Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:
1. The World as Classroom: NUS College’s Global Experience (GEx) Course
FASS students Loh An Lin (NUS History), Ng Sze Xuan and Sarah Leong (NUS Geography), Azcuna Apuyan (NUS Political Science) and Armado Tan (NUS Communications and New Media) share how the GEx has enabled them to learn through immersive activities and engaging in dialogue with important leaders across the world. https://bit.ly/3RjrRN9
2. How the Presidential Candidates are Wooing Young Voters, One TikTok Trend and Instagram Reel at at Time
NUS Communications and New Media Deputy Head Associate Professor Natalie Pang weighs in on the discussion about the role of social media in campaigning by candidates to the Singapore Presidency. https://bit.ly/3YZMWOr
3. First Singaporean to Reach Summit of World’s Two Highest Peaks
Alumna Sim Phei Sunn (NUS Economics ’97) has made history by not only scaling Mount Everest, but also becoming one of the first two Singaporean women to reach the summit of K2, the world’s second-tallest mountain. https://bit.ly/3qMnHm3
4. Tips and Tricks on Finding the Right Career Path
Alumni Ian Lau (NUS Economics ’12) and May Wong (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies ’90) spoke at the inaugural NUS Be-A-HEAD seminar, sharing tips on what questions we should ask ourselves and what steps we can take to find our ideal careers. https://bit.ly/3P5ppai
5. PERFORMANCE | Gamelan Music from Everyday Life (4-5 September 2023)
The NUS Southeast Asian Studies-supported Singa Nglaras Gamelan Ensemble will be performing the music of the Central Javanese gamelan in the Esplanade Concourse. https://bit.ly/3P0XmZz
6. WEBINAR | Queen Legacies of the Queerqueen (07 September 2023)
Hosted by the FASS Gender and Sexuality Research Cluster, Dr Claire Maree (University of Melbourne) will unpack how legacies of recycled queerqueen styles impact discourses of rights for LGBTIQA+ individuals in contemporary Japan. https://bit.ly/45yV0YM
7. DANCE | Sutasoma, the Journey (17 November 2023)
Students of Associate Professor Irving Johnson’s class, SE2224: Unmasked! An Introduction to Traditional Dance in SEA, will be performing alongside 15 dancers and musicians from Bali in this exclusive showcase. Seats are limited and early sign-ups are encouraged. https://bit.ly/3R3DAPK
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1. The World as Classroom: NUS College’s Global Experience (GEx) Course
FASS students Loh An Lin (NUS History), Ng Sze Xuan and Sarah Leong (NUS Geography), Azcuna Apuyan (NUS Political Science) and Armado Tan (NUS Communications and New Media) share how the GEx has enabled them to learn through immersive activities and engaging in dialogue with important leaders across the world. https://bit.ly/3RjrRN9
2. How the Presidential Candidates are Wooing Young Voters, One TikTok Trend and Instagram Reel at at Time
NUS Communications and New Media Deputy Head Associate Professor Natalie Pang weighs in on the discussion about the role of social media in campaigning by candidates to the Singapore Presidency. https://bit.ly/3YZMWOr
3. First Singaporean to Reach Summit of World’s Two Highest Peaks
Alumna Sim Phei Sunn (NUS Economics ’97) has made history by not only scaling Mount Everest, but also becoming one of the first two Singaporean women to reach the summit of K2, the world’s second-tallest mountain. https://bit.ly/3qMnHm3
4. Tips and Tricks on Finding the Right Career Path
Alumni Ian Lau (NUS Economics ’12) and May Wong (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies ’90) spoke at the inaugural NUS Be-A-HEAD seminar, sharing tips on what questions we should ask ourselves and what steps we can take to find our ideal careers. https://bit.ly/3P5ppai
5. PERFORMANCE | Gamelan Music from Everyday Life (4-5 September 2023)
The NUS Southeast Asian Studies-supported Singa Nglaras Gamelan Ensemble will be performing the music of the Central Javanese gamelan in the Esplanade Concourse. https://bit.ly/3P0XmZz
6. WEBINAR | Queen Legacies of the Queerqueen (07 September 2023)
Hosted by the FASS Gender and Sexuality Research Cluster, Dr Claire Maree (University of Melbourne) will unpack how legacies of recycled queerqueen styles impact discourses of rights for LGBTIQA+ individuals in contemporary Japan. https://bit.ly/45yV0YM
7. DANCE | Sutasoma, the Journey (17 November 2023)
Students of Associate Professor Irving Johnson’s class, SE2224: Unmasked! An Introduction to Traditional Dance in SEA, will be performing alongside 15 dancers and musicians from Bali in this exclusive showcase. Seats are limited and early sign-ups are encouraged. https://bit.ly/3R3DAPK
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:
1. As a Malay-speaking Indian girl of Mixed Heritage, Here’s How I Celebrate Racial Harmony Every Day
In her quest to connect with her Indian heritage, Year 4 English Literature major Darcel Anthony has also found her way to further appreciating the beauty of different cultures. https://bit.ly/3P1mTBB
2. Meet FASS@Postgraduate Fair 2023 (9 September 2023)
Speak with FASS programme co-ordinators to get better insights on more than 300 postgraduate courses in 20 areas of study led by award-winning faculty and powered by healthy funding and excellent research facilities. https://bit.ly/3RaKORP
3. Why Don’t We Go To Sleep?
FASS Student Life introduces a new wellness content series with tips for countering Revenge Bedtime Procrastination and getting a good night’s sleep — every night. Find out more. https://bit.ly/3PDrPyp
4. The Significance of Mr Tharman’s Victory
Assoc Prof Bilveer Singh (NUS Political Science) explains the factors leading to Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning the recent Singapore Presidential Election and its implications for the next General Elections. https://bit.ly/3RbJhuR
5. BOOK LAUNCH | The Tropical Turn: Agricultural Innovation in the Ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean (18 September 2023)
Join Assoc Prof Feng Qiushi (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) and Dr Cathay Liu (NUS Philosophy) as they discuss the book about the earliest histories of familiar tropical Asian crops (such as rice and cotton) with its author Dr Sureshkumar Muthukumaran (NUS History) https://bit.ly/3P497OR
6. INFORMATION SESSION | MA in Contemporary Southeast Asia (24 October/28 November 2023)
NUS Southeast Asia is now accepting applications to the next intake of the Master of Arts in Contemporary Southeast Asia programme and hosting two online sessions to fill you in on how it dan elevate your career. Sign up now. https://bit.ly/nusseas-ma
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1. As a Malay-speaking Indian girl of Mixed Heritage, Here’s How I Celebrate Racial Harmony Every Day
In her quest to connect with her Indian heritage, Year 4 English Literature major Darcel Anthony has also found her way to further appreciating the beauty of different cultures. https://bit.ly/3P1mTBB
2. Meet FASS@Postgraduate Fair 2023 (9 September 2023)
Speak with FASS programme co-ordinators to get better insights on more than 300 postgraduate courses in 20 areas of study led by award-winning faculty and powered by healthy funding and excellent research facilities. https://bit.ly/3RaKORP
3. Why Don’t We Go To Sleep?
FASS Student Life introduces a new wellness content series with tips for countering Revenge Bedtime Procrastination and getting a good night’s sleep — every night. Find out more. https://bit.ly/3PDrPyp
4. The Significance of Mr Tharman’s Victory
Assoc Prof Bilveer Singh (NUS Political Science) explains the factors leading to Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning the recent Singapore Presidential Election and its implications for the next General Elections. https://bit.ly/3RbJhuR
5. BOOK LAUNCH | The Tropical Turn: Agricultural Innovation in the Ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean (18 September 2023)
Join Assoc Prof Feng Qiushi (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) and Dr Cathay Liu (NUS Philosophy) as they discuss the book about the earliest histories of familiar tropical Asian crops (such as rice and cotton) with its author Dr Sureshkumar Muthukumaran (NUS History) https://bit.ly/3P497OR
6. INFORMATION SESSION | MA in Contemporary Southeast Asia (24 October/28 November 2023)
NUS Southeast Asia is now accepting applications to the next intake of the Master of Arts in Contemporary Southeast Asia programme and hosting two online sessions to fill you in on how it dan elevate your career. Sign up now. https://bit.ly/nusseas-ma
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Meet FASS@Postgraduate Fair 2023 (9 September 2023, Raffles City Convention Centre)
Speak with FASS programme co-ordinators to get better insights on more than 300 postgraduate courses in 20 areas of study led by award-winning faculty and powered by healthy funding and excellent research facilities. In focus on site will be Master of Arts, Master of Social Sciences as well as Graduate Diploma offerings from the NUS Departments of: Communications and New Media, English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies; History; Japanese Studies; Social Work; and, Southeast Asian Studies.
Register here: https://bit.ly/3RaKORP.
Learn more about FASS postgraduate programmes now: https://bit.ly/DiscoverFASS-Grad.
Speak with FASS programme co-ordinators to get better insights on more than 300 postgraduate courses in 20 areas of study led by award-winning faculty and powered by healthy funding and excellent research facilities. In focus on site will be Master of Arts, Master of Social Sciences as well as Graduate Diploma offerings from the NUS Departments of: Communications and New Media, English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies; History; Japanese Studies; Social Work; and, Southeast Asian Studies.
Register here: https://bit.ly/3RaKORP.
Learn more about FASS postgraduate programmes now: https://bit.ly/DiscoverFASS-Grad.
Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:
1. NUS Philosophy Professor Qu Hsueh Ming Receives 2023 Young Researcher Award
FASS Provost’s Chair Professor of Philosophy and expert in the philosophy of David Hume, Professor Qu (NUS Philosophy) has received an NUS University Award in the Young Researcher Award category. https://bit.ly/3Zj9LfX
2. Beyond the Classroom: My Ambassador Journey
Year 3 Political Science major Ethan Naidu gives us an account of his FASS Student Ambassador experience, and shares how it has helped fuel his personal and professional growth. https://bit.ly/3ZeInjf
3. How Do You Destress?
Learn about the differences between adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies and choose the right approach to take in your fight against stress — in this latest Wellness series post by FASS Student Life. Read now. https://bit.ly/3rdZlSg
4. How One Teacher Makes History Riveting
Find out how President’s Award for Teachers 2023 recipient and FASS alumnus Melvin Chan (NUS History) employs the Knowledge Building technique to turn his History classes at Chua Chu Kang Secondary School into rewarding student-inquiry sessions. https://bit.ly/46cuZi2
5. The Singaporean Actor with a Laurence Olivier Award
NUS Theatre Studies alumna Anjana Vasan, who in April this year garnered British theatre’s highest honour, talks to Vogue Singapore about her journey so far — leaving home to devote herself to the world and craft of acting. https://bit.ly/3PhMiqK
6. RESEARCH | A Thousand Tiny Cuts: Mobility and Security Across the Bangladesh-India Borderlands
Drawing on a decade of fieldwork in northern Bangladesh and eastern India, Dr Sahana Ghosh (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) shows the foundational place of gender and sexuality in the making and management of threat in relation to mobility. https://bit.ly/3r6v2Ns
7. Associate Professor Eddie Tong (NUS Psychology) Appointed SPSP Fellow
The Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) has named Assoc Prof Tong to their fellowship in acknowledgment of his contributions in the field of personality and psychology in terms of leadership, research, pedagogy, outreach and advocacy. https://bit.ly/3sMNgE2
8. WEBINAR | FASS Brown Bag Seminar Series: Crisis, Resilience and Morality in Tambora and Krakatoa (21 September 2023)
Referencing eyewitness accounts, Dr Faizah Zakaria (NUS Malay Studies and NUS Southeast Asian Studies) presents on how communities at a volcano’s epicentre perceived and responded to crisis. https://bit.ly/45LAYKG
9. SRN POLICY OUTREACH | Infrastructure & Infrastructural Thinking, the Environment, and Urban Ecology & Urban Development: Policy Implications (6 October 2023)
This upcoming edition of the Singapore Research Nexus quarterly symposium series features thought leadership by top FASS researchers from the NUS Departments of: Geography; Sociology and Anthropology; and, English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies. https://bit.ly/3PaDh2U
10. SEMINAR | On Decolonization and Autonomous Knowledge (18-19 October 2023)
Examine power dynamics within traditional knowledge systems and the potential for reimagining knowledge formation and dissemination, with eminent speakers from the NUS Departments of Malay Studies and Sociology and Anthropology, and their counterparts from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of the Philippines Dilikan, and University of Santo Tomas. https://bit.ly/488ADDz
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1. NUS Philosophy Professor Qu Hsueh Ming Receives 2023 Young Researcher Award
FASS Provost’s Chair Professor of Philosophy and expert in the philosophy of David Hume, Professor Qu (NUS Philosophy) has received an NUS University Award in the Young Researcher Award category. https://bit.ly/3Zj9LfX
2. Beyond the Classroom: My Ambassador Journey
Year 3 Political Science major Ethan Naidu gives us an account of his FASS Student Ambassador experience, and shares how it has helped fuel his personal and professional growth. https://bit.ly/3ZeInjf
