian literature

Quayum, Mohammad Abdul (2019) Honouring Dennis Haskell: a poet, and an amigo of Asiatic and Asian literature. Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature, 13 (2). pp. 1-5. ISSN 1985-3106

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Abstract

This issue of Asiatic(Vol. 13, No. 2) is dedicated tothe life and works of Dennis Haskell (1948-),a long-standing friend of the Journal, who has been on itsAdvisory Board since the Journal’s inception.He is also an ardent champion of Asian literaturewhohas been at the forefront of literary representations of Australian-Asian interactions and has shown an extensive understanding of Asian cultures both in his creative and critical works.Together with Edwin Thumboo and late Bruce Bennett, he has been a driving force behind the Biennial Symposium on Literature and Culture in the Asia-Pacific Region, which began in 1982 and has been takingplace since every two years in different countries of the region, two of which (2009, 2017) were, indeed, hosted by the same institution where Asiaticis also housed, International Islamic University Malaysia(IIUM).Moreover, he came to IIUM as a visiting professor in 2018.

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Additional Information: 4725/78544
Uncontrolled Keywords: Dennis Haskell; Australian poetry,; Contemporary literature, elegy; Rhonda poems
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PE English
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of English Language & Literature
Depositing User: Professor Mohammad A. Quayum
Date Deposited: 17 Feb 2020 16:00
Last Modified: 21 Apr 2020 14:59
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/78544

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