Welcome to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs designed to provide students with a deep understanding of social structures and cultural dynamics.

Announcing an exciting new major in Anthropology

Anthropology and the future

Latest News

Head of Department of Sociology and Anthropology A/P Kelvin E.Y Low joins a 2-day workshop (23-24 October 2023) by The German Commission for UNESCO and the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

Sociology and Anthropology @ NUS

Latest News and Highlights

Dr. Ali Kassem featured by flagship journal International Sociology (International Sociological Association)

Dr. Ali Kassem
 featured by flagship journal International Sociology (International Sociological Association) for his paper on urban modernity and ‘village people’ in Lebanon.

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Dr Sahana Ghosh
 Winner of Michelle Rosaldo 
Book Prize

Congratulations to Dr Sahana Ghosh for receiving the Michelle Rosaldo Book Prize from the Association for Feminist Anthropology for 
A Thousand Tiny Cuts at the AAA meeting this month

Celebrating 60 Years of Sociology and Anthropology

On Friday, 21 November 2025, our Department marked a meaningful milestone as students, alumni, faculty members, and staff came together to celebrate its 60th Anniversary. Six decades of hard work and dedication!

(UPDATED) Graduate Students Teaching Award (Thumbnail)

Graduate Students’ Teaching Award Semester 2, 2024-2025

Please join us in congratulating them on this very 
well-deserved achievement. Our Department is proud of our graduate tutors and appreciates their commitment to delivering high quality teaching in the department.

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FASS Faculty Research Award 2025

Congratulations to Ting Hui on winning the FASS Faculty Research Award 2025  – Promising Researcher.

FTEA News

Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (FTEA) AY 2024/25

Congratulations to the recipients of the Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (FTEA)!

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Upcoming Events

Post-divorce Parenthood in Algeria and Malaysia: Initial Observations

12/02/2026
3 PM - 4.30 PM
Sociology Seminar Room
AS1 #02-12

Autodynamic Processes – Acceleration, Alienation, Metaphysical Bangs

05/03/2026
3 PM - 4.30 PM
Sociology Seminar Room
AS1 #02-12

Professional Development for Graduate Students

11/03/2026
3.30 PM - 5 PM
Sociology Seminar Room
AS1 #02-12

Writing Social Theory in Arabic: Alternatives or Entanglements

19/03/2026
3 PM - 4.30 PM
Sociology Seminar Room
AS1 #02-12

NUS Sociology & Anthropology Inter-Varsity Graduate Students Symposium 2026

24/04/2026
8 AM - 8 PM

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Articles

30/01/2026

Chasing scale: the pasts and futures of mobility in electricity and logistics

20/01/2026

When seniors live alone, it doesn’t mean they are lonely

16/01/2026

Racial Culture Wars in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore

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