FILM · MUSIC · RESEARCH · 1929–1973
FILM · MUSIC · RESEARCH · 1929–1973
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A new paper proposes the formal constitution of P. Ramlee Studies as an interdisciplinary academic field — coordinating film studies, ethnomusicology, postcolonial theory, and cultural memory scholarship across Malaysia, Singapore, and the Nusantara diaspora.
Read the paper →Semerah Padi (1956)
Best Film, AFF 1958 · dir. P. Ramlee
FEATURED PRESENTATION
The Timelessness of P. Ramlee — Dr. Nazirul Hazim, Monash University Malaysia
timeless.pramlee.org ↗Transnational Circuits
Nusantara cinema history
Digital Humanities
Computational analysis
Gender & Body Politics
Feminist readings
The Archival Crisis
Custody & recovery
New Theoretical Frontiers
Sound · ecocriticism · affect
Gagak di Rimba: Suatu Kisah Hidup P. Ramlee
Penerbitan Angkatan Baru · 1966
Irama Lagu P. Ramlee, Tan Sri: Lagu-Lagu Filem 1948–1960
Kelab Harvard di Malaysia
Bintang Filem Legenda P. Ramlee, Tan Sri
Kelab Harvard di Malaysia
Gelora: Lagu-Lagu Filem 1961–1972
Kelab Harvard di Malaysia · 1995
Air Mata di Kuala Lumpur
Kelab Harvard di Malaysia · 1996
Bapaku P. Ramlee
Personal Memoir · 1999
Erti Yang Sakti: Satu Biografi P. Ramlee
Pelanduk Publications · 1999
P. Ramlee: The Bright Star
Pelanduk Publications · 1992
Malaysian Cinema in a Bottle
Merpati Jingga · 2013
Kisah Hidup Seniman Agung P. Ramlee
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka · 2016
Cosmopolitan Intimacies: Malay Film Music of the Independence Era
NUS Press · 2018
Film Stardom in Southeast Asia
Edinburgh UP · 2022
Suara Nusa Dalam Filem-filem Seniman Agung
2022
Nazirul Hazim A. Khalim
Business & cultural policy
School of Business, Monash University Malaysia
Siti Raihani Mohd Saaid
Film & cultural studies
Monash University Malaysia / Universiti Malaya
Adil Johan
Music & cultural studies
Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya
Marzelan Salleh
Creative arts & film
Faculty of Creative Arts, Universiti Malaya
Hassan Abd Muthalib
Film historian & critic
Independent Scholar
Paul Augustin
Heritage & performance
Penang House of Music
Persatuan P. Ramlee — constituted March 2026 — is a transnational scholarly society coordinating P. Ramlee Studies across film, music, archival, and cultural memory disciplines. It coordinates rather than consolidates.
About us & our committee →CONNECT
@pramleesociety on Instagram ↗Follow for updates on events, publications, and archival discoveries.
CONTACT
[email protected]Open to scholars, researchers, students, and film & music enthusiasts worldwide. Membership supports archival, publication, and events programmes.
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