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\n\t\t\tGeneral Education and CHS Common Curriculum\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\"banner14\"\n

\n\t\t\tSemester 1 – General Education Courses\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\tGEC1017 (GEH1053) Film Art and Human Concerns<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCollapse<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Gilbert YEOH<\/p>\n

Can movies engage with serious concerns? Through the close study of films by great directors, this course explores how film as an artistic medium can be used to engage with significant socio-cultural and existential concerns. Students will be taught how to analyze film as an artistic medium and, further, how film directors use the aesthetic elements of film to engage with important subjects. Through films by directors like Stanley Kubrick, Orson Welles, Wong Kar-Wai and Zhang Yimou, students get a chance to reflect on issues like the human condition, the family, the urban condition, love and society, and the nation.<\/p>\nPreclusion for GEC1017: GEH1053
\nPreclusion for GEH1053: GEC1017\n\t\t\t\t\tGEI1002 (GET1030) Computers and the Humanities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Miguel ESCOBAR<\/p>\n

Digital technologies expand the frontiers of the humanities through interactive publishing, machine-driven analysis, media-rich platforms, online archives and crowd-sourced databases. This course invites students from across the university to consider these new approaches through a problem-based approach. In each session, the students will learn to use and critically evaluate digital approaches. Reflecting the multiple perspectives within the digital humanities, teaching combines seminar discussions with computational thinking projects that require the students to pose humanities questions in terms of data.<\/p>\nPreclusion for GEI1002: GET1030
\nPreclusion for GET1030: GEI1002\n\t\t\t\t\tGEN2001 Theatre and Community Engagement<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Peggy FERROA & Jeffrey TAN<\/p>\n

This course introduces students to how theatre can be an effective tool to engage communities. Leveraging on theatre’s inherent collaborative, experiential and embodied propensities, the course aims to raise student awareness of the sensitivities, responsibilities & creativity of Theatre in community engagement. Students will be tasked to envision and pitch theatre-centred community engagement projects.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tGEX1031 (GET1044) Hollywood Cinema: Constructing the Realistic <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Edna LIM<\/p>\n

Hollywood cinema is arguably the most popular and dominant cinema in the world but it is also a group style that represents a particular mode of expression and approach to the cinematic medium. This course explores the ways that Hollywood has used film form to create a naturalised style and viewing experience. We will study its conventions as well as the variations and deviations that push the envelope or constitute alternative constructions of the realistic. This course is 100% CA and some of the films studied may have mature content.<\/p>\nPreclusion for GEX1031: GET1044
\nPreclusion for GET1044 : GEX1031\n

\n\t\t\tSemester 2 – General Education Courses\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\tGEI1002 (GET1030) Computers and the Humanities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Miguel ESCOBAR<\/p>\n

Digital technologies expand the frontiers of the humanities through interactive publishing, machine-driven analysis, media-rich platforms, online archives and crowd-sourced databases. This course invites students from across the university to consider these new approaches through a problem-based approach. In each session, the students will learn to use and critically evaluate digital approaches. Reflecting the multiple perspectives within the digital humanities, teaching combines seminar discussions with computational thinking projects that require the students to pose humanities questions in terms of data.<\/p>\nPreclusion for GEI1002: GET1030
\nPreclusion for GET1030: GEI1002\n\t\t\t\t\tGEN2004 Green Communities in Action: Climate, Species, Crisis <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Gayatri PILLAI<\/p>\n

Arguably, the most pressing contemporary issue that affects all humanity is the global environmental crisis. This course aims to engage with Green Communities in Singapore in order to synthesise their common aim to fight the negative effects of climate crisis. It will examine cultural, political and literary narratives, and draw on field studies to provide both knowledge-based and experiential insight into various green projects. This course exposes students from across disciplines to salient directions in the environmental humanities and to observe praxis methodologies in action. It approaches the climate crisis primarily from the angle of ecocritical textual analysis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tGESS1021 (GES1029) Singapore Film: Performance of Identity<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Edna LIM<\/p>\n

This course explores the ways in which Singapore films constitute a national cinema. It explores a series of Singapore films from the golden age to the revival and key topics such as space, language, and history. Through a group creative project, students are challenged to make their own Singapore film or curate an online Singapore film festival that involves the practical application of critical ideas and enables students to participate in the ways that a national cinema performs and functions.<\/p>\nPreclusion for GESS1021: GES1029
\nPreclusion for GES1029: GESS1021\n\t\t\t\t\tGESS1028 (GES1039) Cultural Performances and Practices in Singapore <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Alvin LIM<\/p>\n

This course introduces a broad spectrum of performance practices that may be identified as local cultural expressions found in Singapore. Such practices occur in varied spaces and mediums, and include street opera, getai <\/em>[song-stage], animal performances, theatre, film, religious festivals, national day parades, YouTube video performances and mobile gaming. Students will explore the rich performative histories of these practices and study concepts of performativity, liveness, and mediation. They will learn the ways in which technology and media play a crucial part in cultural expression and identity formation. The course is open to all students and Continuous Assessment is 100%.<\/p>\nPreclusion for GESS1028: GES1039
\nPreclusion for GES1039: GESS1028\n\t\t\t\t\tGEX1019 (GET1036) The Logic of Language <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

SHEN Zheng<\/p>\n

Our capacity for language is a defining aspect of what it means to be human and is central to both thought and communication. This course investigates the rules that underlie what we say, how meaning is encoded, and how we reason with language. We will apply mathematical tools of pattern description and logic to describe and better understand human language, with the goal of developing logical explanations for linguistic phenomena. Comparison to artificial and programming languages will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on clear, precise descriptions and their accessible communication through writing and oral presentation.<\/p>\nPreclusion for GEX1019: GET1036
\nPreclusion for GET1036: GEX1019\n

\n\t\t\tSemester 2 – Interdisciplinary Pillar Courses\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\tHS2913 Representing Live(s): Research, Performance and Stories<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Jennifer ESTES & Robin LOON<\/p>\n

How can we learn about people’s experiences, ethically represent their lives, and communicate their stories to an audience? What is the affective power of live performance? How can these performances inform the public’s understanding of pressing social issues? This course explores these questions by integrating approaches from anthropology and theatre studies. You will apply the ideas you learn into practice by collaborating in groups to create a performance piece based on your original research. In the process, you will hone your ability to employ qualitative research methods, craft compelling narratives, and communicate complex ideas.<\/p>\n

Advisory pre-requisites:<\/p>\n