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Comparing the Singaporean and American Dreams: Cultural Constructs of Housing – A Talk by Fulbright Fellow Annie Koo on March 23

February 24, 2012

Title: Comparing the Singaporean and American Dreams: Cultural Constructs of Housing Date: March 23, Friday, 3-4:30 Venue: AS 7 Level 1 Executive Seminar Room RSVP: If you would like to attend this talk, please RSVP with your full name, title, organization, and email. Chair: A/P Bunnell, Geography Dept Date of Event: 23 March 2012   …

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SRN-produced film ‘Writers Engaging the Social’ now available to view online

February 16, 2012

The SRN is delighted to announce that our new documentary film ‘Writers Engaging the Social‘ is now available for viewing via NUS YouTube. Please click here to view: http://youtu.be/yxggMumdQnU The 40 minute film, prodcued by FASS and directed by the poet and critic Gwee Li Sui features four writers who write in each of Singapore’s four official languages. …

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Meet the Researchers: Dr. Sudha Nair

February 13, 2012

Dr. Sudha Nair, Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work, has been fondly referred to as the “Jane Addams of Singapore”. Her work on issues affecting vulnerable children and on interpersonal and family violence has helped improve many of Singapore’s community-based social services and public policies. In her interview below, the inspiringly modest Dr. Nair shares …

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‘Inflation-proofing CPF savings’ by Basant Kapur

January 27, 2012

Professor Basant K. Kapur of FASS’ Economics department explains how in the current unsettled environment, low inflation cannot be ensured. His commentary featured in the Straits Times on January 23rd and can be read in full here: STinflationbasant

Panel Discussion on the Singapore Government Budget

January 26, 2012

 

‘Creativity in Singapore’ a Symposium by the SRN – February 17th 2012

January 20, 2012

Talk: Development of the Arts Institution in Singapore as a Global Creative City

January 18, 2012

Title of Talk: Development of the Arts Institution in Singapore as a Global Creative City by Dr Kenichi Kawasaki, visitor to the FASS Cities Cluster Date: February 29th 2012, 3-5pm Venue: Exec Seminar Room, AS 7 level 1, NUS Kent Ridge Campus Chair: A/P Chang, FASS Geography Department About the Talk: Dr Kawasaki will first …

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NUS Library share some resources for researching Singapore

January 18, 2012

NUS Librarian Tim Yap Fuan has recently compiled a handy list of essential resources for those researching Singapore. NUS Library Resources A Sense of History: a select bibliography on the history of Singapore Compiled by Tim Yap Fuan. This select bibliography lists primary and secondary sources on the history of Singapore from its earliest times …

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Meet the Researchers: Associate Professor TC Chang

January 13, 2012

1. Describe your current research on Singapore. I have a number of different research and writing projects but they all centre on urban, cultural and tourism issues. One area is the adaptive re-use of historic shophouses as boutique hotels. Another pertains to the Arts Housing Scheme and how ethnic and cultural districts have been reconfigured …

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FASS’ very own Ann Wee, ‘Founding Mother of Social Work’ is featured in The Straits Times’ Singapore Pioneers series

November 28, 2011

FASS’ very own Ann Wee, ‘Founding Mother of Social Work’  is featured in The Straits Times’ Singapore Pioneers series: click here