{"id":14426,"date":"2024-09-25T14:16:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T06:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/socanth\/?page_id=14426"},"modified":"2026-09-17T08:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T00:50:43","slug":"yu-jia-jia-masters-student","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/socanth\/yu-jia-jia-masters-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Yu Jia Jia &#8211; Masters Student"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2>YU JIA JIA<\/h2>\r\n<h4>M.Soc.Sci (Sociology)<\/h4>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Screenshot 2024-09-25 at 2.13.31 PM\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/socanth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-2.13.31-PM.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2024-09-25 at 2.13.31 PM\" width=\"978\" height=\"890\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Jiajia\u00a0is currently a Masters candidate with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, National University of Singapore. She obtained a\u00a0BSocSc\u00a0(Honours, Highest distinction) from the NUS University where she majored in Sociology.<\/p>\r\n<p>Inspired by Foucault&#8217;s work on discourse and power, her honours dissertation focuses on those who are empowered to define and represent the poor, and to care for the poor. At the same time, she looks at the lived realities of the poor.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Research:<\/strong><br \/>Currently, for her Masters dissertation, she is exploring both the concepts of infrastructure and of care to scrutinise the ways care is being provided for &#8220;the poor&#8221; in Singapore. In turn, she aims to discuss the power effects of the infrastructure of care in the constitution of &#8220;the poor&#8221; as subjects. <strong>Education<\/strong>:<br \/><br \/>Aug 2019 &#8211; Dec 2022<br \/>NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE<br \/>Faculty of Arts &amp; Social Science Bachelor of Arts\/Social Sciences (Honours, Highest Distinction), Majoring in Sociology Winner of Chng Heng Lay Memorial Prize (Sociology) Mar 2016 &#8211; May 2019<br \/>SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC<br \/>Diploma in Business Administration<br \/>\u2022 Relevant Coursework: Marketing Intelligence &amp; Research, Brand Management, Retail Management, Customer Service &amp; Sales Management, Consumer Psychology, Fundamentals of Marketing, Statistics for Business, Communicating for Professional Effectiveness<br \/>\u2022 Worked efficiently and effectively in a team for client-based projects with brands such as Gatsby, DesignINN and Barcook Bakery<br \/>\u2022 Represented my class and won 3rd place for the DBA Marketing Competition Mar 2015 &#8211; Mar 2016<br \/>POLYTECHNIC FOUNDATION PROGRAMME<br \/>Relevant Coursework: Fundamentals of Enterprise Development<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Teaching Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>GES1028 Singapore Society<br \/>SC2211 Medical Society<br \/>SC2220 Gender Studies<br \/>SC3228 Senses and Society <strong>Contact Info<\/strong><br \/>Email ID: <a href=\"mailto:yujiajia@u.nus.edu\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-fui-focus-visible=\"\">yujiajia@u.nus.edu<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YU JIA JIA M.Soc.Sci (Sociology) Jiajia\u00a0is currently a Masters candidate with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, National University of Singapore. 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