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Biography
I grew up in Jerusalem, where I earned BA and MA degrees in Indian Languages and Literatures and Psychology. I completed a Ph.D in Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan in 2006 followed by postdoctoral fellowships at Columbia University and the Asia Research Institute, Singapore. I have a long standing interest in language study, translation, the roles stories play in human lives and comparative literary studies.
Research interests
Islamic literary cultures in south India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, Javanese and Malay manuscript traditions, history of the book, translation studies, alphabet histories, conversion narratives, comparative literature, travel literature.
Qualifications
Expertise Areas
- Translation and Interpretation Studies
- Indonesian Literature
- Comparative Literature Studies
- HISTORICAL STUDIES
- Islamic Studies
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Projects
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RELINQUISHED-The Sri Lankan Malays: Islam, literature, and diaspora across the Indian Ocean
Australian Research Council (ARC)
9/05/12 → 24/02/17
Project: Research
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Prophets, pegon, and piety: The Javanese Layang Ambiya
Ricci, R., 2021, In: Wacana. 22, 3, p. 617-630Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Telling Stories of Seas, Islands, and Ships: A Sri Lankan Malay Perspective
Ricci, R., 2021, In: Positions: East Asia Cultures Critique. 29, 1, p. 203-224Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Prince Darmakusuma's Death. A Conversion Tale from Java, Indonesia
Ricci, R., 2020Research output: Other contribution
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Sound Across Languages
Ricci, R., 2020, In: Philological Encounters. 5, p. 97-111Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Banishment and Belonging: Exile and Diaspora in Sarandib, Lanka and Ceylon
Ricci, R., 2019, 1st ed. Cambridge United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. 282 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book