3. How Do You Destress?
Learn about the differences between adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies and choose the right approach to take in your fight against stress — in this latest Wellness series post by FASS Student Life. Read now. https://bit.ly/3rdZlSg
4. How One Teacher Makes History Riveting
Find out how President’s Award for Teachers 2023 recipient and FASS alumnus Melvin Chan (NUS History) employs the Knowledge Building technique to turn his History classes at Chua Chu Kang Secondary School into rewarding student-inquiry sessions. https://bit.ly/46cuZi2
5. The Singaporean Actor with a Laurence Olivier Award
NUS Theatre Studies alumna Anjana Vasan, who in April this year garnered British theatre’s highest honour, talks to Vogue Singapore about her journey so far — leaving home to devote herself to the world and craft of acting. https://bit.ly/3PhMiqK
6. RESEARCH | A Thousand Tiny Cuts: Mobility and Security Across the Bangladesh-India Borderlands
Drawing on a decade of fieldwork in northern Bangladesh and eastern India, Dr Sahana Ghosh (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) shows the foundational place of gender and sexuality in the making and management of threat in relation to mobility. https://bit.ly/3r6v2Ns
7. Associate Professor Eddie Tong (NUS Psychology) Appointed SPSP Fellow
The Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) has named Assoc Prof Tong to their fellowship in acknowledgment of his contributions in the field of personality and psychology in terms of leadership, research, pedagogy, outreach and advocacy. https://bit.ly/3sMNgE2
8. WEBINAR | FASS Brown Bag Seminar Series: Crisis, Resilience and Morality in Tambora and Krakatoa (21 September 2023)
Referencing eyewitness accounts, Dr Faizah Zakaria (NUS Malay Studies and NUS Southeast Asian Studies) presents on how communities at a volcano’s epicentre perceived and responded to crisis. https://bit.ly/45LAYKG
9. SRN POLICY OUTREACH | Infrastructure & Infrastructural Thinking, the Environment, and Urban Ecology & Urban Development: Policy Implications (6 October 2023)
This upcoming edition of the Singapore Research Nexus quarterly symposium series features thought leadership by top FASS researchers from the NUS Departments of: Geography; Sociology and Anthropology; and, English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies. https://bit.ly/3PaDh2U
10. SEMINAR | On Decolonization and Autonomous Knowledge (18-19 October 2023)
Examine power dynamics within traditional knowledge systems and the potential for reimagining knowledge formation and dissemination, with eminent speakers from the NUS Departments of Malay Studies and Sociology and Anthropology, and their counterparts from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of the Philippines Dilikan, and University of Santo Tomas. https://bit.ly/488ADDz
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:
1. Final Call for the FASS Social Incubator Programme
Passionate about doing good for society and keen on starting a social enterprise? Learn more about the challenges and rewards of such a venture from recent alumni Chloe Ng (NUS Geography ’23) and Tamara Tan (NUS Psychology ’23). Don’t miss your chance to impact society. Sign up for the Social Incubator Programme by 25 Sep 2023. https://bit.ly/48qC2W0
2. 'How Open Data and Gamification can Make Singapore’s Urban Travel Greener' (The Business Times)
Assoc Prof Alberto Salvo (NUS Economics) and Prof Leonard Lee (NUS Business) suggest how SimplyGo can be turned into an open-data platform covering all urban travel transactions which through gamification serves to educate consumers on the carbon footprint of their urban travel choices and incentivise their greener choices. https://bit.ly/3PLgHiO
3. Pitch It! 2023: Advocating for Social Change Through Creative Filmmaking
Themed “Social Change Communication through Video Production”, the annual Pitch It! 2023 competition co-organised by the NUS Communications and New Media Society and G.H.Y Culture & Media, saw the participation of 19 teams, who learnt from industry veterans and produced compelling short films highlighting prevailing social issues impacting society. https://bit.ly/48oTev5
4. Interdisciplinary Learning for Green Economy Skills
Aristia Ho, Year 3 CHS undergraduate and recipient of a Gardens by the Bay Scholarship, is gearing up for her future by pairing her Life Sciences major with a Southeast Asian Studies as well as a Botany minor. https://bit.ly/3Lt0gVK
5. NUS Esports Sweeps Up Medals Across All Games at the Inter-Varsity Games Festival 2023
This year’s Inter-Varsity Games saw NUS Esports taking first and second place across all e-sports titles — a testament to the commitment, strength and prowess of the athletes and coaches, such as Victoria Foo (Year 4, NUS Political Science), who have done the University proud! https://bit.ly/3rv4kOt
6. NEW BOOK | Theory and Explanation in Geography
Distinguished Professor (NUS Geography) and Co-Director of NUS Global Production Networks Centre, Prof Henry Yeung draws from the latest debates on the mechanism-based approach to theory and explanation in analytical sociology, political science, and the philosophy of social sciences to inform geographical thinking, currently and in the future. https://bit.ly/3PiVwDa
7. NLB SERIES | A Bridge to the Classics (September-October 2023)
Assoc Prof Deborah Shamoon (NUS Japanese Studies), serves up an approachable introduction to four major classics of Japanese literature in the latest season of the National Library Board series running through September and October. https://bit.ly/3sQzEHP
8. FASS DISTINGUISHED LECTURE | “Buddhism, Birds, Beasts, and 'Bat Monks’” (13 October 2023)
Prof James Robson (Harvard University) will delve into the ways Buddhists “were close observers of the natural world and drew on specific characteristics of animals to think about larger issues.” https://bit.ly/48nqdjq
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1. Final Call for the FASS Social Incubator Programme
Passionate about doing good for society and keen on starting a social enterprise? Learn more about the challenges and rewards of such a venture from recent alumni Chloe Ng (NUS Geography ’23) and Tamara Tan (NUS Psychology ’23). Don’t miss your chance to impact society. Sign up for the Social Incubator Programme by 25 Sep 2023. https://bit.ly/48qC2W0
2. 'How Open Data and Gamification can Make Singapore’s Urban Travel Greener' (The Business Times)
Assoc Prof Alberto Salvo (NUS Economics) and Prof Leonard Lee (NUS Business) suggest how SimplyGo can be turned into an open-data platform covering all urban travel transactions which through gamification serves to educate consumers on the carbon footprint of their urban travel choices and incentivise their greener choices. https://bit.ly/3PLgHiO
3. Pitch It! 2023: Advocating for Social Change Through Creative Filmmaking
Themed “Social Change Communication through Video Production”, the annual Pitch It! 2023 competition co-organised by the NUS Communications and New Media Society and G.H.Y Culture & Media, saw the participation of 19 teams, who learnt from industry veterans and produced compelling short films highlighting prevailing social issues impacting society. https://bit.ly/48oTev5
4. Interdisciplinary Learning for Green Economy Skills
Aristia Ho, Year 3 CHS undergraduate and recipient of a Gardens by the Bay Scholarship, is gearing up for her future by pairing her Life Sciences major with a Southeast Asian Studies as well as a Botany minor. https://bit.ly/3Lt0gVK
5. NUS Esports Sweeps Up Medals Across All Games at the Inter-Varsity Games Festival 2023
This year’s Inter-Varsity Games saw NUS Esports taking first and second place across all e-sports titles — a testament to the commitment, strength and prowess of the athletes and coaches, such as Victoria Foo (Year 4, NUS Political Science), who have done the University proud! https://bit.ly/3rv4kOt
6. NEW BOOK | Theory and Explanation in Geography
Distinguished Professor (NUS Geography) and Co-Director of NUS Global Production Networks Centre, Prof Henry Yeung draws from the latest debates on the mechanism-based approach to theory and explanation in analytical sociology, political science, and the philosophy of social sciences to inform geographical thinking, currently and in the future. https://bit.ly/3PiVwDa
7. NLB SERIES | A Bridge to the Classics (September-October 2023)
Assoc Prof Deborah Shamoon (NUS Japanese Studies), serves up an approachable introduction to four major classics of Japanese literature in the latest season of the National Library Board series running through September and October. https://bit.ly/3sQzEHP
8. FASS DISTINGUISHED LECTURE | “Buddhism, Birds, Beasts, and 'Bat Monks’” (13 October 2023)
Prof James Robson (Harvard University) will delve into the ways Buddhists “were close observers of the natural world and drew on specific characteristics of animals to think about larger issues.” https://bit.ly/48nqdjq
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:
1. Discovering the Wonders of Kenya
Prof David Taylor led 20 NUS Geography and NUS Bachelor of Environmental Studies students on an incredible journey through the Great Rift Valley. Watch the video, see the sights, and read all about it: https://bit.ly/3EPdoB6
2. The Danger of Politics in a Post-Truth World
Assoc Prof Tan Ern Ser (NUS Sociology and Anthropology and the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy) explains his current concern with “polarisation in politics and the inability of interest groups to manage a decent conversation with others and arrive at a consensus for the good of society.” https://bit.ly/3ZwCAWs
3. Did You Know? A Bubble is a Perfect Sphere.
In this last message under the #WellnessWednesdays series, the FASS Student Support Team advises us to try being less perfect. Find out what that means: https://bit.ly/48u2pdM
4. Planting the Seeds of Change
NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies’ Dr Gayathri Thanu Pillai and her GEN2004 - Green Communities in Action: Climate, Action, Crisis tutorial group share their experience volunteering with the NUS Toddycats recently at the Kranji Coastal Nature Reserve. https://bit.ly/3RCVngN
5. Launch of Geospatial Courses for Adult Learners and Mid-Career Workers
The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and NUS have signed an MOU that sees the SLA, NUS Geography and School of Continuing and Lifelong Education (SCALE) collaborating on curating a holistic Geospatial graduate programme and other professional certifications, to equip prospective learners with skills for careers in applied GIS or related disciplines. https://bit.ly/3Rwgq4G
6. FASS Connect: People | Voices | Impact
For quick access to the latest news, research, features, profiles, podcasts, as well as, access to our multiple digital channels, you only need to visit FASS Connect, the single entry point to all things FASS. Come join our 25,000-strong community across countries, industries and backgrounds. https://fass.nus.edu.sg/fass-connect
7. NEW BOOK | The Beggar Lama
Assoc Prof Danzeng Jinba (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) draws from hundreds of hours conversations with a Tibetan Buddhist polymath and reincarnated lama to relate the story of his life and his insights on the social and political developments of Tibet, the Sino-Tibetan borderlands and China over the past century. https://bit.ly/48yDEgm
8. EVENT | 6th CNM Leaders Summit: "Turning your Passion into a Career" - In Conversation with Dr Juliana Chan (6 October 2023)
This NUS Communications and New Media event features a conversation with notable content creator and media entrepreneur Dr Chan (Founder and CEO of Wildtype Media a communications agency focused on serving the STEM and healthcare community). Sign up here: http://www.tinyurl.com/CNMLeaders6
9. SRN POLICY OUTREACH | Infrastructure & Infrastructural Thinking, the Environment, and Urban Ecology & Urban Development: Policy Implications (6 October 2023)
This upcoming edition of the Singapore Research Nexus quarterly symposium series features thought leadership by top FASS researchers from the NUS Departments of: Geography; Sociology and Anthropology; and, English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies. https://bit.ly/3PaDh2U
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1. Discovering the Wonders of Kenya
Prof David Taylor led 20 NUS Geography and NUS Bachelor of Environmental Studies students on an incredible journey through the Great Rift Valley. Watch the video, see the sights, and read all about it: https://bit.ly/3EPdoB6
2. The Danger of Politics in a Post-Truth World
Assoc Prof Tan Ern Ser (NUS Sociology and Anthropology and the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy) explains his current concern with “polarisation in politics and the inability of interest groups to manage a decent conversation with others and arrive at a consensus for the good of society.” https://bit.ly/3ZwCAWs
