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We are hiring!
The Department of Malay Studies at NUS seeks to hire two tenure track assistant professors with a PhD in either the Social Sciences or the Humanities, one of whom will be on a joint appointment with the Department of Southeast Asian Studies. Candidates who have a strong track record with promising trajectory in research, publication and teaching …
Tamil Muslim publisher, Jawi Peranakan played an important role in 19th century Malay literature
(Article is in Malay Language) 7 October 2021, Berita Harian Singapore Bahasa & Budaya Penerbit Muslim Tamil, Jawi Peranakan berperanan penting dalam kesusasteraan Melayu abad ke-19 ATIYYAH MOHD SAID PARA penerbit Muslim Tamil dan Jawi Peranakan telah memainkan peranan yang penting dalam kemakmuran industri cetakan dan kesusasteraan Melayu di Singapura pada abad ke-19. Bersama dengan …
NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 18th Dean Takes Office
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Lionel Wee, and other members of the Deanery take on their leadership roles today.
COMMENTARY: Language Materials – Identity or Emancipation?
(Article is in Malay Language) 19 September 2021, Berita Mediacorp Singapore KOMENTAR: Bahana Bahasa – Jati Diri atau Emansipasi? DR AZHAR IBRAHIM ALWEE BERITAmediacorp: Bahana bahasa, yakni gemaan, bunyi atau gendangan sesuatu bahasa yang sering kita dengar dan terlazim, berlegar di sekitar persoalan jati diri atau identiti. Ertinya bahasa dan jati diri sering digandingkan. Sehinggakan …
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Eurocentrism in the study of the Malay world
Read this latest piece by Professor Syed Farid Alatas, from the Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS College of Humanities and Sciences in Berita Harian.
New NUS Dean of Arts and Social Sciences Appointed
Professor Lionel Wee will be appointed the new dean of the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) and co-dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences from 1 October 2021.