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Metaphors and Metonymies of Food in Four Asian Texts
From Murakami’s simple egg salad sandwiches in The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle to the apples in Orwell’s Animal Farm, food has long served as a powerful metaphor and metonymy in literary fiction. In ‘Metaphors and Metonymies of Food in Four Asian Texts’ (Anthropocene Ecologies of Food, 2022), Associate Professor Chitra Sankaran (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre …
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Celebrating Singapore Studies: A Vibrant Semester of Reflection as Singapore Turns 60!
This semester, our “Celebrating Singapore Studies: Sixty Years of Nationhood” campaign has been bringing NUS FASS research alive through thought-provoking events and a brand new video series that looks beyond the official success story to the everyday lives, contradictions, and hopes that truly shape Singapore. Here’s a quick recap of what we’ve enjoyed together so …
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Discipline over Exceptionalism: Singapore-Based Scholars, Regional Sensitivities, and the Appeal of Anglophone International Relations Approaches
International Relations (IR) scholarship has long grappled with its Western-centric roots, often sidelining regional insights that could enrich the global discourse. In Southeast Asia, particularly in Singapore, there is significant potential for theoretical contributions given the region’s rich history of colonialism, state-building, and economic development. However, the balance between addressing local experiences and conforming to …