3. Did You Know? A Bubble is a Perfect Sphere.
In this last message under the #WellnessWednesdays series, the FASS Student Support Team advises us to try being less perfect. Find out what that means: https://bit.ly/48u2pdM
4. Planting the Seeds of Change
NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies’ Dr Gayathri Thanu Pillai and her GEN2004 - Green Communities in Action: Climate, Action, Crisis tutorial group share their experience volunteering with the NUS Toddycats recently at the Kranji Coastal Nature Reserve. https://bit.ly/3RCVngN
5. Launch of Geospatial Courses for Adult Learners and Mid-Career Workers
The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and NUS have signed an MOU that sees the SLA, NUS Geography and School of Continuing and Lifelong Education (SCALE) collaborating on curating a holistic Geospatial graduate programme and other professional certifications, to equip prospective learners with skills for careers in applied GIS or related disciplines. https://bit.ly/3Rwgq4G
6. FASS Connect: People | Voices | Impact
For quick access to the latest news, research, features, profiles, podcasts, as well as, access to our multiple digital channels, you only need to visit FASS Connect, the single entry point to all things FASS. Come join our 25,000-strong community across countries, industries and backgrounds. https://fass.nus.edu.sg/fass-connect
7. NEW BOOK | The Beggar Lama
Assoc Prof Danzeng Jinba (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) draws from hundreds of hours conversations with a Tibetan Buddhist polymath and reincarnated lama to relate the story of his life and his insights on the social and political developments of Tibet, the Sino-Tibetan borderlands and China over the past century. https://bit.ly/48yDEgm
8. EVENT | 6th CNM Leaders Summit: "Turning your Passion into a Career" - In Conversation with Dr Juliana Chan (6 October 2023)
This NUS Communications and New Media event features a conversation with notable content creator and media entrepreneur Dr Chan (Founder and CEO of Wildtype Media a communications agency focused on serving the STEM and healthcare community). Sign up here: http://www.tinyurl.com/CNMLeaders6
9. SRN POLICY OUTREACH | Infrastructure & Infrastructural Thinking, the Environment, and Urban Ecology & Urban Development: Policy Implications (6 October 2023)
This upcoming edition of the Singapore Research Nexus quarterly symposium series features thought leadership by top FASS researchers from the NUS Departments of: Geography; Sociology and Anthropology; and, English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies. https://bit.ly/3PaDh2U
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The much-anticipated WellNUS Festival 2023 is back! FASS and partners from the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) and MediaCorp’s 987 are excited to bring to you Let’s Talk! Wellness with DJs Joakim and Sonia. Get up close and personal with the popular hosts of The Shock Circuit as they dive deep into the topic of mental wellbeing (in a fun way).
In this talk, we’ll be exploring:
• Tips to cope with daily stressors
• Important positive self-talk
and more…
Stand to win exclusive 987 merchandise during the talk, all participants also get to walk away with mystery goodies!
What are you waiting for? Sign up now
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In this talk, we’ll be exploring:
• Tips to cope with daily stressors
• Important positive self-talk
and more…
Stand to win exclusive 987 merchandise during the talk, all participants also get to walk away with mystery goodies!
What are you waiting for? Sign up now
https://forms.office.com/r/FhWjRyYaLq
Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. MSF-NUS Tie-Up Sees More than 400 Student Volunteers
NUS is collaborating with the Singapore Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) in enabling students taking a service learning course with NUS Social Work to befriend families under MSF’s ComLink programme and intends to grow the volunteer pool to 1,000 students. https://bit.ly/3PKaimF
2. Uncovering the Ways Social Media Users Evade Policing of Harmful Online Content
The Civic Tech Lab led by Assoc Prof Weiyu Zhang (also of NUS Communications and New Media) collaborated with media intelligence company Truescope to study the portrayal of harmful content on popular video-based platforms and found some ways it could be masked to evade platform moderation. https://bit.ly/45fZiTY
3. Celebrating 70 Years of Education and Research!
NUS Chinese Studies recently launched its department history website and commemorative magazine at its anniversary dinner, which was part of a series of events celebrating its milestone year, rich heritage and achievements. https://tinyurl.com/yce9d6as
4. NEW BOOK | Ummah Yet Proletariat
Dr Lin Hongxuan (NUS Southeast Asian Studies) explores the relationship between Islam and Marxism in the Netherlands East Indies and Indonesia from the publication of the first Communist periodical in 1915 to the beginning of the 1965-66 massacres of suspected Communists. https://bit.ly/48IXeXF
5. RESEARCH | “Now Everyone is Uncle or Auntie”: Chinese Naming Tradition Showing Generational Ties Fading
Assoc Prof Lee Cher Leng (NUS Chinese Studies) and Dr Peter Tan (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies) share findings and analyses from their respective research projects on generational naming practices and generation names in this recent The Straits Times article. https://bit.ly/3LJgkCP
6. 6th SYED HUSSEIN ALATAS MEMORIAL LECTURE | Engaging Progressive Islam: Questions About Tradition, Modernity and History (21 October 2023)
Mirza Family Professor of Islamic Thought & Muslim Societies at the University of Notre Dame, Prof Ebrahim Moosa will discuss the various articulations of progressive Islam from the work of Syed Hussein Alatas and subsequent developments in this latest edition of NUS Malay Studies’ annual series. https://bit.ly/3PL6b9Y
7. INFORMATION SESSIONS | SEAS Graduate Programmes (24 October and 28 November 2023)
Discover the path to excellence and profound knowledge of the region with a Master of Arts or Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Southeast Asia programme at NUS Southeast Asian Studies. Start by attending one of two specially organised information sessions. https://bit.ly/nusseas-ma
8. LECTURE | Nativism in Ecology, A Xenophobic Metaphor? (27 October 2023)
If species’ geographic distribution is a natural phenomenon, is the native-alien debate, spurred by invasion biology, relevant or even necessary? Ngee Ann Kongsi Distinguished Visiting Professor in NUS Prof Maharaj K. Pandit will delve into this and similar issues relating to invasion science — in this RC4, NUS College and NUS Office of Alumni Relations presentation. https://bit.ly/3LK6Jfh
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1. MSF-NUS Tie-Up Sees More than 400 Student Volunteers
NUS is collaborating with the Singapore Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) in enabling students taking a service learning course with NUS Social Work to befriend families under MSF’s ComLink programme and intends to grow the volunteer pool to 1,000 students. https://bit.ly/3PKaimF
2. Uncovering the Ways Social Media Users Evade Policing of Harmful Online Content
The Civic Tech Lab led by Assoc Prof Weiyu Zhang (also of NUS Communications and New Media) collaborated with media intelligence company Truescope to study the portrayal of harmful content on popular video-based platforms and found some ways it could be masked to evade platform moderation. https://bit.ly/45fZiTY
3. Celebrating 70 Years of Education and Research!
NUS Chinese Studies recently launched its department history website and commemorative magazine at its anniversary dinner, which was part of a series of events celebrating its milestone year, rich heritage and achievements. https://tinyurl.com/yce9d6as
4. NEW BOOK | Ummah Yet Proletariat
Dr Lin Hongxuan (NUS Southeast Asian Studies) explores the relationship between Islam and Marxism in the Netherlands East Indies and Indonesia from the publication of the first Communist periodical in 1915 to the beginning of the 1965-66 massacres of suspected Communists. https://bit.ly/48IXeXF
5. RESEARCH | “Now Everyone is Uncle or Auntie”: Chinese Naming Tradition Showing Generational Ties Fading
Assoc Prof Lee Cher Leng (NUS Chinese Studies) and Dr Peter Tan (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies) share findings and analyses from their respective research projects on generational naming practices and generation names in this recent The Straits Times article. https://bit.ly/3LJgkCP
6. 6th SYED HUSSEIN ALATAS MEMORIAL LECTURE | Engaging Progressive Islam: Questions About Tradition, Modernity and History (21 October 2023)
Mirza Family Professor of Islamic Thought & Muslim Societies at the University of Notre Dame, Prof Ebrahim Moosa will discuss the various articulations of progressive Islam from the work of Syed Hussein Alatas and subsequent developments in this latest edition of NUS Malay Studies’ annual series. https://bit.ly/3PL6b9Y
7. INFORMATION SESSIONS | SEAS Graduate Programmes (24 October and 28 November 2023)
Discover the path to excellence and profound knowledge of the region with a Master of Arts or Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Southeast Asia programme at NUS Southeast Asian Studies. Start by attending one of two specially organised information sessions. https://bit.ly/nusseas-ma
8. LECTURE | Nativism in Ecology, A Xenophobic Metaphor? (27 October 2023)
If species’ geographic distribution is a natural phenomenon, is the native-alien debate, spurred by invasion biology, relevant or even necessary? Ngee Ann Kongsi Distinguished Visiting Professor in NUS Prof Maharaj K. Pandit will delve into this and similar issues relating to invasion science — in this RC4, NUS College and NUS Office of Alumni Relations presentation. https://bit.ly/3LK6Jfh
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. 2023 CHS Case Competition: Tackling Screen Dependency in the Age of Social Media
Themed “Solutions for Tomorrow”, the third iteration of the competition saw 47 teams compete to devise the best solutions to screen dependency among Singaporean youth and adults. https://tinyurl.com/y7sxefb7
2. Delia Shamaney: Malay Heritage Foundation Intern 2023
Year 2 Anthropology and History major Delia talks about her role and experience at the non-profit organisation, and the lessons she learnt from her time there. https://tinyurl.com/57hppxb3
3. Flexible Work Arrangements Can’t Be for Just Well-Paid Professionals
In their research study on young people at work, Assoc Prof Irene Ng and Dr Gerard Chung of NUS Social Work – and their research associates at the NUS Social Service Research Centre Mr Tan Zhi Han and Ms Nurul Fadiah Johari – have found that much of the discussion about improving flexible work hours and workplace does not apply to many in entry-level and low-income jobs. https://tinyurl.com/4ze8vvav
4. Injury a Blessing in Disguise for Awardee
New graduate Ms G. Suthershinii (NUS Life Sciences and NUS Psychology ‘23) delivered the valedictory speech at the recently held 32nd Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) Excellence Awards event. https://bit.ly/3PR9fBw
5. RESEARCH | The Role of Visual Abilities and Cognitive Style in Artistic and Scientific Creativity of Singaporean Secondary School Students
NUS Psychology’s Assoc Prof Maria Kozhevnikov and Ms Shuen Ho, and their research partner at Nanyang Technological University Dr Elizabeth Koh, suggest that education and social-cultural background are critical for the development of specific types of creativity, be it scientific or artistic. https://tinyurl.com/4h33ne7u
6. NEW BOOK | Logic for Justice
In this “introduction to formal logic with an emphasis on political reform” Dr Isaac Wilhelm (NUS Philosophy) delves into the language and semantics of propositional logic and first-order logic. https://tinyurl.com/bdhdet49
7. LECTURE | FASS Distinguished Lecture Series in Buddhist Studies: Buddhism, Birds, Beasts, and ‘Bat Monks’ — Defining and Defying Categories Through Analogical Thinking in East Asian Buddhism (13 October 2023)
Prof James Robson (Harvard University) will discuss how Buddhists have been close observers of the natural world and drew on the specific characteristics of animals to consider larger issues in this FASS Research event. https://tinyurl.com/zwkr52
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1. 2023 CHS Case Competition: Tackling Screen Dependency in the Age of Social Media
Themed “Solutions for Tomorrow”, the third iteration of the competition saw 47 teams compete to devise the best solutions to screen dependency among Singaporean youth and adults. https://tinyurl.com/y7sxefb7
2. Delia Shamaney: Malay Heritage Foundation Intern 2023
Year 2 Anthropology and History major Delia talks about her role and experience at the non-profit organisation, and the lessons she learnt from her time there. https://tinyurl.com/57hppxb3
3. Flexible Work Arrangements Can’t Be for Just Well-Paid Professionals
In their research study on young people at work, Assoc Prof Irene Ng and Dr Gerard Chung of NUS Social Work – and their research associates at the NUS Social Service Research Centre Mr Tan Zhi Han and Ms Nurul Fadiah Johari – have found that much of the discussion about improving flexible work hours and workplace does not apply to many in entry-level and low-income jobs. https://tinyurl.com/4ze8vvav
4. Injury a Blessing in Disguise for Awardee
New graduate Ms G. Suthershinii (NUS Life Sciences and NUS Psychology ‘23) delivered the valedictory speech at the recently held 32nd Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) Excellence Awards event. https://bit.ly/3PR9fBw
5. RESEARCH | The Role of Visual Abilities and Cognitive Style in Artistic and Scientific Creativity of Singaporean Secondary School Students
