Welcome to my page. I am Dr. Faraha Hamidi, a senior lecturer at the Language Academy, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Johor campus). At FSSH, I teach courses in English Literary Studies to TESL undergraduates, and English Communication Skills to undergraduates across different faculties.
My research expertise and interests are Malaysian Literature in English, Postcolonial Literature (Southeast Asian), English Literature, Literary Criticism, Critical Theories in Literature, Gender studies, Ecocriticism and Literature, Popular Culture in Literature, and Digital/Cyber Literature. Currently, I would like to learn about AI technology and how it will/can impact teaching methods in language and literature.
Feel free to write to me for any future collaborations or if you would like to express your interests in pursuing your postgraduate degrees in Language and Literature at UTM, Johor Bahru.
My contact details and academic qualifications are as follows:
Contact Details:
Dr. Faraha Binti Hamidi
Senior Lecturer
Language Academy, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Office: D06-332
Email: faraha.hamidi@utm.my
Academic Qualifications:
2021 Dr. Phil in Language and Cultural Studies (Southeast Asian Studies), Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany
PhD Dissertation: “Gender and Sexuality in contemporary Malaysian Popular Fiction in English (2010-2020) by Malay Muslim authors “
Grade: Magna Cum Laude (Overall Grade 1.0) (Equivalent to CGPA 4.0)
2013 Master of Arts in English Literary Studies (Contemporary Pathway), The University of Lancaster, United Kingdom
Master thesis: “Memory, history and identity through landscape in Orhan Pamuk’s Istanbul (2005), The Black Book (2006) and Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves (2000)”
Grade: Merit
2011 Bachelor of Human Sciences in English Language and Literature (Hons).
Minor in Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa, Malaysia
Grade: CGPA 3.37 Second Upper (Hons.)