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Assistant Professor Jayeeta Sharma will be giving a talk sponsored by Cities Research Cluster, FASS on February 7th, Thursday, entitled: Empire Food to Post-Colonial City: Circulating Foodscapes in London, Toronto, and Singapore. It will take place from 2:30-4pm, followed by Tea, at the Research Division Seminar Room, AS7, level 6, room 42. More details can …
You are invited to a seminar on Monday, February 4th by Associate Professor Daniel Bender on the connections between American zoos, Singapore animal traders, and American popular culture, entitled Animals of Empire: Singapore, American Zoos, and the Wildlife Trade, 1900-1940. Abstract By the end of World War I, the wild animal trade joined a number …
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Professor Chua Beng Huat, Provost Professor and Head of Department of Sociology, will give a speech at the exhibition opening Your Voice Is Mine. More details are posted below.
Several lecturers who are experts in the study of Asian cities will give speeches at the Lee Kuan Yew School Public Policy, please see the poster below for your reference.
A film screening will be held in NUS MUSEUM, please find details in the poster below.
Associate Professor Ma Lili is a visiting researcher at Cities Research Cluster, FASS. On January 22nd, Tuesday, she will give a talk on her current research on Singapore: a Rapidly Rising World City in East Asia Specialization Network. More details will be posted here.
“Not Counted“ is a play by playwright-director Zizi Azah, which addresses class, racial and religious stereotyping. Inspired by a toy claw machine, “Not Counted” is about inequality in the Singapore system. Exploring the interplay between the personal and the national, this play looks into what defines Singaporean society and whether it is inclusive or exclusive. …
Zizi Azah wants her plays to reflect issues that knit people across social and racial divides. Having graduated from NUS with a major in Philosophy and Sociology, her first professional foray into lighting design was with Ekamatra, for Sigelap: The Musical in 2000, at Jubilee Hall. She believes in focusing on the big picture and …
Dr Lee Tzu Pheng was Associate Professor of English Literature at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at NUS. She was interviewed for The Straits Times about her award-winning poetry and writing.
Boey Kim Cheng, one of the most promising Singapore poets, is an alumnae from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the National University of Singapore. Recently, a poetry collection titled Clear Brightness, which shows a new mellowness and sensuality, has gained popularity among readers. In his latest book, there is a new clarity …