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
The New York Times: In New Textbook, the Story of Singapore Begins 500 Years Earlier
By Jane A. Peterson, Sunday 11 May 2014 for The New York Times. SINGAPORE — Singapore has rewritten the history taught in secondary school to expand the story of the island state’s birth. While earlier generations learned a narrative that essentially started in 1819 with the British colonial administrator, Sir Stamford Raffles, stumbling upon a …
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Migrant Workers Habitats in Singapore – assignment by students of SE3216 (Semester 2, AY2013/2014)
As part of their assignment, students of the module SE3216 Migration and Diaspora in Southeast Asia went around Singapore to visit and take photos of migrant workers’ places of congregation and leisure activities in Singapore. A mapped collection of photos taken by the students are available for viewing here. About SE3216 Migration and Diaspora in …
“★ or ✗ ?” by Ghazrizal Azry Ghazali Nor is a Winner!
The Department of Southeast Asian Studies is pleased to announce that Mr. Ghazrizal Azry Ghazali Nor, a Masters candidate at the Department, has won both the Critics’ Choice Award and the Viewers’ Choice Award at the ‘Singapore on Screen 2014’ competition held by the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Singapore Research Nexus on 12 March …
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Highly Recommended by Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries – “It’s a Living – Work and Life in Vietnam Today”
It’s a Living – Work and Life in Vietnam Today by Gerard Sasges (ed.) has been selected by CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries as a “highly recommended” read. Check out the review by Peters, E.J. below. It’s a Living gives voice to 67 Vietnamese workers from all walks of life. The respondents paint vivid …
Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA) 2012/2013
The NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA) recognises faculty members who have displayed a high level of commitment to their teaching. The Department of Southeast Asian Studies is pleased to extend our warmest congratulations to Assoc Prof Irving Johnson on being awarded the ATEA for AY 2012/2013.
Review of “Singapore & The Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800″ by The Taipei Times
Assoc Prof John Miksic’s latest book, “Singapore & The Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800” was recently reviewed by The Taipei Times. The book review was contributed by reporter Jerome Keating. Read the full review here. Read abstract of the book.