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Indiana Jones who pieces together S’pore’s past

November 12, 2013

Associate Professor John Miksic from the Department of Southeast Asian Studies, NUS, dubbed Singapore’s answer to Indiana Jones, holds up fragments of a rare 14th century ceramic compass he unearthed at Fort Canning Hill. This discovery proves that the history of Singapore dates back further than many may think. “I’ve been trying to tell people …

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Global Queering and the Queer ‘Asia’ Critique: The Case of ‘Modern’ Singapore and Singaporean Lesbians by Dr Shawna Tang

November 6, 2013

Dr Shawna Tang, a postdoctoral fellow from the Asia Research Institute will deliver a talk about the same-sex sexualities in Singapore. How can we understand the sexual specificity of women who love women in Singapore? If you are interested in the topic, here is the link to the coming event.

Doing Social Research in Singapore: Survey Fieldwork and Panel Studies

November 6, 2013

A workshop jointly organised by the SocLab, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and SSP Cluster,  focusing on the survey fieldwork, will be held on 29 November 2013. If you are interested in the workshop, more details can be found below:

“Intellectual inoculation” the best defence

November 6, 2013

With the prevalence of the Internet, more concerns about the protection of the young netizens from inappropriate sites have arisen. A/P Chitra Sankaran from the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, said that Singaporeans should not depend on the state alone to safeguard youth from objectionable material. …

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Singaporean-Indian Women in Waiting (?): Singlehood, Care and Geographies of Being ‘Family’

November 6, 2013

Kamalini Ramdas, an instructor at the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, will deliver a talk about the single Singaporean-Indian women. More details can be found below:

Globalising the Local: World Heritage in Singapore

November 6, 2013

As several places in Singapore have been nominated as the World Heritage site or on the World Monument Watch list, Singaporeans began to think about the importance of heritage in Singapore. What does it mean to be recognised as a World Heritage site? If you are interested in the topic, more details can be found below:

Prosperity and poverty in affluent states

October 22, 2013

According to the report released by the Hong Kong Commission on Poverty, around 15.2 percent of the population became poor. How is the situation in Singapore? What is the policy implication of Hong Kong for Singapore? Professor Jonathan Rigg from Geography Department, National University of Singapore, said that what makes tackling poverty in Singapore more …

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Understanding drivers of caregiver stress and depression among Singaporeans: Insights from the Singapore Informal Caregiving Survey

October 22, 2013

On October 31, 2013,  A/P Angeline CHAN from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School and Sociology Department will deliver a talk about “Understanding drivers of caregiver stress and depression among Singaporeans: Insights from the Singapore Informal Caregiving Survey”. More details about the event can be found below:  

NUS Museum Biennale Reception 2013

October 18, 2013

On October 24, 2013, a parellel event of the Singapore Biennale 2013 If The World Changed for Curatorial and Artists Tours with our four featured artists, Erika Tan, Michael Lee, Shimurabros and Charles Lim. More details can be found below:

Singapore Heritage Society’s new President is FASS’ Dr. Chua Ai Lin

October 8, 2013

Dr. Chua Ai Lin, of FASS’ own Department of History, has been elected as President of the Singapore Heritage Society. At only 39 years of age Dr. Chua is the youngest president in the society’s 27-year history. Dr. Chua will also be presenting at the Singapore Research Nexus’ Heritage Conference, co-organized with ISEAS, on the …

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