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
Publication of Ms. Ng Sue Chia’s Honours Thesis (BA Hons, Cohort 2002-2003)
An Honour’s Thesis from the SEASP by Ms Ng Sue Chia (Honours Cohort 2002/2003) titled, “Threads of Gold: The Rise of Indochinese Enterprises in Terengganu” was spotted by a German Publishing house (VDM-Publishing) which approached her for the publication of her thesis. Retaining the original thesis title, the published book will be launched some time …
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The Preservation Monument Board (PMB) Honours Thesis Research Grant
Congratulations to Winna Ng Ying Ying (ARS 4) on being awarded the PBM Honours Thesis Research Grant ($1 500) for her thesis, “The Presentation of the Peranakan Community at the Peranakan Museum”.
Medals & Prizes Winners, AY2008-2009
Congratulations to the following students who were awarded medals & prizes for AY2008-2009: Special Book Prize (ARS 2) – Wee Feng Yi The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Prize (ARS 3) – Chen Zhihui Pearlyn Kernial Singh Sandhu Prize (ARS 4) – Koh Swee Hong Edwin The Benjamin Batson Gold Medal (MA in Southeast Asian …
New Publication: From Distant Tales: Archaeology and Ethnohistory in the Highlands of Sumatra by John N Miksic, Dominik Bonatz, J. David Neidel & Mai Lin Tjoa-Bonatz (eds.)
Miksic, John N, Dominik Bonatz, J. David Neidel & Mai Lin Tjoa-Bonatz (eds.), From Distant Tales: Archaeology and Ethnohistory in the Highlands of Sumatra, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009 This is the most comprehensive book devoted to Sumatra in more than half a century. It summarizes earlier studies, and provides a huge amount of new …
Dr Irving Johnson featured in ‘Hot Profs in NUS’ – The Ridge, August 2007 Issue
Hot Profs in NUS, The Ridge, August 2007 Issue. Dr. Johnson’s spontaneity and enthusiasm in everything he does could not have been more evident than in how he readily agreed to this interview. Known for spicing up his lectures by performing shadow puppetry, singing and then complaining about how Singapore has no spontaneity, this man strongly believes in discovering your angin. This interview …
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SEAS Alumnus Wang Zineng featured in NUS Centre for the Arts (CFA) Artzone Magazine Issue 2, Aug – Oct 2007
One Cool Guy – Wang Zineng has chosen a route less followed by his peers in opting for a life dedicated to the arts, Artzone Issue 2, August – October 2007. While others are busy climbing their way up the career ladder in the private or public sector, Zineng chose a subtler route. What differentiates him from …