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FASS Undergraduate Short Film Competition: Singapore on Screen – Final Round Live!

February 8, 2013

You are invited to watch the final eight shortlisted films, all produced in 2012, and see the judges decide who wins the $500 prizes! Click here to view a trailer of these eight short films. NUS Open Day, 16 March 2013, 1.30pm – 4.30pm, UTown, Global Learning Room (Seminar Room 12), Level 2, Town Plaza. …

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Is Singapore’s Birth Rate Too Low? An FASS Sociology Seminar by Professor Wolfgang Lutz

February 8, 2013

Conducted by Professor Wolfgang Lutz of the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital, this seminar entitled “Is Singapore’s Birth Rate Too Low?” aims to examine the question from various perspectives. Professor Wolfgang Lutz proposes that a fertility level somewhat below replacement level may be optimal for a highly educated modern society such as Singapore’s. More details …

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Boey returns to literary roots

January 24, 2013

Singapore poet Boey Kim Cheng is an alumnae from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at National University of Singapore. He returned for the Singapore Writers Festival last November and spoke about his latest book of poems at Select Books.  

Empire Food to Post-Colonial City: Circulating Foodscapes in London, Toronto, and Singapore

January 21, 2013

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 …

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Animals of Empire: Singapore, American Zoos, and the Wildlife Trade, 1900-1940

January 21, 2013

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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Your Voice Is Mine

January 18, 2013

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.

Spatial Justice in Singapore

January 16, 2013

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.

Across to Singapore

January 10, 2013

A film screening will be held in NUS MUSEUM, please find details in the poster below.  

Singapore: a Rapidly Rising World City in East Asia Specialization Network

January 2, 2013

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.

The Measure of a Man

December 21, 2012

“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. …

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