Welcome to
NUS Sociology and Anthropology Student Society
Formed in 1967 by a group of enthusiastic and idealistic freshmen, the NUS Sociology Society has been involved in the student life of the Department of Sociology. With an appreciation for the larger forces that shape society, the NUS Sociology Society has constantly sought to stay relevant to these shifting contexts.
Our Mission
Our Vision
To nurture students’ capacity to question assumptions, discover new perspectives and redefine existing paradigms of our social world through collaboration and building connections.
To promote camaraderie amongst Sociology majors and students interested in Sociology across diverse backgrounds by enhancing the appreciation of Sociological imagination in our everyday life.
55th Exco Committee
Rong Sheng
President
Rong Sheng
President
Rong Sheng
President
Rong Sheng
President
Rong Sheng
President
Rong Sheng
President
Rong Sheng
President
Rong Sheng
President
Events
Hierarchy and the Fate of the Performing Arts in Southeast Asia
Sociology & Anthropology Seminar Series Registration Not Yet Commenced Hierarchy and the Fate of the Performing Arts in Southeast Asia Puppetry, dance, and drama in Indonesia and Burma used to include a meditative dramatic aesthetic rooted in physical control and attention to social hierarchy. These performances have now become raucous, featuring broad humor and kinetic […]
What world is this? Students’ Urban Ethnography of Seoul & Tokyo
Sociology & Anthropology Seminar Series Registration Click Here Event Flyer Click Here What world is this? Students’ Urban Ethnography of Seoul & Tokyo Drawing on my experience teaching urban sociology courses in Seoul and Tokyo, this presentation examines the potential of teaching urban ethnography as a means of accessing marginalized ways of knowing cities. The […]
Collaboration without Fluency: Grammars of Action & Refusal
Sociology & Anthropology Seminar Series Registration Click Here Event Flyer Click Here Collaboration without Fluency: Grammars of Action & Refusal What is at stake in working together, amidst tension? How might we read disjuncture, generatively? What relationships, ethics, aesthetics, and knowledge are reproduced when participatory development and other liberal mandates to “collaborate” recast assumptions of […]