Welcome to Southeast Asian Studies @ NUS
Life isn't divided up into neat disciplinary boxes. Learning about the world shouldn't be boxed in either.
The Department of Southeast Asian Studies offers an ideal alternative to students who find disciplinary approaches to learning narrow or restrictive, and those who prefer a more subject-oriented curriculum. Our department aims to offer a truly inter-disciplinary approach to learning which draws on different perspectives and methodologies from the humanities and social sciences, all thoroughly informed by local experience and knowledge.
News
Graduate Students’ Teaching Award for Semester 2, 2016-2017
The Department of Southeast Asian Studies is delighted to announce that two of our graduate tutors have been awarded the Graduate Student’s Teaching Award in recognition of their excellent teaching in Semester 2, 2016-2017. Congratulations to the following graduate tutors: Ms Ong Yanchun (PhD Candidate) Mr Tan Zi Hao (PhD Candidate) – also a recipient …
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Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (FTEA) 2017
Congratulations to Dr Oona Paredes on being awarded the FASS Faculty Teaching Award (FTEA) 2017 for her work in AY2016/2017. Well done Dr Oona!
Archaeology Magazine – Singapore: The Lion City’s Surprising Past
By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, Monday 16 October 2017 for Archaeology Magazine The Lion City’s Glorious Past The founding mythology of this city-state was once thought to be pure fiction—archaeology says otherwise In 1817, Sir Stamford Raffles, the governor of the British colony of Bencoolen in Sumatra, set off to find a suitable port site in the …
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TAKSU An Evening of Balinese Dance (Friday, 10 November 2017, 7:30pm)
The Department of Southeast Asian Studies presents “Taksu“, an evening of Balinese dance performed by students of SE2224 Unmasked! An Introduction to Traditional Dance in Southeast Asia. Be sure to join us for this one-night only showcase on Friday 10 November 2017 at 7.30pm at LT13 Tickets priced at $10 each. Get them at the …
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Sailing the Balangay
Open to NUS students, teaching staff, and alumni, from all backgrounds. Get involved in creative projects – writing, film-making, acting, theatre, music, etc. – that will aim to fathom the sea and the islands, people and nature, past and present. Our creative work will be presented at exhibitions and events at NUS Museum and Ateneo …
New Publication: Changing Lives in Laos: Society, Politics, and Culture in a Post-Socialist State by Vatthana Pholsena and Vanina Boute (eds.)
Pholsena, Vatthana and Vanina Boute (eds.), Changing Lives in Laos: Society, Politics, and Culture in a Post-Socialist State, Singapore: National University of Singapore Press, 2017 One of the lesser-studied countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has gone through momentous changes over the last two decades. Social and economic transformations have reshaped the country considerably and been …