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Authored Books

Murtagh, Ben (2013) Genders and sexualities in Indonesian cinema: constructing gay, lesbi and waria identities on screen. London, UK: Routledge. (Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia)

Edited Book or Journal Volume

García Rodríguez, Diego and Murtagh, Ben, eds. (2022) Situating anti-LGBT moral panics in Indonesia: homophobia, criminalisation, acceptance, and religiosity. Abingdon, UK: Taylor and Francis. (Indonesia and the Malay World. Special issue: Vol.50, no.146)

Murtagh, Ben and Jelani, Harun, eds. (2013) Esei penghargaan kepada Professor Emeritus V.I. Braginsky: mengharungi laut sastera Melayu. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

Braginsky, Vladimir and Murtagh, Ben, eds. (2007) The Portrayal of Foreigners in Indonesian and Malay Literatures: Essays on the Ethnic "Other". Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press.

Book Chapters

Murtagh, Ben and Pongpanit, Atit (2022) 'Emergent queer identities in 20th century film from Southeast Asia.' In: Tang, Shawna and Wijaya, Hendri Yulius, (eds.), Queer Southeast Asia. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, pp. 83-102.

Murtagh, Ben (2019) 'Reimagining HIV in Indonesian online media: a discussion of two recent Indonesian webseries.' In: Luther, J. Daniel and Loh, Jennifer Ung, (eds.), Queer Asia: decolonising and reimagining sexuality and gender. London: Zed Books, pp. 45-64.

Hijjas, Mulaika (2013) 'The fruit of good intentions: Hikayat Darma Ta'sia in the National Library of Indonesia's Ml. 42.' In: Murtagh, Ben and Harun, Jelani, (eds.), Mengharungi laut sastera Melayu: esei penghargaan kepada Profesor Emeritus V.I. Braginsky. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, pp. 250-274.

Murtagh, Ben (2011) 'Bangkok's beautiful men: images of Thai liberality in an Indonesian gay novel.' In: Jackson, Peter, (ed.), Queer Bangkok: 21st century markets, media, and rights. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, pp. 163-180.

Murtagh, Ben (2007) 'Portrayals of British Individuals in Malay Literature.' In: Braginsky, Vladimir and Murtagh, Ben, (eds.), The Portrayal of Foreigners in Indonesian and Malay Literatures Essays on the Ethnic "Other". Lewiston: The Edwin Mellen Press, pp. 107-164.

Murtagh, Ben (2005) 'The changing images of Britain in traditional Malay literature.' In: Ajamain, Zaiton and Ahmad, Norazian, (eds.), Kesusasteraan tradisional Asia Tenggara; prosiding Seminar Antarabangsa Asia Tenggara ke-3. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (Malaysia), pp. 103-136.

Journal Article

García Rodríguez, Diego and Murtagh, Ben (2022) 'Introduction: Situating anti-LGBT moral panics in Indonesia: Homophobia, criminalisation, acceptance, and religiosity.' Indonesia and the Malay World, 50 (146). pp. 1-9.

Murtagh, Ben (2022) '‘There’s no place for us here’; imagining queer spaces in Indonesian cinema.' Indonesia and the Malay World, 50 (146). pp. 118-138.

Murtagh, Ben (2017) 'Double Identities in Dorce's Comedies: Negotiating Gender and Class in New Order Indonesian Cinema.' Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 173 (2-3). pp. 181-207.

Murtagh, Ben (2015) 'LGBT Indonesians bring entertainment and activism together online.' Inside Indonesia.

Murtagh, Ben (2011) 'Gay, lesbi and waria audiences in Indonesia: watching homosexuality on screen.' Indonesia and the Malay World, 39 (115). pp. 391-415.

Murtagh, Ben (2011) 'Coklat Stroberi: sebuah roman Indonesia dalam tiga rasa.' Jurnal Gandrung, 2 (1). pp. 45-72.

Murtagh, Ben (2011) 'Lesbi in the metropolis: fatal attraction in an Indonesian movie from the early 1990s.' Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs, 45 (1/2). pp. 95-132.

Murtagh, Ben (2010) 'Coklat Stroberi: an Indonesian romance in three flavours.' South East Asia Research, 18 (2). pp. 219-243.

Murtagh, Ben (2009) 'Indonesian Movie Gems.' the Jakarta Post, Weekender Magazine. pp. 30-31.

Murtagh, Ben (2008) 'Chocolate strawberry: an Indonesian film breaks new ground on the subject of teenage sexuality.' Inside Indonesia (93).

Murtagh, Ben (2007) 'Beautiful Men in Jakarta and Bangkok. The Pressure to Conform in a Recent Indonesian Novel.' South East Asia Research, 15 (2). pp. 281-99.

Murtagh, Ben (2006) 'Istana kecantikan: The First Indonesian Gay Movie.' South East Asia Research, 14 (2). pp. 211-30.

Murtagh, Ben (2004) 'Two poems commemorating Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee of 1887.' Filologi Melayu, 11. pp. 31-43.

Murtagh, Ben (2002) 'Syair Perang Inggeris Di Betawi: A Malay Account of the British Invasion of Java of 1811.' Indonesia and the Malay World, 30 (86). pp. 27-36.

Book Reviews

Murtagh, Ben (2023) 'Dark Cityscape. Review of: Twilight in Jakarta.' Mekong Review, 30 .

Murtagh, Ben (2022) 'Review of: Indonesian Cinema after the New Order: Going Mainstream'. By Thomas Barker. pp. 234. Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 2019.' Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 32 (2). pp. 494-496.