Education: BA, History and Indonesian, School of Oriental and African Studies 1998; MA, Languages and Literatures of South East Asia, School of Oriental and African Studies 2000; PhD, Indonesian and Malay Studies, University of London 2005

Career: Ben Murtagh is Lecturer in Indonesian and Malay in the Department of the Languages and Cultures of South East Asia, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His expertise is in the areas of traditional Malay and modern Indonesian literature, the history of Indonesia, film in Indonesia and Malaysia, and gender and sexuality in Indonesia. Ben Murtagh is Joint Managing Editor of the journal Indonesia and the Malay World (see url below).

Publications include: one edited book, several book chapters and various articles in professional journals

Contact details: Address: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG, England; Tel: +44 (0)20 7898-4248; Fax: +44 (0)20 7436-3844; Email: bm10@soas.ac.uk ; Website: http://www.soas.ac.uk/ ; Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13639811.asp/ .