NUS Psychology’s Assoc Prof Maria Kozhevnikov and Ms Shuen Ho, and their research partner at Nanyang Technological University Dr Elizabeth Koh, suggest that education and social-cultural background are critical for the development of specific types of creativity, be it scientific or artistic. https://tinyurl.com/4h33ne7u
6. NEW BOOK | Logic for Justice
In this “introduction to formal logic with an emphasis on political reform” Dr Isaac Wilhelm (NUS Philosophy) delves into the language and semantics of propositional logic and first-order logic. https://tinyurl.com/bdhdet49
7. LECTURE | FASS Distinguished Lecture Series in Buddhist Studies: Buddhism, Birds, Beasts, and ‘Bat Monks’ — Defining and Defying Categories Through Analogical Thinking in East Asian Buddhism (13 October 2023)
Prof James Robson (Harvard University) will discuss how Buddhists have been close observers of the natural world and drew on the specific characteristics of animals to consider larger issues in this FASS Research event. https://tinyurl.com/zwkr52
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Long Education Journey Not Affecting Determination to Study at NUS
Mr Marzuki Nooranas Sarip (Year 2, NUS Communications and New Media, and NUS Sociology and Anthropology) elaborates on why he is never giving up on his goal of academic excellence in university. https://tinyurl.com/determinedNUS
2. RESEARCH | Civil Society Collective Action Under Authoritarianism…
Referencing conditions and developments in Malaysia and Singapore, NUS Political Science’s Asst Prof Elvin Ong and alumnus Mr Syazwi Bin Rahmad (’21) present a case for why and how civil society organisations (CSOs) are more likely to act collectively for political reform when public interest in political reform and public support for CSOs is high. https://tinyurl.com/4ttdkhur
3. Answering Questions on Online Risks and Harms
Recipient of the Ministry of Communications and Information’s Special Recognition Award, Assoc Prof Elmie Nekmat of NUS Communications and New Media shares some guidelines for keeping our children safe when they go online. https://tinyurl.com/APElmie-OnlineRisksHarms
4. PROFILE | Going Beyond Basic Needs
FASS alumna Ms Siti Adriana Muhamad Rasip (NUS Political Science ’16) co-founded the Empowered Families Initiative to harness the strengths and abilities of low-income families by investing in their aspirations, and took home top honours at the inaugural =Dreams Asia Breakthrough Prize Competition, a nationwide contest of ideas to eradicate poverty. https://tinyurl.com/2reukk38
5. FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY | Scholarly Publishing Fellow
NUS Press, the University’s publisher of academic and high-quality general non-fiction books, is calling for applications by recent PhD graduates or researching Doctoral students with strong research skills and curiosity about scholarly work in the humanities and social sciences. https://tinyurl.com/NUSPress-SPFellow
6. FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY | Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Distinguished Fellowship on Contemporary Southeast Asia
Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford fellows spend their time equally at Stanford and NUS writing and conducting research on, or related to, contemporary Southeast Asia, and have opportunities to present their research and participate in seminars and workshops organised by relevant campus units. Apply now: https://tinyurl.com/LKC-DistFellSEA-2024
7. NLB TALK | A Bridge to the Classics: Revolutionary Romance in Shojo Manga (25 October 2023)
Catch the final edition of this National Library Board series of lectures featuring NUS Japanese Studies’ Assoc Prof Deborah Shamoon serving up an approachable introduction to four major classics of Japanese Literature. In the spotlight: ‘The Rose of Versailles’ by manga artist and writer Ikeda Riyoko. https://tinyurl.com/NLBSg-APDShamoon-4
8. SYMPOSIUM | On Integrating Financial Capability and Asset Building in Working with Low Income Families: Opportunities, Creativity and Sustainability (31 October 2023)
This NUS Social Work and Next Age Institute conference examines the development of the Singapore Training Curriculum on Financial Capability and Asset Building to equip social workers, frontline staff and volunteers with knowledge and skills in working with low income individuals and families on household financial matters and asset building. https://tinyurl.com/dz22rswf
9. PUBLIC LECTURE | Sikh Value & Ethics: Their Relevance Today (4 November 2023)
NUS’ inaugural CSGB Visiting Professor in Sikh Studies Assoc Prof Jasjit Singh will explore the enduring relevance of Sikh values and ethics in the modern world, and examine how the teachings of the Sikh Gurus offer valuable insights on how to navigate the challenges of diversity, technology and ethical dilemmas. https://tinyurl.com/APJSingh-Sikhi-value-ethics
1. Long Education Journey Not Affecting Determination to Study at NUS
Mr Marzuki Nooranas Sarip (Year 2, NUS Communications and New Media, and NUS Sociology and Anthropology) elaborates on why he is never giving up on his goal of academic excellence in university. https://tinyurl.com/determinedNUS
2. RESEARCH | Civil Society Collective Action Under Authoritarianism…
Referencing conditions and developments in Malaysia and Singapore, NUS Political Science’s Asst Prof Elvin Ong and alumnus Mr Syazwi Bin Rahmad (’21) present a case for why and how civil society organisations (CSOs) are more likely to act collectively for political reform when public interest in political reform and public support for CSOs is high. https://tinyurl.com/4ttdkhur
3. Answering Questions on Online Risks and Harms
Recipient of the Ministry of Communications and Information’s Special Recognition Award, Assoc Prof Elmie Nekmat of NUS Communications and New Media shares some guidelines for keeping our children safe when they go online. https://tinyurl.com/APElmie-OnlineRisksHarms
4. PROFILE | Going Beyond Basic Needs
FASS alumna Ms Siti Adriana Muhamad Rasip (NUS Political Science ’16) co-founded the Empowered Families Initiative to harness the strengths and abilities of low-income families by investing in their aspirations, and took home top honours at the inaugural =Dreams Asia Breakthrough Prize Competition, a nationwide contest of ideas to eradicate poverty. https://tinyurl.com/2reukk38
5. FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY | Scholarly Publishing Fellow
NUS Press, the University’s publisher of academic and high-quality general non-fiction books, is calling for applications by recent PhD graduates or researching Doctoral students with strong research skills and curiosity about scholarly work in the humanities and social sciences. https://tinyurl.com/NUSPress-SPFellow
6. FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY | Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Distinguished Fellowship on Contemporary Southeast Asia
Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford fellows spend their time equally at Stanford and NUS writing and conducting research on, or related to, contemporary Southeast Asia, and have opportunities to present their research and participate in seminars and workshops organised by relevant campus units. Apply now: https://tinyurl.com/LKC-DistFellSEA-2024
7. NLB TALK | A Bridge to the Classics: Revolutionary Romance in Shojo Manga (25 October 2023)
Catch the final edition of this National Library Board series of lectures featuring NUS Japanese Studies’ Assoc Prof Deborah Shamoon serving up an approachable introduction to four major classics of Japanese Literature. In the spotlight: ‘The Rose of Versailles’ by manga artist and writer Ikeda Riyoko. https://tinyurl.com/NLBSg-APDShamoon-4
8. SYMPOSIUM | On Integrating Financial Capability and Asset Building in Working with Low Income Families: Opportunities, Creativity and Sustainability (31 October 2023)
This NUS Social Work and Next Age Institute conference examines the development of the Singapore Training Curriculum on Financial Capability and Asset Building to equip social workers, frontline staff and volunteers with knowledge and skills in working with low income individuals and families on household financial matters and asset building. https://tinyurl.com/dz22rswf
9. PUBLIC LECTURE | Sikh Value & Ethics: Their Relevance Today (4 November 2023)
NUS’ inaugural CSGB Visiting Professor in Sikh Studies Assoc Prof Jasjit Singh will explore the enduring relevance of Sikh values and ethics in the modern world, and examine how the teachings of the Sikh Gurus offer valuable insights on how to navigate the challenges of diversity, technology and ethical dilemmas. https://tinyurl.com/APJSingh-Sikhi-value-ethics
10. AY23/24 FASS Club Recruitment
The NUS Students’ Arts and Social Sciences Club (best known as FASS Club) is on a recruitment drive and this is the last call (deadline 25 Oct) for applications to key roles in the single body of student leadership serving FASS students, championing their welfare, learning and personal growth, as well as forging, enhancing and promoting the FASS identity. Are you ready to serve? Go now to: https://linktr.ee/fassclub.
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The NUS Students’ Arts and Social Sciences Club (best known as FASS Club) is on a recruitment drive and this is the last call (deadline 25 Oct) for applications to key roles in the single body of student leadership serving FASS students, championing their welfare, learning and personal growth, as well as forging, enhancing and promoting the FASS identity. Are you ready to serve? Go now to: https://linktr.ee/fassclub.
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. The ‘Beat’ of the NUS Dikir Barat Group from NUS
Year 2 student Danial Fharick (NUS Malay Studies) writes about his love for the musical form dikir barat, and the special bonds he has formed with fellow performers at NUS Dikir Barat. https://tinyurl.com/2tuw5hxm
2. Commentary: Singapore Has Long Resisted Unemployment Benefits, So Why the Change of Heart?
Noted labour economist Dr Kelvin Seah (NUS Economics) explains the impetus for and potential economic advantages and risks of providing unemployment benefits, and discusses how the Singapore government is likely to approach their dispensation. https://tinyurl.com/3z7dc7vu
3. She Guides the Way for Inclusiveness in Learning
Despite being visually impaired, alumna Penny Chong (NUS History ’02) has transformed many lives through her innovative approach and passion for providing the best learning materials for her students. https://tinyurl.com/bddd79xb
4. Is a Non-Tech Degree Worth It?
NUS Philosophy’s Jonathan Sim weighs in on this timely discussion on a Business Times podcast with compelling points for the value of non-tech university degrees today and asks, “If parents keep discouraging their children from learning these [i.e. humanities and social sciences] kinds of subjects, then who is going to learn human wisdom?” https://tinyurl.com/mry96zm2
5. Delayed Gratification Predicts Behavioural and Academic Outcomes
Professor Jean Yeung (NUS Sociology and Anthropology and the NUS Centre for Family and Population Research, CFPR) and Dr Chen Luxi (NUS CFPR) have extended Delay-of-Gratification (DoG) in children research – which tests children for their ability to withstand short-term tempation in view of a possibly better long-term reward – to Singapore. See their findings. https://tinyurl.com/ypzncfub
6. Lights. Camera. Action on Caldecott…
Dr Jinna Tay (of NUS Communications and New Media) provides context to major developments in Singapore’s broadcasting and television programming history, and their relevance to the continually evolving media industry in this special CNA feature on the Mediacorp Caldecott Broadcast Centre. https://tinyurl.com/yck6n3tt
7. FESTIVAL | Loy Krathong 2023 (29 October 2023)
Held in UTown by the Thai Language Programme at the NUS Centre for Language Studies, this year’s event features ‘live’ performances by students of the Thai language programme, Thai students in Singapore from NUS, NTU and SUSS, members of the Thai Dance Society in Singapore, and guest artistes from Thailand. https://tinyurl.com/yck8pufv
8. CONFERENCE | Popular Nanyang: Re-thinking Chinese Cultures in Post-war Singapore and Malaya/Malaysia (11-12 November 2023)
Join international scholars and local experts as they delve into the culture of the Chinese in Nanyang from 1945 through the 1970s at this bilingual English and Chinese programme organised by the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, NUS Chinese Studies and Wan Boo Sow Research Centre. https://tinyurl.com/4r6hnr4x
9. DANCE DRAMA | Sutasoma, The Journey (17 November 2023)
Experience the one-time only premiere of this performance by students of NUS Southeast Asian Studies, and artistes from Singapore and Bali, Indonesia, including Eka Suwara Santhi, Gamelan Singamurti and Gamelan Pinda Sari. https://tinyurl.com/dance-drama-sutasoma
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1. The ‘Beat’ of the NUS Dikir Barat Group from NUS
Year 2 student Danial Fharick (NUS Malay Studies) writes about his love for the musical form dikir barat, and the special bonds he has formed with fellow performers at NUS Dikir Barat. https://tinyurl.com/2tuw5hxm
2. Commentary: Singapore Has Long Resisted Unemployment Benefits, So Why the Change of Heart?
Noted labour economist Dr Kelvin Seah (NUS Economics) explains the impetus for and potential economic advantages and risks of providing unemployment benefits, and discusses how the Singapore government is likely to approach their dispensation. https://tinyurl.com/3z7dc7vu
3. She Guides the Way for Inclusiveness in Learning
Despite being visually impaired, alumna Penny Chong (NUS History ’02) has transformed many lives through her innovative approach and passion for providing the best learning materials for her students. https://tinyurl.com/bddd79xb
