Life isn't divided up into neat disciplinary boxes. Learning about the world shouldn't be boxed in either.
Why limit learning to just one box? At the Department of Southeast Asian Studies, we break free from narrow disciplinary boundaries and offer a dynamic, subject-oriented curriculum. Our truly interdisciplinary approach blends diverse perspectives and methodologies from the humanities and social sciences, all deeply rooted in local experiences and knowledge. For students seeking a more holistic way to explore the world, this is where your journey begins.
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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 …
New Publication: Imperial Intoxication: Alcohol and the Making of Colonial Indochina by Gerard Sasges
Sasges, Gerard, Imperial Intoxication: Alcohol and the Making of Colonial Indochina, Hawaii: University of Hawai’i Press, 2017 Imperial Intoxication provides a unique window on Indochina between 1860 and 1939. It illuminates the contradictory mix of modern and archaic, power and impotence, civil bureaucracy and military occupation that characterized colonial rule. It highlights the role Indochinese played in …
Voyage to the Seven Isles (Tue, 5 September 2017)
ALL HANDS ON DECK!  LIFE VESTS ON!  WHY ARE YOU STILL SITTING THERE???!!! Listen – in less than a fortnight some of us novice seafarers will be reliving our May 2017 STEER voyage on a sailing boat in and around the waters of Riau Islands and Sumatra, Indonesia. We’ll be storming through our trip ONCE AGAIN …
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