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.
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Support FASS in the 85th Anniversary Resilience Run on Saturday, 29 March 2014!
Date: 29 March 2014 Time: 7am to 1pm Venue: NUS Running Track In commemoration of their 85th anniversary in 2014, the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Dentistry and Science, are collaborating on a joint-launch project on Saturday, 29 March – the 85th Anniversary Resilience Run. Comprising a fund raising campaign, the Run symbolizes the …
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[Subjectivities]: Call for submissions for a new Southeast Asian Studies undergraduate biannual research journal.
Subjectivities is a new biannual research journal run by students from the NUS Southeast Asian Studies Society. Each issue tackles a specific theme concerning the region. We would like to invite students, faculty members, as well as external individuals to contribute their works on Southeast Asia. In our inaugural issue, themed UNDERSIDES, we are currently calling for …
Digging Outside the Box: Volunteer Archaeology in Singapore – a talk by Assoc Prof John Miksic (Sat, 7 December 2013)
Mark your calendars! Join Assoc Prof John Miksic for his talk on Volunteer Archaeology in Singapore on Saturday, 7 Dec 2013. This event is organised as part of The Mapping Series: In Conjunction with Singapore Biennale 2013. Speaker: Assoc Prof John Miksic (Dept. of Southeast Asian Studies, NUS) Date: Saturday, 7 December 2013 Time: 2:00pm – 4:30pm Venue: Visitors’ …
‘Indiana Jones who pieces together S’pore’s past’ – Interview with Assoc Prof John Miksic by The Straits Times
Indiana Jones who pieces together S’pore’s past. — Archaeologist has dug into island’s pre-colonial history for three decades, The Straits Times, Monday 11 November 2013. TEXTBOOKS here recount the leg-end of how Singapore’s founder, Sang Nila Utama, first landed on the island in 1299 because he was attracted by sand so white that it looked …
Interview by My Paper – ‘Early Singapore didn’t need foreign protection’, Assoc Prof John Miksic
An interview with Assoc Prof John Miksic, on his new book ‘Singapore And The Silk Road Of The Sea, 1300-1800’ by Jacqueline Woo for My Paper, Monday 11 November 2013. Singapore had a thriving community long before the British set foot here. And, going by historical records, it was fairly sophisticated, even in the 1300s. …
Review of “Singapore & The Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800” by Asad Latif for The Straits Times
Pre-Raffles S’pore: A thriving port. It was a centre of commerce and culture in 14th century, The Straits Times, Saturday 9 November 2013. Think of a Singapore which has defences against invasion. Money is a fixture of everyday life. The economy is diversified. Workers specialise in different occupations. The government and the people are honest. The …