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The Singapore Writers Festival returns this November with a 10-day programme tackling the theme of Origins. The festival will run from 2 to 11 November 2012 and will see 185 writers involved in 200 programmes. Currently in its fifteenth edition, the festival will feature renowned international writers—including essayist Pico Iyer and Man Asian Literary Prize …
The Department of Economics at FASS and the Civil Service College organised a two-day conference on ”Evidence-Based Public Policy Using Administrative Data” on 2 and 3 August 2012. The conference was aimed at providing an opportunity for local and international academics to meet with Singapore public policymakers to discuss the use of administrative data in …
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The NUS Department of English Literature and Literature is organising a two-day Graduate Student conference which seeks to explore the transformation of Asia’s nations. The last two decades have seen many of Asia’s nations rise dramatically to prominence on the world stage. The identities, practices and ways of life of the region’s inhabitants have changed …
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Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser from the National University of Singapore’s Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has contributed an article to the Straits Times dealing with the issue of nation-building. Titled “Make nation-building a collective project,” the article envisions nation-building as a collective project shared by the Government and …
A pioneer of Singapore English language literature, and currently Emeritus Professor at the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Edwin Thumboo has been a major cultural figure in Singapore over the course of decades. Fittingly, a collection featuring his best poetry has been published this year, providing a comprehensive reader for …
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A/P Chitra Sankaran from our Department of English Language and Literature has written a murder mystery novel set in both Singapore and India. Void of Reason, published in the UK by New Dawn Publishers, has been lauded as a ‘feat of plotting’ which ‘casts its spell on us from its opening chapters’. Below Dr. Sankaran took …
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Global Health in local context: How does biological research reflect geographical influence? By Professor Matthew Sparke, University of Washington, USA Date: Time: Wednesday 15 August 201203:00 – 04:00pm Venue: Chair: Executive Seminar Room (AS7/01-07), The Shaw Foundation BuildingFaculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of SingaporeDr Axel Gelfert, Department of Philosophy, NUS Abstract Microbiological research …
3rd International Conference of Geographies of Children, Young People and Families (CGCYPF) HOMEPAGE: http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/geog/conferences/GCYPF2012/index.htm Conference Duration: 11-13 July 2012 Description: Following the very popular and successful 1st International Conference in Reading (2007) and 2nd Conference in Barcelona (2009), the 3rd International Conference will be held in Singapore at the National University of Singapore in 2012. …
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On Saturday 12th May 2012, the SRN were delighted to host a roundtable with AWARE (Association of Women for Action and Research) on the subject of ‘Changing Definitions of Masculinity and Femininity in Singapore.’ The three speakers included our own Head of the SRN Steering Committee, Associate Professor Michelle Lazar. Originally three speakers were invited to present but unfortunately …
For its “Creativity in Singapore” symposium held on 17 February 2012, the SRN interviewed a number of notable creative writers and researchers — namely Dr Lee Tzu Pheng, Ms Rasiah Halil, Mr Ting Kheng Siong, and Mr Vadi PVSS — to discuss Singapore as an environment for creative writers and those researching creativity Singapore. These …