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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Book Launch – Singapore and the Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800
Join Assoc Prof John Miksic on Tuesday 5 November 2013 at the launch of ‘Singapore and the Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800’. Read more about the book here. For details of the book launch and to register your attendance, please refer to the event website or RSVP to christine.nuspress@nus.edu.sg before 1 November 2013.
Select Conversations with Gerard Sasges and Mai Huyền Chi (Sat, 19 October 2013), Launch of ‘It’s a Living: Work and Life in Vietnam Today’.
Join Dr Gerard Sasges and Mai Huyền Chi this Saturday, 19 October 2013 at the launch of ‘It’s a Living: Work and Life in Vietnam Today’. Read more about the book here and details of the event in the poster attached below.
Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (FTEA) 2013
The Department of Southeast Asian Studies is pleased to extend our warmest congratulations to Assoc Prof Irving Johnson and Dr Julius Bautista on being awarded the Faculty Teaching Excellence Award 2013 for their work in AY 2012/2013.
New Publication: Singapore and the Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800 by John N Miksic
Miksic, John N, Singapore and the Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800, Singapore: NUS Press, 2013. Beneath the modern skyscrapers of Singapore lie the remains of a much older trading port, prosperous and cosmopolitan and a key node in the maritime Silk Road. This book synthesizes 25 years of archaeological research to construct the 14th-century port …
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Review of “It’s a Living: Work and Life in Vietnam Today” by Asad Latif for The Straits Times
Vietnam as a work in progress – New book shows how family anchors the self in ebb and flow of economy, The Straits Times, Saturday 21 September 2013. THIS book of interviews reveals the raw hunger for a better life, the tremendous personal effort made to achieve it and the entrepreneurial daring that have marked Vietnam …
SE3880 Topics in Southeast Asian Studies (Death & Dying in Southeast Asia) by Dr Mohamed Effendy, Semester 1 AY13-14
Ever thought about the afterlife, mummies and of ghosts that haunt cemeteries? What about corpses and the way we deal with them? This class brings students into the fascinating world of death in Southeast Asia. Through an engagement with cultural, historical, medical and philosophical ideas, we venture into the often taboo realm of mortuaries, cemeteries, …