4. Is a Non-Tech Degree Worth It?
NUS Philosophy’s Jonathan Sim weighs in on this timely discussion on a Business Times podcast with compelling points for the value of non-tech university degrees today and asks, “If parents keep discouraging their children from learning these [i.e. humanities and social sciences] kinds of subjects, then who is going to learn human wisdom?” https://tinyurl.com/mry96zm2
5. Delayed Gratification Predicts Behavioural and Academic Outcomes
Professor Jean Yeung (NUS Sociology and Anthropology and the NUS Centre for Family and Population Research, CFPR) and Dr Chen Luxi (NUS CFPR) have extended Delay-of-Gratification (DoG) in children research – which tests children for their ability to withstand short-term tempation in view of a possibly better long-term reward – to Singapore. See their findings. https://tinyurl.com/ypzncfub
6. Lights. Camera. Action on Caldecott…
Dr Jinna Tay (of NUS Communications and New Media) provides context to major developments in Singapore’s broadcasting and television programming history, and their relevance to the continually evolving media industry in this special CNA feature on the Mediacorp Caldecott Broadcast Centre. https://tinyurl.com/yck6n3tt
7. FESTIVAL | Loy Krathong 2023 (29 October 2023)
Held in UTown by the Thai Language Programme at the NUS Centre for Language Studies, this year’s event features ‘live’ performances by students of the Thai language programme, Thai students in Singapore from NUS, NTU and SUSS, members of the Thai Dance Society in Singapore, and guest artistes from Thailand. https://tinyurl.com/yck8pufv
8. CONFERENCE | Popular Nanyang: Re-thinking Chinese Cultures in Post-war Singapore and Malaya/Malaysia (11-12 November 2023)
Join international scholars and local experts as they delve into the culture of the Chinese in Nanyang from 1945 through the 1970s at this bilingual English and Chinese programme organised by the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, NUS Chinese Studies and Wan Boo Sow Research Centre. https://tinyurl.com/4r6hnr4x
9. DANCE DRAMA | Sutasoma, The Journey (17 November 2023)
Experience the one-time only premiere of this performance by students of NUS Southeast Asian Studies, and artistes from Singapore and Bali, Indonesia, including Eka Suwara Santhi, Gamelan Singamurti and Gamelan Pinda Sari. https://tinyurl.com/dance-drama-sutasoma
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. FASS to Establish Mee Toh Foundation Visiting Professorship in Buddhist Studies
Enabled by a generous gift of S$500,000 from the registered charity, the new Visiting Professorship will be administered by NUS Philosophy over the course of five years from 2024. https://tinyurl.com/yus2r7ue
2. Alumni Honoured at DASSAA 2023 Gala Dinner
FASS feted the achievements of this year’s Distinguished Arts and Social Sciences Alumni Awards – Dr Khoo Kim Choo (NUS Social Work ’70), Mr Hawazi Daipi (NUS Geography ’78), Ms Junie Foo (NUS Japanese Studies ’90), and Ms Janice Koh (NUS Theatre Studies ’96) – and their contributions to community, society and nation. https://tinyurl.com/mpu2uv5a
3. Student of Business Japanese Takes First Prize at ASEAN Speech Contest
Tan Wee Kiat, a Business Japanese student at the NUS Centre for Language Studies clinched the top spot at the Singapore Japanese speech contest in July and then won the first prize at the ASEAN edition in Japan just last month. https://tinyurl.com/2x7v88cr
4. FASS Programmes Ranked Top 30 on THE World University Rankings
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 has placed FASS programmes among the top 30 in three categories – Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, and Business & Economics. https://tinyurl.com/THE-FASS2024
5. Cultivating Sustainability: Yuki Ong’s GreenLoopFarms Journey
Alumna Yuki Ong (NUS Geography ’23) set up a home-based project growing microgreens on a simple rack and in less than two years it has scaled up to a professional sustainable farming operation. https://tinyurl.com/yrmczeue
6. NEW BOOK | The Camphor Tree and the Elephant: Religion and Ecological Change in Maritime Southeast Asia
Dr Faizah Zakaria (NUS Southeast Asian Studies and Malay Studies) traces the conversion of the Batak people in upland Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula to Islam and Christianity during the nineteenth century. https://tinyurl.com/5yxyeu5c
7. WEBINAR | Brown Bag Seminar Series: Beyond Lights — The Changing Impact of Rural Electrification in Indian Agriculture
This talk by Dr Sudatta Ray (NUS Geography and Environmental Studies, Yale-NUS College) examines how specific targets of rural electrification policies have important consequences for the household incomes and food security of smallholder farmers in India. https://tinyurl.com/3nw23az5
8. PERFORMANCE & HEALTH SYMPOSIUM 2023 | Interfacing Disciplines, Creating Intersections (30 November - 1 December 2023)
Jointly organised by LASALLE College of the Arts and NUS, this event aims to create new cross-disciplinary synergies and trigger further exploration of new possibilities for the role of the performance arts in the provision of healthcare. The two-day programme also features a chamber opera performance and a workshop. Attendance is complimentary but early registration is recommended. https://tinyurl.com/yc47zhhe
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1. FASS to Establish Mee Toh Foundation Visiting Professorship in Buddhist Studies
Enabled by a generous gift of S$500,000 from the registered charity, the new Visiting Professorship will be administered by NUS Philosophy over the course of five years from 2024. https://tinyurl.com/yus2r7ue
2. Alumni Honoured at DASSAA 2023 Gala Dinner
FASS feted the achievements of this year’s Distinguished Arts and Social Sciences Alumni Awards – Dr Khoo Kim Choo (NUS Social Work ’70), Mr Hawazi Daipi (NUS Geography ’78), Ms Junie Foo (NUS Japanese Studies ’90), and Ms Janice Koh (NUS Theatre Studies ’96) – and their contributions to community, society and nation. https://tinyurl.com/mpu2uv5a
3. Student of Business Japanese Takes First Prize at ASEAN Speech Contest
Tan Wee Kiat, a Business Japanese student at the NUS Centre for Language Studies clinched the top spot at the Singapore Japanese speech contest in July and then won the first prize at the ASEAN edition in Japan just last month. https://tinyurl.com/2x7v88cr
4. FASS Programmes Ranked Top 30 on THE World University Rankings
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 has placed FASS programmes among the top 30 in three categories – Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, and Business & Economics. https://tinyurl.com/THE-FASS2024
5. Cultivating Sustainability: Yuki Ong’s GreenLoopFarms Journey
Alumna Yuki Ong (NUS Geography ’23) set up a home-based project growing microgreens on a simple rack and in less than two years it has scaled up to a professional sustainable farming operation. https://tinyurl.com/yrmczeue
6. NEW BOOK | The Camphor Tree and the Elephant: Religion and Ecological Change in Maritime Southeast Asia
Dr Faizah Zakaria (NUS Southeast Asian Studies and Malay Studies) traces the conversion of the Batak people in upland Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula to Islam and Christianity during the nineteenth century. https://tinyurl.com/5yxyeu5c
7. WEBINAR | Brown Bag Seminar Series: Beyond Lights — The Changing Impact of Rural Electrification in Indian Agriculture
This talk by Dr Sudatta Ray (NUS Geography and Environmental Studies, Yale-NUS College) examines how specific targets of rural electrification policies have important consequences for the household incomes and food security of smallholder farmers in India. https://tinyurl.com/3nw23az5
8. PERFORMANCE & HEALTH SYMPOSIUM 2023 | Interfacing Disciplines, Creating Intersections (30 November - 1 December 2023)
Jointly organised by LASALLE College of the Arts and NUS, this event aims to create new cross-disciplinary synergies and trigger further exploration of new possibilities for the role of the performance arts in the provision of healthcare. The two-day programme also features a chamber opera performance and a workshop. Attendance is complimentary but early registration is recommended. https://tinyurl.com/yc47zhhe
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. NUS Alumni Awards 2023: Celebrating Outstanding Changemakers and Trailblazers
NUS feted the achievements of outstanding alumni – including FASS’ eighteen individuals who received Distinguished Alumni Service, Outstanding Young Alumni and Team (Alumni) Award honours – at the prestigious NUS Alumni Awards 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yvwez8td
2. Committed to Protecting Wildlife
Ting Wai Kit (NUS Geography, Year 4) has been championing the protection of endangered species for years and most recently co-founded the Cites Global Youth Network to ensure sustainable wildlife trade and combat wildlife crime. https://tinyurl.com/2s4yw827
3. Recognition for the Best of Student Achievements in Academic Year 2022-2023
At the Tan Ean Kiam Arts Awards and NUS Achievement Awards (NAA) last month, NUS honoured 127 recipients for their contributions to student life. Among them: FASS’ Adele Tan (NUS Communications and New Media), Tan Wei Shuang (NUS Social Work), Muhammad Hariz Bin Emran (NUS Malay Studies and Communications and New Media), Ong Xue Min (NUS Economics) and Chet Ming (NUS Chemistry and NUS History). https://tinyurl.com/yck68jtn
4. The Criteria for Criticising Current Affairs
Freedom of speech is the basic right of Singapore citizens protected by the Constitution and we should feel free to speak our minds as long as what we say is legal and reasonable, says Head of NUS Chinese Studies Prof Ong Chang Woei in his latest Op-Ed for local Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao. https://tinyurl.com/bdcejsnw
5. RESEARCH | A Novel Graph-Based Framework for Classifying Urban Functional Zones
In their recent paper, Assoc Prof Chen-Chieh Feng (NUS Geography), Jifei Wang (NUS Geography and the Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Prof Zhou Guo (Sun Yat-sen University) propose a new framework to accurately classify UFZs at scale leveraging multisource data and human mobility patterns. https://tinyurl.com/y6u6bj6c
6. Ruminating on the FASS Distinguished Lecture Series in Buddhist Studies
Postgraduate student Tan Guan Fan (NUS History) contemplates the lessons learnt and impressions left by the two lectures so far delivered by eminent scholars of Buddhist history, philosophy, art and literature. https://tinyurl.com/bm2eduf5
7. VIDEO | ‘Sutasoma, the Journey’ — Just ONE Performance on 17 November 2023!
The cast members of this dance drama from NUS Southeast Asian Studies’ SE2224: Traditional Dance in Southeast Asia tell us about the production, the team of dancers and musicians from Bali joining them on stage, the exciting storyline inspiring their performance, and more! https://tinyurl.com/zwkvt7fc
8. Stepping Up as ComLink Befrienders to Support Disadvantaged Families
Undergraduates Wesley (NUS Political Science, Year 3), Nityasree (NUS Business School) and Darren (NUS Computing) share their experiences so far with the GEN2070 Community Link Befrienders year-long service-learning course, offered by NUS in partnership with the Ministry of Social and Family Development of Singapore. https://tinyurl.com/p7dxn3b6
9. THIS is What We Do as RFs!
You’ve probably heard about them as staff living in our campus hostels, but what do they actually do and why do they stay the course? Hear what some NUS Resident Fellows have to say about their role in this NUS Office of Student Affairs video: https://tinyurl.com/bdfpx8m9
10. BOOK LAUNCH | Strangers in the Family: Gender, Patriliny, and the Chinese in Colonial Indonesia (1 December 2023)
Dr Seng Guo-Quan (NUS History) presents and discusses his new book about settler Chinese community formation in Indonesia during the Dutch colonial period (1816-1842), Strangers in the Family, with Assoc Prof Nala Lee (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies) and Assoc Prof Zhou Taomo (NTU History). https://tinyurl.com/bdfnff2d
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1. NUS Alumni Awards 2023: Celebrating Outstanding Changemakers and Trailblazers
NUS feted the achievements of outstanding alumni – including FASS’ eighteen individuals who received Distinguished Alumni Service, Outstanding Young Alumni and Team (Alumni) Award honours – at the prestigious NUS Alumni Awards 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yvwez8td
2. Committed to Protecting Wildlife
Ting Wai Kit (NUS Geography, Year 4) has been championing the protection of endangered species for years and most recently co-founded the Cites Global Youth Network to ensure sustainable wildlife trade and combat wildlife crime. https://tinyurl.com/2s4yw827
3. Recognition for the Best of Student Achievements in Academic Year 2022-2023
At the Tan Ean Kiam Arts Awards and NUS Achievement Awards (NAA) last month, NUS honoured 127 recipients for their contributions to student life. Among them: FASS’ Adele Tan (NUS Communications and New Media), Tan Wei Shuang (NUS Social Work), Muhammad Hariz Bin Emran (NUS Malay Studies and Communications and New Media), Ong Xue Min (NUS Economics) and Chet Ming (NUS Chemistry and NUS History). https://tinyurl.com/yck68jtn
4. The Criteria for Criticising Current Affairs
Freedom of speech is the basic right of Singapore citizens protected by the Constitution and we should feel free to speak our minds as long as what we say is legal and reasonable, says Head of NUS Chinese Studies Prof Ong Chang Woei in his latest Op-Ed for local Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao. https://tinyurl.com/bdcejsnw
5. RESEARCH | A Novel Graph-Based Framework for Classifying Urban Functional Zones
In their recent paper, Assoc Prof Chen-Chieh Feng (NUS Geography), Jifei Wang (NUS Geography and the Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Prof Zhou Guo (Sun Yat-sen University) propose a new framework to accurately classify UFZs at scale leveraging multisource data and human mobility patterns. https://tinyurl.com/y6u6bj6c
6. Ruminating on the FASS Distinguished Lecture Series in Buddhist Studies
Postgraduate student Tan Guan Fan (NUS History) contemplates the lessons learnt and impressions left by the two lectures so far delivered by eminent scholars of Buddhist history, philosophy, art and literature. https://tinyurl.com/bm2eduf5
