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What roles do mall developers play in shaping our urban and business landscapes? Malls seem to be sprouting up all over Asia! A/P Hendrik Meyer-Ohle (Department of Japanese Studies), in Two Asian Malls: Urban Shopping Centre Development in Singapore and Japan (2009), compared the development of two shopping malls, VivoCity launched in Singapore in October […]
How does living in an HDB Studio Apartment impact the well-being of its residents? International Day of Older Persons is celebrated annually worldwide on 1 October to recognise the contributions of older persons to society. On this day, the National Council of Social Service seeks to debunk the myths of ageing by encouraging Singaporeans to […]
What constitutes a family in Singapore? It is not uncommon for the family to be considered as the ‘building block’ of a community and nation, but what exactly is the ‘family’? In many Western and non-Western contexts, the dual-parent family continues to be viewed as the ‘normal’ and desirable family form. In Singapore, this means […]
Can lingering ghosts offer us wisdom? Or do these spirits remain in the earthly realm to wreak havoc? As the Hungry Ghost Festival comes to a close, we feature alumnus Goh Sin Tub’s (Dept. of English Language and Literature) short story, ‘Suicide Street’, from his book Mass Possession (1994). The street in ‘Suicide street’ refers […]
As a follow-up to the August launch of Professor Chua Beng Huat (Dept of Sociology)’s new book, Liberalism Disavowed: Communitarianism and State Capitalism in Singapore, there will be a talk by Prof. Chua jointly organised by Asia Research Institute (ARI), and Singapore Research Nexus at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore. This will […]
Singapore – a land where dreams come true? That seems to be the intent of Singapore’s latest tourism slogan – ‘Passion Made Possible’, and the subject of an article by Associate Professor Sin Harng Luh from the NUS Department of Geography. She points out how conceptualizing Singapore as a place that caters to one’s dreams […]
How can parents effectively guide their children’s video game play? The September school holidays are a mixed blessing for students and parents. Providing a reprieve from the school routine, these holidays are considered ‘crunch-time’ for revision because they immediately precede year-end examinations. Hence, students try to balance the three ‘R’s – rest, recreation, and revision […]
Photos from our recent panel discussion titled “Singapore-Relevant Research or International Impact: A False Dilemma?” – featuring Associate Professor Ho Kong Chong (Dept of Sociology), Associate Professor Irene Ng (Dept of Social Work) and Professors Philip Holden and Lionel Wee (Dept of English Language and Literature). We were glad that Prof Wang Gungwu was able […]
How can we reconcile Confucianism with democracy?Confucius, a teacher, editor, political advisor, and philosopher of China’s Spring and Autumn period, was born in 551 BC on the 27th day of the eighth month of the Chinese calendar. While Singapore does not officially celebrate Confucius’ birthday, the country marks Teachers’ Day on the first Friday of […]
Are public sculptures more than meets the eye? The Renaissance City Report was a plan unveiled on 9 March 2000 by the then-Ministry of Information and the Arts, under which the National Arts Council (NAC) was established in August 1991. The report aimed to promote the arts and culture scene in Singapore by envisioning it […]