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Temple Tracks (Berghahn Books, 2023) by Professor Vineeta Sinha (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) is an insightful blend of historical and ethnographic study that focuses on the interlinked narratives of railway construction, Indian labor migration, and religious development in the regions once known as Malaya. Her research, spanning decades and dating back to 1885, encompasses archival …
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Gangs and Minorities in Singapore: Masculinity, Marginalisation and Resistance (Bristol University Press, 2023) by Associate Professor Narayanan Ganapathy (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) delves into the criminal underbelly of Singapore in a study of the exclusively Malay Muslim gang, Omega. In his book, A/P Ganapathy centres the existence of Omega within a broader discussion of the …
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‘Mapping Middle Road: Prewar Japanese Community in Singapore’ is a research project funded by the National Heritage Board Heritage Research Grant from 2022 to 2024. Led by Dr Clay Eaton (NUS Japanese Studies), Professor Naoko Shimazu (The University of Tokyo, Tokyo College), and Senior Lecturer Lee Chee Keng (NUS College) and hosted by the NUS …
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Father’s Day is commemorated annually on 16 June. However, as birth rates in Singapore remain concerningly low, the government has had to consider various policy angles and campaigns to reframe marriage and parenthood narratives, for both fathers and mothers. This includes the provision of Government-Paid Paternity Leave (GPPL) and the introduction of flexible work arrangements …
Our third volume of Shaping the Story of Singapore is available as an eBook! Get it in epub format or PDF format. Shaping the Story of Singapore (vol III) is a compendium of selected grant-funded projects led by researchers at the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. It features 32 projects …
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As the academic year comes to a close, final-year undergraduate students find themselves at a crossroads – having to decide between pursuing graduate education, securing a job, or exploring other paths. Some third-year students might even forgo the fourth year of undergraduate education due to personal reasons or due to ineligibility to continue in the …
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Cross-national marriages have become commonplace in Singapore, making up almost a third of the marriages registered. The experiences of these cross-national families differ significantly from that of fully local families, with migrant spouses and children facing various challenges with regard to legal status, employment, and social and cultural integration. The difficulties of social and cultural …
‘Archiving the Underclasses: Knowledge, Law, and Everyday Agency in Modern Southeast Asia’ is a research project funded from 2022 to 2025 by the Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Tier 2 and hosted by the NUS Asia Research Institute (ARI). The project brings together a diverse team of scholars led by Associate Professor Maitrii …
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Misinformation has been prolific in the past few years, disseminated through various online mediums like social media and messaging platforms. Authorities have begun to scrutinise messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and WeChat, in an effort to prevent the further spread of misleading content. There are several factors influencing the spread of misinformation on messaging apps. …
As we mark Labour Day on 1st May, we are reminded of the migrant workers whose labour Singapore is dependent on. In their chapter ‘Urban Liveability and Low-wage Migrants in Pandemic Times’ in Migrant Workers in Singapore: Lives and Labour in a Transient Migration Regime (World Scientific, 2022), Professor Tim Bunnell (NUS Geography and Asia …
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