7. VIDEO | ‘Sutasoma, the Journey’ — Just ONE Performance on 17 November 2023!
The cast members of this dance drama from NUS Southeast Asian Studies’ SE2224: Traditional Dance in Southeast Asia tell us about the production, the team of dancers and musicians from Bali joining them on stage, the exciting storyline inspiring their performance, and more! https://tinyurl.com/zwkvt7fc
8. Stepping Up as ComLink Befrienders to Support Disadvantaged Families
Undergraduates Wesley (NUS Political Science, Year 3), Nityasree (NUS Business School) and Darren (NUS Computing) share their experiences so far with the GEN2070 Community Link Befrienders year-long service-learning course, offered by NUS in partnership with the Ministry of Social and Family Development of Singapore. https://tinyurl.com/p7dxn3b6
9. THIS is What We Do as RFs!
You’ve probably heard about them as staff living in our campus hostels, but what do they actually do and why do they stay the course? Hear what some NUS Resident Fellows have to say about their role in this NUS Office of Student Affairs video: https://tinyurl.com/bdfpx8m9
10. BOOK LAUNCH | Strangers in the Family: Gender, Patriliny, and the Chinese in Colonial Indonesia (1 December 2023)
Dr Seng Guo-Quan (NUS History) presents and discusses his new book about settler Chinese community formation in Indonesia during the Dutch colonial period (1816-1842), Strangers in the Family, with Assoc Prof Nala Lee (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies) and Assoc Prof Zhou Taomo (NTU History). https://tinyurl.com/bdfnff2d
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Financial Training Programme by NUS Aims to Boost Efforts of Social Workers, Frontline Staff and Volunteers
The Citi Foundation-funded Financial Capability and Asset Building (FCAB) Training programme, first rolled out in 2020 for social workers, will be expanded to frontline staff and volunteers from 2024, according to an announcement made at the ‘Symposium on Integrating FCAB in Working with Low Income Families’ organised by the Next Age Institute and NUS Social Work. https://tinyurl.com/ye23y3rr
2. 127 Recipients Honoured at Ceremonies Celebrating the Best of Student Achievements
Congratulations to all the recipients at the Tan Ean Kiam Arts Awards and NUS Achievement Awards (NAA) last month! The honour roll included Adele Tan (NUS Communications and New Media), Tan Wei Shuang (NUS Social Work), Pay Shi Yi Cherlin (NUS Political Science), Muhammad Hariz Bin Emran (NUS Malay Studies and Communications and New Media), Ong Xue Min (NUS Economics) and Chet Ming (NUS Chemistry and NUS History). https://tinyurl.com/yck68jtn
3. Thriving in Best Form
Creating — and maintaining — a safe, caring environment for every member of the NUS community is a collective effort undertaken at all levels of the University. Alumna Tasneem (NUS Psychology ’23) and other members of the NUS community share their experiences and learning points from navigating university life either as a student or member of staff. https://tinyurl.com/4zsnkzzp
4. She Secured her First Job During her Internship
While interning at a business consultant, Keyou – a double major in Data Science and Analytics and Design, with a minor in Economics – applied her knowledge across all three fields to understand the issues facing a major fast-food restaurant and to develop selling models for it. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/4vz489np
5. RESEARCH | Sensory Anthropology Culture and Experience in Asia
Assoc Prof Kelvin Low (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) analyses the sensory cultures in Asia and their influence on the framing of social order and disorder in various countries across the region. https://tinyurl.com/mw4pkvrb
6. LAST CALL! | Sutasoma, the Journey (17 November 2023)
Students from the class of SE2224: Traditional Dance in Southeast Asia – taught by Thai mural painter and Balinese dancer Assoc Prof Irving Johnson (NUS Southeast Asian Studies) – are bringing a slice of Bali to NUS tomorrow: 17 November, starting at 7 pm, at NUS Lecture Theatre 13. Secure a ticket now. Contact +65 9878 5874. https://tinyurl.com/58ecw5yt
7. BOOK LAUNCH | ‘Malaysiakini and the Power of Independent Media in Malaysia’ (21 November 2023)
NUS Press and NUS Southeast Asian Studies are hosting the launch of this latest book by Prof Janet Steele (George Washington University). Prof Steele drew from more than 15 years of observation of newsroom practices to craft this intimate portrait of the people and issues behind what has been considered Malaysia’s only truly independent media outlet. https://tinyurl.com/yars8smb
8. LECTURE | Sources for the Study of Late Medieval Chinese: With a Focus on Dunhuang Materials (24 November 2023)
In this NUS Chinese Studies and Wan Boo Sow Research Centre-organised talk, Prof Christoph Anderl (Ghent University) will raise key questions about the study of Late Medieval Chinese, and delve into some understudied source materials among the Dunhuang manuscripts. https://tinyurl.com/nhf7ubf5
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1. Financial Training Programme by NUS Aims to Boost Efforts of Social Workers, Frontline Staff and Volunteers
The Citi Foundation-funded Financial Capability and Asset Building (FCAB) Training programme, first rolled out in 2020 for social workers, will be expanded to frontline staff and volunteers from 2024, according to an announcement made at the ‘Symposium on Integrating FCAB in Working with Low Income Families’ organised by the Next Age Institute and NUS Social Work. https://tinyurl.com/ye23y3rr
2. 127 Recipients Honoured at Ceremonies Celebrating the Best of Student Achievements
Congratulations to all the recipients at the Tan Ean Kiam Arts Awards and NUS Achievement Awards (NAA) last month! The honour roll included Adele Tan (NUS Communications and New Media), Tan Wei Shuang (NUS Social Work), Pay Shi Yi Cherlin (NUS Political Science), Muhammad Hariz Bin Emran (NUS Malay Studies and Communications and New Media), Ong Xue Min (NUS Economics) and Chet Ming (NUS Chemistry and NUS History). https://tinyurl.com/yck68jtn
3. Thriving in Best Form
Creating — and maintaining — a safe, caring environment for every member of the NUS community is a collective effort undertaken at all levels of the University. Alumna Tasneem (NUS Psychology ’23) and other members of the NUS community share their experiences and learning points from navigating university life either as a student or member of staff. https://tinyurl.com/4zsnkzzp
4. She Secured her First Job During her Internship
While interning at a business consultant, Keyou – a double major in Data Science and Analytics and Design, with a minor in Economics – applied her knowledge across all three fields to understand the issues facing a major fast-food restaurant and to develop selling models for it. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/4vz489np
5. RESEARCH | Sensory Anthropology Culture and Experience in Asia
Assoc Prof Kelvin Low (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) analyses the sensory cultures in Asia and their influence on the framing of social order and disorder in various countries across the region. https://tinyurl.com/mw4pkvrb
6. LAST CALL! | Sutasoma, the Journey (17 November 2023)
Students from the class of SE2224: Traditional Dance in Southeast Asia – taught by Thai mural painter and Balinese dancer Assoc Prof Irving Johnson (NUS Southeast Asian Studies) – are bringing a slice of Bali to NUS tomorrow: 17 November, starting at 7 pm, at NUS Lecture Theatre 13. Secure a ticket now. Contact +65 9878 5874. https://tinyurl.com/58ecw5yt
7. BOOK LAUNCH | ‘Malaysiakini and the Power of Independent Media in Malaysia’ (21 November 2023)
NUS Press and NUS Southeast Asian Studies are hosting the launch of this latest book by Prof Janet Steele (George Washington University). Prof Steele drew from more than 15 years of observation of newsroom practices to craft this intimate portrait of the people and issues behind what has been considered Malaysia’s only truly independent media outlet. https://tinyurl.com/yars8smb
8. LECTURE | Sources for the Study of Late Medieval Chinese: With a Focus on Dunhuang Materials (24 November 2023)
In this NUS Chinese Studies and Wan Boo Sow Research Centre-organised talk, Prof Christoph Anderl (Ghent University) will raise key questions about the study of Late Medieval Chinese, and delve into some understudied source materials among the Dunhuang manuscripts. https://tinyurl.com/nhf7ubf5
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. NUS FASS Faculty and Alumni Honoured at 2023 Outstanding Social Worker Awards
This year saw NUS Social Work’s Deputy Head Assoc Prof Peace Wong receiving the Outstanding Social Worker Award, and alumni Ms Nisha Sanjay Verma (NUS Social Work and Psychology) and Ms Flora Tan (NUS Social Work) both conferred Promising Social Worker Award honours. https://tinyurl.com/4knundmv
2. The Climate Activist Promoting Sustainability with Technology
Alumna Woo Qiyun (NUS Bachelor of Environmental Studies and NUS Geography ’20) has been recognised for her efforts in educating and inspiring action on climate issues in a highly accessible manner through her Instagram channel The Weird and Wild. https://tinyurl.com/w79was5d
3. Learning About Southeast Asian History and Culture Through Balinese Dance
Students from NUS Southeast Asian Studies course SE2224: Unmasked: An Introduction to Traditional Dance in Southeast Asia performed “Sutasoma: The Journey”, a mesmerising rendition of the Balinese literary classic. It was a pioneering showcase of the tale in the Topeng Prembon genre. https://tinyurl.com/ynjk32m4
4. FASS 2023/24 Award for Promising Researcher: Dr Isaac Wilhelm
Assistant Professor at NUS Philosophy and Presidential Young Professor, Dr Wilhelm teaches courses on feminist philosophy, logic and epistemology, and is currently looking into non-fundamental phenomena that have objective and subjective characteristics. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/fassrd-isaac-wilhelm
5. AIC Inks Agreement with NUS to Spur Student Volunteerism in the Community Care Sector
Under their Memorandum of Understanding, the Agency for Integrated Care and the University will work together to encourage a spirit of volunteerism among students through various initiatives and programmes and equip them with the relevant skills in voluntary work. https://tinyurl.com/5n7e5am9
6. Uplifting Seniors Through Magic
Alumnus Alexander Yuen (NUS Psychology) is passionate about active ageing and has applied what he’s learnt at NUS to harness magic to help seniors overcome their self-limiting beliefs and perform magic confidently in a staged show. https://tinyurl.com/y398z4dv
7. SEMINAR | Aga Khan Award for Architecture (28 November 2023)
