Official Launch of the Cultural Research Centre

Based within the Department of Communications and New Media and the Cultural Studies in Asia Programme at the National University of Singapore (NUS), the key objective of the CRC is to promote, incubate and advance multi- and cross-disciplinary cultural research that is engaged and grounded in Singapore as well as Asia.

The launch will include an overview of some ofthe aims and plans of the Centre, as well as a panel that will critically discuss and deliberate the meaning, significance and challenges of conducting cultural research. The panel will feature cultural researchers and practitioners including Chen Kuan-Hsing, Chua Beng Huat, Felicia Low and Imran bin Tajudeen.