Singapore Research Nexus Virtual Three Panel Session: Humanities and Social Science Research in Singapore
The Singapore Research Nexus (SRN) at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Research Division, NUS invites you to a Virtual Event featuring recent research in the humanities and social sciences on Singapore.
Academics from NUS will present their studies on the themes of 1) Cultural Policy and Heritage, 2) Citizenship, Community, and the Public Sphere, and 3) Pedagogy, Education, and Development.
Please register early through the link below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing instructions about joining the webinar. You are free to join and leave the webinar at a time of your convenience.
Please note that the webinar may be recorded by the Singapore Research Nexus. For enquiries, please contact us at nexus@nus.edu.sg.
Date: Thursday, 26 November 2020
Time: 10 AM to 4:50 PM (SGT)
Registration at Zoom: https://nus-sg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IlxCcG5eR4CbHbMkDST7fw
Full Programme: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DOLKKNBfN_D7A1iELewpk23g2WZbKooA/view?usp=sharing
Schedule
| 26 NOVEMBER 2020 (Thursday) | |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | REGISTRATION |
| 10:10 – 10:15 | WELCOME REMARKS |
| Lionel Wee | Professor and Vice Dean of Research, NUS FASS | |
| 10:15 – 12:20 | PANEL 1 – CULTURAL POLICY AND HERITAGE |
| 10:15 – 10:20 | Introduction of Researchers
Priya Jaradi | Senior Lecturer, NUS History |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | "White Walls Don’t Say Much": Creative Placemaking in Singapore
T. C. Chang | Associate Professor, NUS Geography |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Singapore Chronicles - Theatre: Reflection on the Process
Robin Loon | Associate Professor, NUS English Language and Literature |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Heritagescaping the Southern Islands of Singapore “from below”
Hamzah Bin Muzaini | Assistant Professor, NUS Southeast Asian Studies |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | Community Arts and Culture Initiatives in Singapore: Spatial Opportunities and Impacts
Zdravko Trivic | Assistant Professor, NUS Architecture |
| 11:40 – 12:20 | Q & A |
| 12:20 – 13:20 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 13:20 – 14:55 | PANEL 2 – PEDAGOGY, EDUCATION, AND DEVELOPMENT |
| 13:20 – 13:25 | Introduction of Researchers
Lee Li Neng | Lecturer, NUS Psychology |
| 13:25 – 13:45 | Getting Ahead in Singapore: How Neighborhoods, Gender, and Ethnicity Affect Enrollment into Elite Schools
Vincent Chua | Associate Professor, NUS Sociology |
| 13:45 – 14:05 | The Promise and Pitfalls of Gradeless Learning: Responses to an Alternative Approach to Grading
Chris McMorran | Associate Professor, NUS Japanese Studies |
| 14:05 – 14:25 | Research from the Generative Space of the Classroom: Balancing Time and Impact
Kamalini Ramdas | Senior Lecturer, NUS Geography |
| 14:25 – 14:55 | Q & A |
| 14:55 – 15:10 | TEA BREAK |
| 15:10 – 16:45 | Panel 3 – CITIZENSHIP, COMMUNITY, AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE |
| 15:10 – 15:15 | Introduction of Researchers
Elvin Ong | Senior Tutor, NUS Political Science |
| 15:15 – 15:35 | Perceived Electoral Fairness and Media Use: Evidences From Two General Elections
Weiyu Zhang | Associate Professor, NUS Communications and New Media |
| 15:35 – 15:55 | The Burdens of Ethnicity: Chinese Communities in Singapore and Their Relations with the PRC
Chong Ja Ian | Associate Professor, NUS Political Science |
| 15:55 – 16:15 | Citizenship and Multilingual (Homo)nationalism in Singapore’s Pink Dot Discourse
Michelle M. Lazar | Associate Professor, NUS English Language and Literature |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | Q & A |
| 16:45 – 16:50 | CLOSING REMARKS |
| Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho | Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Research, NUS FASS | |