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SRN regrets to inform you that the Research Visibility Workshop will be postponed as the response has been significantly lower than expected. We surmise that response will be considerably better sometime next semester when the new intake of faculty members come in. We will keep you informed once we confirm the new dates. We sincerely …
Professor Kenneth Dean, who will take over as Head of the Department of Chinese Studies at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences from January 2015, was recently interviewed by Lianhe Zaobao. Prof Dean will be the first non-Chinese to hold this position in the Department’s history. He noted in the interview that the …
Dr Rajesh Rai (Assistant Professor in the South Asian Studies Programme and Assistant Director at the Institute of South Asian Studies) recently published Indians in Singapore, 1819-1945 (2014, OUP India). The book, launched on the 26th of September at the National Museum, portrays the rich history of the Indian diaspora from the beginning of Singapore’s British colonial period to …
Dr Rajesh Rai (Assistant Professor in the South Asian Studies Programme and Assistant Director at the Institute of South Asian Studies) recently published Indians in Singapore, 1819-1945 (2014, OUP India). The book, launched on the 26th of September at the National Museum, portrays the rich history of the Indian diaspora from the beginning of Singapore’s British colonial period to …
FASS Professor Rajesh Rai launches book on growth of Singapore’s Indian population between 1819-1945
Indians in Singapore, authored by Dr Rajesh Rai of FASS’s South Asian Studies Programme, is the first comprehensive book on the growth of Singapore’s Indian population between 1819-1945. It was launched on 26th September at the National Museum of Singapore. Read SRN’s interview with Dr Rai on Indians in Singapore here. To read the full …
A 26 September Straits Times article discussing Singapore’s population growth featured FASS Sociology Professor Tan Ern Ser. As Singapore’s population grows at its slowest pace in 10 years, various issues of demographics are implicated. These include the ageing population, the economy, as well as foreign employment. As such, Prof Tan explains that there has to be …
FASS Geography Professor Lily Kong was featured in a 26 September Straits Times article on managing the heritage of Singapore’s historic dragon kilns. As Singapore becomes rampantly developed, issues of heritage preservation come to the fore. Amid various governmental bodies and civic groups, the preservation of heritage in Singapore involves the overlapping of roles and …
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In an article contribution to Lianhe Zaobao, Associate Professor Grant Shen (FASS English Language and Literature) discussed the dramatic pieces performed at the inaugural Singapore Chinese Opera Festival, which showcased the best of the traditional art form. He noted that there is a need to consolidate resources devoted to the art due to Singapore’s small …
In a 24 September Straits Times article featuring FASS Sociology Professor Chua Beng Huat, an SIIA event on media freedom and out-of-bound markers was reported. Addressing the question of what sort of society Singapore could become, the dialogue, organized by the SIIA (Singapore Institute of International Affairs) discussed issues ranging from mainstream media to religion. Panelists included Prof …
Increasingly unpredictable weather is making Singapore more vulnerable to high water stress and droughts. In light of Singapore’s prolonged dry spell in early 2014, a team from the FASS Geography Department have identified the development of groundwater and the reduction in evaporative losses in open water bodies as two internal avenues to address our vulnerability …
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