This special programme features Dr Imran Tajudeen (NUS Malay Studies and Architecture)as a participant in a panel discussion. Dr Imran will provide his response to the awarded projects of the AKAA 2022 cycle in the context of the emphasis on the cultural and social roles and the critical potential of architecture. https://tinyurl.com/3ua6jxrp
8. LECTURE | The Head Foundation Dialogues: Bridging Generations with Ancient Wisdom (29 November 2023)
Associate Fellow of the NUS Teaching Academy and lecturer at NUS Philosophy, Jonathan Sim, will be talking about the Confucian notion of “li” (礼) and how it can shed valuable insights to understanding generation gaps and today’s modern problems. https://tinyurl.com/mr3m4mss
9. REGISTER NOW! | Performance & Health Symposium 2023 (30 November - 1 December 2023)
A collaboration between LASALLE College of the Arts and NUS, this event aims to create new synergies across multiple disciplines and catalyse deep exploration of the multifaceted intersection of performance and health. Register now to avoid disappointment. https://tinyurl.com/4zzkwc57
10. MEET & GREET | NUS College of Humanities and Science and NUS College (9 December 2023)
Learn more about CHS and NUSC programmes and connect with key faculty members and current students. There will also be a guided tour of the NUSC campus and an opportunity to sit in for an NUSC sample class. To register: https://tinyurl.com/2j93ffkx
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1. NUS FASS Faculty and Alumni Honoured at 2023 Outstanding Social Worker Awards
This year saw NUS Social Work’s Deputy Head Assoc Prof Peace Wong receiving the Outstanding Social Worker Award, and alumni Ms Nisha Sanjay Verma (NUS Social Work and Psychology) and Ms Flora Tan (NUS Social Work) both conferred Promising Social Worker Award honours. https://tinyurl.com/4knundmv
2. The Climate Activist Promoting Sustainability with Technology
Alumna Woo Qiyun (NUS Bachelor of Environmental Studies and NUS Geography ’20) has been recognised for her efforts in educating and inspiring action on climate issues in a highly accessible manner through her Instagram channel The Weird and Wild. https://tinyurl.com/w79was5d
3. Learning About Southeast Asian History and Culture Through Balinese Dance
Students from NUS Southeast Asian Studies course SE2224: Unmasked: An Introduction to Traditional Dance in Southeast Asia performed “Sutasoma: The Journey”, a mesmerising rendition of the Balinese literary classic. It was a pioneering showcase of the tale in the Topeng Prembon genre. https://tinyurl.com/ynjk32m4
4. FASS 2023/24 Award for Promising Researcher: Dr Isaac Wilhelm
Assistant Professor at NUS Philosophy and Presidential Young Professor, Dr Wilhelm teaches courses on feminist philosophy, logic and epistemology, and is currently looking into non-fundamental phenomena that have objective and subjective characteristics. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/fassrd-isaac-wilhelm
5. AIC Inks Agreement with NUS to Spur Student Volunteerism in the Community Care Sector
Under their Memorandum of Understanding, the Agency for Integrated Care and the University will work together to encourage a spirit of volunteerism among students through various initiatives and programmes and equip them with the relevant skills in voluntary work. https://tinyurl.com/5n7e5am9
6. Uplifting Seniors Through Magic
Alumnus Alexander Yuen (NUS Psychology) is passionate about active ageing and has applied what he’s learnt at NUS to harness magic to help seniors overcome their self-limiting beliefs and perform magic confidently in a staged show. https://tinyurl.com/y398z4dv
7. SEMINAR | Aga Khan Award for Architecture (28 November 2023)
This special programme features Dr Imran Tajudeen (NUS Malay Studies and Architecture)as a participant in a panel discussion. Dr Imran will provide his response to the awarded projects of the AKAA 2022 cycle in the context of the emphasis on the cultural and social roles and the critical potential of architecture. https://tinyurl.com/3ua6jxrp
8. LECTURE | The Head Foundation Dialogues: Bridging Generations with Ancient Wisdom (29 November 2023)
Associate Fellow of the NUS Teaching Academy and lecturer at NUS Philosophy, Jonathan Sim, will be talking about the Confucian notion of “li” (礼) and how it can shed valuable insights to understanding generation gaps and today’s modern problems. https://tinyurl.com/mr3m4mss
9. REGISTER NOW! | Performance & Health Symposium 2023 (30 November - 1 December 2023)
A collaboration between LASALLE College of the Arts and NUS, this event aims to create new synergies across multiple disciplines and catalyse deep exploration of the multifaceted intersection of performance and health. Register now to avoid disappointment. https://tinyurl.com/4zzkwc57
10. MEET & GREET | NUS College of Humanities and Science and NUS College (9 December 2023)
Learn more about CHS and NUSC programmes and connect with key faculty members and current students. There will also be a guided tour of the NUSC campus and an opportunity to sit in for an NUSC sample class. To register: https://tinyurl.com/2j93ffkx
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:
1. In the Heart of Scandinavia
Year 3 NUS College of Humanities and Sciences student Neleh Tok (major—Data Science and Analytics, minors– Astronomy and Geographical Information Systems) tells us about her experience so far at Uppsala University in Sweden, where she is currently on exchange. https://tinyurl.com/mpwajf4h
2. Kampung House on Ubin Restored
The restoration of house #22E on Pulau Ubin, to which Dr Imran Tajudeen (NUS Malay Studies and Architecture) has contributed both expertise and labour, is part of a wider effort to preserve Singapore's heritage of village life. https://tinyurl.com/3mudpdnn
3. FASSTalk | EDUCATORS: Assoc Prof Peace Wong
Hear from 2023 Outstanding Social Worker, A/P Wong as she talks about her journey to becoming a social worker, and moulding the next generation of NUS Social Work graduates. https://tinyurl.com/2mthse3w
4. WATCH | 2023 FASS Distinguished Lecture Series in Buddhist Studies
Catch the highlights of the lecture delivered by distinguished speker Prof James Robson (Harvard University Department of East Asian Languages & Civilizations), hosted by FASS Research and also featuring Distinguished Lecture Series Convener Dr Jack Chia (NUS History) who moderated the Q&A segment. https://tinyurl.com/mr3wduaj
5. How the High Cost of Living Affects Everyone Differently
Dr Ong EeCheng (NUS Economics) provides an economist’s reading of inflation in Singapore and its impact on different groups of society in this special Channel NewsAsia podcast. https://tinyurl.com/4buhxth9
6. FASS 2023/24 Award for Excellent Research: Assoc Prof Kelvin Low
A/P Low is the current Head of NUS Sociology and Anthropology, and his primary research interests are in Senses and Society, Migration and Transnationalism, Social Memory, Historiography, Heritage, and Food and Foodways. His latest book, Sensory Anthropology, posits that studying the senses seriously can uncover insights about sociocultural conditions and practices. https://tinyurl.com/urwxcxf7
7. FASS 2023/24 Award for Promising Researcher Dr Elvin Ong
Dr Ong’s research focuses on democratisation in East and Southeast Asia, specifically on the role of opposition parties, and his most recent book, Opposing Power: Building Opposition Alliances in Electoral Autocracies, argues that opposition party leaders’ perception of regime vulnerability and inter-party dependency condition their efforts and attempts at building opposition alliances. https://tinyurl.com/rmywb2jz
8. NEW BOOK LAUNCH | Strangers in the Family: Gender, Patriliny, and the Chinese in Colonial Indonesia (1 December 2023)
Dr Seng Guo-Quan (NUS History) presents a gendered history of settler Chinese community formation in Indonesia during the Dutch colonial period. https://tinyurl.com/bdfnff2d
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1. In the Heart of Scandinavia
Year 3 NUS College of Humanities and Sciences student Neleh Tok (major—Data Science and Analytics, minors– Astronomy and Geographical Information Systems) tells us about her experience so far at Uppsala University in Sweden, where she is currently on exchange. https://tinyurl.com/mpwajf4h
2. Kampung House on Ubin Restored
The restoration of house #22E on Pulau Ubin, to which Dr Imran Tajudeen (NUS Malay Studies and Architecture) has contributed both expertise and labour, is part of a wider effort to preserve Singapore's heritage of village life. https://tinyurl.com/3mudpdnn
3. FASSTalk | EDUCATORS: Assoc Prof Peace Wong
Hear from 2023 Outstanding Social Worker, A/P Wong as she talks about her journey to becoming a social worker, and moulding the next generation of NUS Social Work graduates. https://tinyurl.com/2mthse3w
4. WATCH | 2023 FASS Distinguished Lecture Series in Buddhist Studies
Catch the highlights of the lecture delivered by distinguished speker Prof James Robson (Harvard University Department of East Asian Languages & Civilizations), hosted by FASS Research and also featuring Distinguished Lecture Series Convener Dr Jack Chia (NUS History) who moderated the Q&A segment. https://tinyurl.com/mr3wduaj
5. How the High Cost of Living Affects Everyone Differently
Dr Ong EeCheng (NUS Economics) provides an economist’s reading of inflation in Singapore and its impact on different groups of society in this special Channel NewsAsia podcast. https://tinyurl.com/4buhxth9
6. FASS 2023/24 Award for Excellent Research: Assoc Prof Kelvin Low
A/P Low is the current Head of NUS Sociology and Anthropology, and his primary research interests are in Senses and Society, Migration and Transnationalism, Social Memory, Historiography, Heritage, and Food and Foodways. His latest book, Sensory Anthropology, posits that studying the senses seriously can uncover insights about sociocultural conditions and practices. https://tinyurl.com/urwxcxf7
7. FASS 2023/24 Award for Promising Researcher Dr Elvin Ong
Dr Ong’s research focuses on democratisation in East and Southeast Asia, specifically on the role of opposition parties, and his most recent book, Opposing Power: Building Opposition Alliances in Electoral Autocracies, argues that opposition party leaders’ perception of regime vulnerability and inter-party dependency condition their efforts and attempts at building opposition alliances. https://tinyurl.com/rmywb2jz
8. NEW BOOK LAUNCH | Strangers in the Family: Gender, Patriliny, and the Chinese in Colonial Indonesia (1 December 2023)
Dr Seng Guo-Quan (NUS History) presents a gendered history of settler Chinese community formation in Indonesia during the Dutch colonial period. https://tinyurl.com/bdfnff2d
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Season's greetings from all of us at #NUSFASS!
