Biografi/ Biography :
Shazlin Amir Hamzah ialah seorang Felo Penyelidik di Institut Kajian Etnik (KITA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Bidang kepakaran beliau tertumpu kepada pembangunan negara bangsa dan kesenian dengan penekanan terhadap bagaimana muzik, filem, persembahan, teater, dan budaya membentuk wacana kebangsaan dan identiti kolektif.
Beliau memperoleh Ijazah Doktor Falsafah (PhD) dalam Pengajian Etnik dari UKM dengan penyelidikan yang meneliti penjenamaan bangsa serta peranan lagu-lagu patriotik popular dalam pembinaan identiti negara. Minat penyelidikannya merangkumi muzik popular, warisan budaya tidak ketara, nasionalisme, dan komunikasi budaya.
Projek penyelidikan beliau menelusuri bagaimana media dan seni berperanan dalam membentuk naratif kebangsaan dalam garis masa yang bermula sejak sebelum kemerdekaan hingga ke hari ini. Buku sulungnya, Wajah Malaysia Dalam Gurindam Lagu-lagu (2022) meneliti penjenamaan bangsa menerusi lagu-lagu patriotik Malaysia antara 1956 hingga 1969 dan ini termasuk lagu kebangsaan Negaraku.
Shazlin Amir Hamzah is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Her area of expertise focuses on nation building and the arts with particular emphasis on how music, film, performance, theatre, and culture shape national discourse and collective identity.
She holds a PhD in Ethnic Studies from UKM, with research that examined nation branding and the role of popular patriotic songs in the construction of national identity. Her research interests include popular music, intangible cultural heritage, nationalism, and cultural communication.
Her research projects explore how media and the arts contribute to the shaping of national narratives along a timeline that begins just before independence and extends to the present day. Her first book, Wajah Malaysia Dalam Gurindam Lagu-lagu (2022) examines nation branding through Malaysian patriotic songs between 1956 and 1969, including the national anthem Negaraku.
li yanjun, shazlin amir hamzah, nur atiqah tang abdullah. (2025). exploration of the origin and development of the guzheng. - journal of ethnic and diversity studies (joeds). 1 - 22.
shazlin amir hamzah, ch’ng xin ying, puteh noraihan. (2025). the role of radio malaya in the consumption of popular music through radio request cards from the 1950s to the 1960s. - kajian malaysia. 165 - 184.
shazlin amir hamzah. (2025). raya rhythms and recipes. - the lite breakfast. .
shazlin amir hamzah. (2025). ahmad nawab: a dominant force in malaysia’s world of music. - penang monthly. .
shazlin amir hamzah. (2025). reimagining national identity: patriotic songs, music education, and nation-building in malaysia . - the 14th international malaysian studies conference (msc14) sustainable development, vulnerabilities and resilience: malaysia and asean anjuran bersama universiti malaysia sarawak (unimas)). .
adil johan, shazlin amir hamzah. (2019). malaysian popular music and social cohesion: a focus group study conductedin kuching, kota kinabalu and klang valley. - kajian malaysia. 173-195.
shazlin amir hamzah. (2019). a malaysian nation brand: its dissemination by radio malaya via the song tanah pusaka. - malaysian journal of communication. 90-102.
shazlin amir hamzah, ch’ng xin ying, puteh noraihan. (2025). the role of radio malaya in the consumption of popular music through radio request cards from the 1950s to the 1960s. - kajian malaysia. 165 - 184.
fatimah tajuddin, kartini aboo talib @ khalid, shazlin amir hamzah. (2024). the pedagogical approaches to shift ethnic boundaries: exploring pedagogical experiences of malaysian youths in school and university. - asian journal of university education (ajue). 512 - 523.
cut maya aprita sari, kartini aboo talib @ khalid, shazlin amir hamzah. (2022). from song of war to song of peace: the role of hikayat prang sabi for acehnese ethnonationalism. - cogent arts and humanities. 1-24.
shazlin amir hamzah, shamsul amri baharuddin. (2021). lagu malaysia truly asia sentuhan ahmad nawab: sebuah penjenamaan bangsa berakarkan rumpun nusantara. - jurnal komunikasi: malaysian journal of communication. 37-52.
shazlin amir hamzah. (2019). a malaysian nation brand: its dissemination by radio malaya via the song tanah pusaka. - malaysian journal of communication. 90-102.
shazlin amir hamzah. (2024). kad permintaan radio malaya: menelusuri citarasa muzik masyarakat malaysia melalui permintaan lagu-lagu. - . 163 - 169.
shazlin amir hamzah. (2023). manifestasi ketersulaman budaya nusantara dalam lagu negaraku. - . 105-110.
shazlin amir hamzah. (2022). malaysia truly asia: a nation branding campaign song firmly rooted in multi-ethnic origins. - . 211-223.
shazlin amir hamzah. (2021). branding the nation through ahmad nawab's "malaysia truly asia". - . 153-163.
shazlin amir hamzah. (2020). peranan lagu-lagu patriotik popular dalam penjenamaan bangsa malaysia. - . 171-191.
cut maya aprita sari, kartini aboo talib @ khalid, shazlin amir hamzah. (2024). perjuangan orang aceh: naratif, hubungan etnik & konflik. - . .
shazlin amir hamzah. (2024). meneroka kepentingan simbol alam dalam lirik lagu lagu rap perspektif budaya. - ipoh music symposium 2024 ritma atas puisi muzik rap dan budaya hip hop. 1-12.
shazlin amir hamzah. (2024). kursus kualiti penyampaian perkhidmatan pelanggan komunikasi efektif. - . .
shazlin amir hamzah. (2024). kad permintaan radio malaya: menelusuri citarasa muzik masyarakat malaysia melalui permintaan lagu-lagu. - . 163 - 169.
shazlin amir hamzah. (2023). manifestasi ketersulaman budaya nusantara dalam lagu negaraku. - . 105-110.
shazlin amir hamzah. (2025). reimagining national identity: patriotic songs, music education, and nation-building in malaysia . - the 14th international malaysian studies conference (msc14) sustainable development, vulnerabilities and resilience: malaysia and asean anjuran bersama universiti malaysia sarawak (unimas)). .
shazlin amir hamzah. (2025). raya rhythms and recipes. - the lite breakfast. .
shazlin amir hamzah. (2025). ahmad nawab: a dominant force in malaysia’s world of music. - penang monthly. .
shazlin amir hamzah. (2024). understanding identity the difference between state and nation. - . 1-7.
shazlin amir hamzah. (2024). fundamentals of nation branding. - . 1-10.
| Geran / Grant | Kolaborator / Collaborator | Status |
|---|---|---|
| THE IMPORTANCE OF ROYAL REGALIA TO THE MALAY SULTANATE: AN UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION ON PRESENTATION OF KINGSHIP STATUS THROUGH CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF MALAY LITERATURE AND CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF EXISTING REGALIA | muzium diraja abu bakar | 78.1% (2023-10-01 sehingga 2026-03-31) |