What a great year it's been and we can't wait for the next one! Happy holidays! 🎄🫰
What a great year it's been and we can't wait for the next one! Happy holidays! 🎄🫰
Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:
1. Developing a Deeper Appreciation for Classical Chinese Philosophy…in English
Mr Jonathan Sim, lecturer at NUS Philosophy, elaborates on his methods and motivations for leading an exploration of classical Chinese philosophy – including the ethics and politics of the great Confucius, Mozi, Yang Zhu, Mencius and Laozi, no less – in English. http://tinyurl.com/26ex46pa
2. ’Let’s Pack Sustainability into Smaller Servings this Year’
Lofty green goals can be achieved when approached as tractable actions, argue Ang Hui Min (Master of Communication student at NUS Communications and New Media) and Professor Lawrence Loh (Director of the Centre for Governance and Sustainability, NUS Business School) in their Op-Ed for The Business Times. http://tinyurl.com/yhmphjpp
3. Where Education Meets Exploration: NUS Southeast Asia Friendship Initiative
In today's rapidly changing world, experiential learning is more critical than ever, equipping students with the skills they need for the future. Read about the experience of participating faculty and students from NUS Southeast Asian Studies, Malay Studies, Centre for Language Studies. http://tinyurl.com/yckhx2wa
4. After O-Levels, the Choice of Subjects Isn’t Always Straightforward
Dr Kelvin Seah (NUS Economics) and Distinguished Prof Ivan Png (Department of Strategic & Policy, NUS Business School) consider how recent A-level cohorts have chosen their courses of their study from a range extending across the academic to the practical-oriented in their commentary for CNA Online. http://tinyurl.com/4jr9hxw8
5. Growing Together with Mentees
Yasmeen Tan Bte Omar, a year 2 Life Sciences major with minors in Psychology, Forensic Science and Biophysics, tells us about the lessons and inspiration she has drawn from being on the NUS TeachSG programme so far. http://tinyurl.com/3mxruwdn
6. ’Placemaking in the Polycrisis: The Effects of Irregular Migration Trajectories of Refugees in Southeast Asia’
2024 LKC NUS-Stanford Fellowship awardee Associate Professor Gerhard Hoffstaedter elaborates on his current research into the lives of refugees – in particular Rohingya and Chin refugees – in Malaysia. http://tinyurl.com/2z3rpf4n
7. BOOK PRIZE WINNER | On ‘Lords of Things: The Fashioning of the Siamese Monarchy’s Modern Image’
The Thai edition of Professor Maurizio Peleggi’s book delving into how the Thai monarchy consciously worked at modernising their own images in tandem with their efforts at modernising the structure of the state they ruled, has won the 2023 Book of the Year Award by academic news website The 101.World. Find out more from Prof Peleggi (NUS History) why a book originally published in 2002 resonates so well with Thais today. http://tinyurl.com/axaabztk
8. INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMME | Going Beyond Health: Minor in Integrative Health
Calling all FASS students considering broadening their horizons and portfolios and extending their career options into the healthcare sector! NUS Medicine offers a Minor in Integrative Health (MIH) which equips you with the necessary health knowledge and opportunities to explore how your major discipline can integrate with others to safeguard health or solve healthcare problems. http://tinyurl.com/nus-med-mih
9. NEW BOOK | ‘Shakespeare and the Theater of Religious Conviction in Early Modern England’
Associate Professor Walter S.H. Lim (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies) looks into the use of biblical allusions and evocation of doctrinal topics in Hamlet, Measure for Measure, The Winter’s Tale, Richard II and the Merchant of Venice. http://tinyurl.com/yc5atfu7
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1. Developing a Deeper Appreciation for Classical Chinese Philosophy…in English
Mr Jonathan Sim, lecturer at NUS Philosophy, elaborates on his methods and motivations for leading an exploration of classical Chinese philosophy – including the ethics and politics of the great Confucius, Mozi, Yang Zhu, Mencius and Laozi, no less – in English. http://tinyurl.com/26ex46pa
2. ’Let’s Pack Sustainability into Smaller Servings this Year’
Lofty green goals can be achieved when approached as tractable actions, argue Ang Hui Min (Master of Communication student at NUS Communications and New Media) and Professor Lawrence Loh (Director of the Centre for Governance and Sustainability, NUS Business School) in their Op-Ed for The Business Times. http://tinyurl.com/yhmphjpp
3. Where Education Meets Exploration: NUS Southeast Asia Friendship Initiative
In today's rapidly changing world, experiential learning is more critical than ever, equipping students with the skills they need for the future. Read about the experience of participating faculty and students from NUS Southeast Asian Studies, Malay Studies, Centre for Language Studies. http://tinyurl.com/yckhx2wa
4. After O-Levels, the Choice of Subjects Isn’t Always Straightforward
Dr Kelvin Seah (NUS Economics) and Distinguished Prof Ivan Png (Department of Strategic & Policy, NUS Business School) consider how recent A-level cohorts have chosen their courses of their study from a range extending across the academic to the practical-oriented in their commentary for CNA Online. http://tinyurl.com/4jr9hxw8
5. Growing Together with Mentees
Yasmeen Tan Bte Omar, a year 2 Life Sciences major with minors in Psychology, Forensic Science and Biophysics, tells us about the lessons and inspiration she has drawn from being on the NUS TeachSG programme so far. http://tinyurl.com/3mxruwdn
6. ’Placemaking in the Polycrisis: The Effects of Irregular Migration Trajectories of Refugees in Southeast Asia’
2024 LKC NUS-Stanford Fellowship awardee Associate Professor Gerhard Hoffstaedter elaborates on his current research into the lives of refugees – in particular Rohingya and Chin refugees – in Malaysia. http://tinyurl.com/2z3rpf4n
7. BOOK PRIZE WINNER | On ‘Lords of Things: The Fashioning of the Siamese Monarchy’s Modern Image’
The Thai edition of Professor Maurizio Peleggi’s book delving into how the Thai monarchy consciously worked at modernising their own images in tandem with their efforts at modernising the structure of the state they ruled, has won the 2023 Book of the Year Award by academic news website The 101.World. Find out more from Prof Peleggi (NUS History) why a book originally published in 2002 resonates so well with Thais today. http://tinyurl.com/axaabztk
8. INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMME | Going Beyond Health: Minor in Integrative Health
Calling all FASS students considering broadening their horizons and portfolios and extending their career options into the healthcare sector! NUS Medicine offers a Minor in Integrative Health (MIH) which equips you with the necessary health knowledge and opportunities to explore how your major discipline can integrate with others to safeguard health or solve healthcare problems. http://tinyurl.com/nus-med-mih
9. NEW BOOK | ‘Shakespeare and the Theater of Religious Conviction in Early Modern England’
Associate Professor Walter S.H. Lim (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies) looks into the use of biblical allusions and evocation of doctrinal topics in Hamlet, Measure for Measure, The Winter’s Tale, Richard II and the Merchant of Venice. http://tinyurl.com/yc5atfu7
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:
1. Elevating Excellence in Communications and New Media
Graduate student at NUS Communications and New Media Margaret Anastasia shares her story of professional growth, the transformative impact of the CNM Master’s programme, and winning a national Public Relations Student Award. http://tinyurl.com/3yyxhb6p
2. Promoting the Study of Sinology in Southeast Asia
Topping off a year’s series of activities in celebration of its 70th anniversary, NUS Chinese Studies hosted notable scholars from across the region to discuss their research and future studies. http://tinyurl.com/3e6779ar
3. Is Singapore’s Complaint Culture Helping or Hurting Us?
Mr Jonathan Sim (NUS Philosophy) warns of the pitfalls of habitual complaining and suggests that instead of complaining thoughtlessly, thinking about the purpose of our complaints can help us identify specific problems and turn our gripes into a force for good. https://tinyurl.com/bdhtj7yu
4. Leading from the Heart
AIA Singapore CEO and alumna Wong Sze Keed (Mathematics and Economics, ’92) tells us about her personal and professional passions, the value of her NUS education, her leadership philosophy, and her strong advocacy of mental wellbeing. http://tinyurl.com/3jtrt5t8
5. NEW BOOK | Videogame Formalism: On Form, Aesthetic Experience and Methodology
Dr Alex Mitchell (NUS Communications and New Media) and Dr Jasper Van Vught (Utrecht University, Netherlands) offer up an overview of how formalist approaches can provide insights into how games create aesthetic experiences though the use of poetic gameplay devices and lay out a methodological framework for undertaking a formalist analysis of games. http://tinyurl.com/5n6zmddp
6. LECTURE | The Politics, Culture and Aesthetics of Voice: Speech in Modern China (20 January 2024)
This year’s edition of the Wu Teh Yao Memorial Lecture – jointly organised by NUS Chinese Studies and publishing house SPH Media – will be presented by Professor Chen Pingyuan from Peking University. http://tinyurl.com/3utufjmx
7. BOOK LAUNCH | ‘Rights Refused: Grassroots Activism and State Violence in Myanmar’ (26 January 2024)
This event features author of ‘Rights Refused…’ Dr Elliott Prasse-Freeman (NUS Sociology and Anthropology), FASS Vice-Dean of Research Professor Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho (NUS Geography), Dr Moe Thuzar (ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute) and Associate Professor Stephen Campbell (NTU Social Sciences). http://tinyurl.com/s8j3uew4
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1. Elevating Excellence in Communications and New Media
Graduate student at NUS Communications and New Media Margaret Anastasia shares her story of professional growth, the transformative impact of the CNM Master’s programme, and winning a national Public Relations Student Award. http://tinyurl.com/3yyxhb6p
2. Promoting the Study of Sinology in Southeast Asia
Topping off a year’s series of activities in celebration of its 70th anniversary, NUS Chinese Studies hosted notable scholars from across the region to discuss their research and future studies. http://tinyurl.com/3e6779ar
3. Is Singapore’s Complaint Culture Helping or Hurting Us?
Mr Jonathan Sim (NUS Philosophy) warns of the pitfalls of habitual complaining and suggests that instead of complaining thoughtlessly, thinking about the purpose of our complaints can help us identify specific problems and turn our gripes into a force for good. https://tinyurl.com/bdhtj7yu
4. Leading from the Heart
AIA Singapore CEO and alumna Wong Sze Keed (Mathematics and Economics, ’92) tells us about her personal and professional passions, the value of her NUS education, her leadership philosophy, and her strong advocacy of mental wellbeing. http://tinyurl.com/3jtrt5t8
5. NEW BOOK | Videogame Formalism: On Form, Aesthetic Experience and Methodology
Dr Alex Mitchell (NUS Communications and New Media) and Dr Jasper Van Vught (Utrecht University, Netherlands) offer up an overview of how formalist approaches can provide insights into how games create aesthetic experiences though the use of poetic gameplay devices and lay out a methodological framework for undertaking a formalist analysis of games. http://tinyurl.com/5n6zmddp
6. LECTURE | The Politics, Culture and Aesthetics of Voice: Speech in Modern China (20 January 2024)
This year’s edition of the Wu Teh Yao Memorial Lecture – jointly organised by NUS Chinese Studies and publishing house SPH Media – will be presented by Professor Chen Pingyuan from Peking University. http://tinyurl.com/3utufjmx
7. BOOK LAUNCH | ‘Rights Refused: Grassroots Activism and State Violence in Myanmar’ (26 January 2024)
This event features author of ‘Rights Refused…’ Dr Elliott Prasse-Freeman (NUS Sociology and Anthropology), FASS Vice-Dean of Research Professor Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho (NUS Geography), Dr Moe Thuzar (ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute) and Associate Professor Stephen Campbell (NTU Social Sciences). http://tinyurl.com/s8j3uew4
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:
1. FASSTalk | On Sikh Studies and Research
Inaugural CSGB Visiting Professor in Sikh Studies Associate Professor Jasjit Singh discusses how he came to the field of Sikh Studies, his current research and the experience of teaching in Singapore and engaging the local Sikh community — in this interview with Head of NUS South Asian Studies Associate Professor Rajesh Rai. Listen and subscribe: http://tinyurl.com/FASSTalk-Spotify
2. Scheme to Curb Family Violence Helps Over 80 Men
NUS Social Service Research Centre and Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities' qualitative study on the latter's Brotherhood programme to support men who have committed family violence in their healing process show that participants suffered from adverse childhood experiences, and are interested in showing emotional vulnerability though only in a safe environment where they are not judged. http://tinyurl.com/2r332vn2
3. Cooking Up a Storm with Re-created Seafood
Three NUS CHS students – Elisabeth Kay (Life Sciences), Duangporn Sirikulwattananon (Data Science and Economics) and Kork Hui Ling (Food Science and Technology) – won the top prize in the APAC Food Innovation Challenge, beating more than 384 teams made up of more than 1,000 students from across the world. http://tinyurl.com/4f76fdew
4. Commentary: Taiwan’s 2024 Election Results Show China isn’t Voters’ Biggest Concern
According to Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian (NUS Political Science), there will likely be a “reconfiguration of domestic politics in Taiwan and ties with China” in the coming years. http://tinyurl.com/2apcwe34
5. NEW BOOK | “Singaporean Creatures: Histories of Humans and Other Animals in the Garden City”
In his latest book, Associate Professor Timothy P. Barnard (NUS History) zooms in on Singapore’s myriad animals and examines their role in continually shaping the country’s urban landscape. http://tinyurl.com/mrytes5y
6. WEBINAR | “Search at Multiple Scales: Insights from Individuals, Dyads, and Groups” (20 February 2024)
Dr Abhilasha Kumar (Bowdoin College) is discussing approaches to understanding how individuals go about searching for information in this Zoom seminar chaired by Dr Cynthia Siew (NUS Psychology) for the FASS Language and Linguistics Research Cluster. http://tinyurl.com/mr2ye37v
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1. FASSTalk | On Sikh Studies and Research
Inaugural CSGB Visiting Professor in Sikh Studies Associate Professor Jasjit Singh discusses how he came to the field of Sikh Studies, his current research and the experience of teaching in Singapore and engaging the local Sikh community — in this interview with Head of NUS South Asian Studies Associate Professor Rajesh Rai. Listen and subscribe: http://tinyurl.com/FASSTalk-Spotify
2. Scheme to Curb Family Violence Helps Over 80 Men
NUS Social Service Research Centre and Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities' qualitative study on the latter's Brotherhood programme to support men who have committed family violence in their healing process show that participants suffered from adverse childhood experiences, and are interested in showing emotional vulnerability though only in a safe environment where they are not judged. http://tinyurl.com/2r332vn2
3. Cooking Up a Storm with Re-created Seafood
Three NUS CHS students – Elisabeth Kay (Life Sciences), Duangporn Sirikulwattananon (Data Science and Economics) and Kork Hui Ling (Food Science and Technology) – won the top prize in the APAC Food Innovation Challenge, beating more than 384 teams made up of more than 1,000 students from across the world. http://tinyurl.com/4f76fdew
4. Commentary: Taiwan’s 2024 Election Results Show China isn’t Voters’ Biggest Concern
According to Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian (NUS Political Science), there will likely be a “reconfiguration of domestic politics in Taiwan and ties with China” in the coming years. http://tinyurl.com/2apcwe34
5. NEW BOOK | “Singaporean Creatures: Histories of Humans and Other Animals in the Garden City”
In his latest book, Associate Professor Timothy P. Barnard (NUS History) zooms in on Singapore’s myriad animals and examines their role in continually shaping the country’s urban landscape. http://tinyurl.com/mrytes5y
6. WEBINAR | “Search at Multiple Scales: Insights from Individuals, Dyads, and Groups” (20 February 2024)
Dr Abhilasha Kumar (Bowdoin College) is discussing approaches to understanding how individuals go about searching for information in this Zoom seminar chaired by Dr Cynthia Siew (NUS Psychology) for the FASS Language and Linguistics Research Cluster. http://tinyurl.com/mr2ye37v
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