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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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:
1. Winning for National PR Excellence
I The NUS FASS Strategic Communications division has bagged two PRISM (Public Relations in the Service of Mankind) awards from the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore for excellence in communications practice. https://nus.edu/48FJdtc
2. Diversity in a Community of Learning
NUS CHS year 3 major in Food Science and Technology and minor in Sociology, Natalie Toh, tells us about her enriching residential college experience at Tembusu College. http://tinyurl.com/5fpcjbtn
3. Looking to 2024: Health Issues on the Horizon…
The rising number of seniors living alone and the growing proportion of one-person households are changing Singapore’s household structures, and these shifts in living arrangements will have a bearing on the social connections and mental well-being of individuals, presenting challenges for Singapore’s mental health landscape in the coming years, according to Associate Professor Feng Qiushi (FASS Research and NUS Sociology and Anthropology). http://tinyurl.com/a74mcb37
4. The Neglected People
Undergraduate student from NUS Communications and New Media, Wang Bohan, discusses how a progressive and inclusive community can be fostered. http://tinyurl.com/mwxwvy7z
5. SEMINAR & WEBINAR | Quantifying Roman the Money Supply: Towards a Genealogy of Capitalism (8 February 2024)
Associate Professor Ernst Emanuel Mayer (NUS History) is presenting on how Roman monetisation rates in the first century were comparable to those of France and England in the time of Newton, and explaining why this fact raises questions about Rome’s role in the genealogy of Western capitalism. http://tinyurl.com/2f9sf3xa
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1. Winning for National PR Excellence
I The NUS FASS Strategic Communications division has bagged two PRISM (Public Relations in the Service of Mankind) awards from the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore for excellence in communications practice. https://nus.edu/48FJdtc
2. Diversity in a Community of Learning
NUS CHS year 3 major in Food Science and Technology and minor in Sociology, Natalie Toh, tells us about her enriching residential college experience at Tembusu College. http://tinyurl.com/5fpcjbtn
3. Looking to 2024: Health Issues on the Horizon…
The rising number of seniors living alone and the growing proportion of one-person households are changing Singapore’s household structures, and these shifts in living arrangements will have a bearing on the social connections and mental well-being of individuals, presenting challenges for Singapore’s mental health landscape in the coming years, according to Associate Professor Feng Qiushi (FASS Research and NUS Sociology and Anthropology). http://tinyurl.com/a74mcb37
4. The Neglected People
Undergraduate student from NUS Communications and New Media, Wang Bohan, discusses how a progressive and inclusive community can be fostered. http://tinyurl.com/mwxwvy7z
5. SEMINAR & WEBINAR | Quantifying Roman the Money Supply: Towards a Genealogy of Capitalism (8 February 2024)
Associate Professor Ernst Emanuel Mayer (NUS History) is presenting on how Roman monetisation rates in the first century were comparable to those of France and England in the time of Newton, and explaining why this fact raises questions about Rome’s role in the genealogy of Western capitalism. http://tinyurl.com/2f9sf3xa
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Social Service Pioneer S. Vasoo Receives Lifetime Volunteer Award for Contributions to Sector
An NUS alumnus who was a former social worker and a member of parliament, Dr Vasoo (NUS Social Work ’69) is known for promoting issues faced by lower-income communities and exploring how policymakers can tackle the problem. http://tinyurl.com/3p33csyk
2. Your Future Career Starts Here @ NUS Career Fest 2024!
Meet more than 300 employers over 3 exciting days, and access thousands of opportunities from over 20 industries. Learn about global opportunities from overseas employers in regions like Dubai, China and Southeast Asia. Attend pre-event career preparatory workshops to prepare for your future career. Register now: http://tinyurl.com/cfg-careerfest
3. Never Too Old: Meet the 77-year-old Preschool Founder Who Still Takes Parents on School Tours
FASS Distinguished Arts and Social Sciences Alumni Award 2023 honouree Dr Khoo Kim Choo (NUS Social Work ’70), a notable early childhood education pioneer, has touched the lives of thousands of children throughout her career. http://tinyurl.com/4e2bcmt9
4. Two Cross-Disciplinary Programmes (XDPs) to Consider at the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences
Undergraduates Shaylie Yu (Environmental Studies XDP, minors: Chinese Translation, Asian Studies and Life Sciences) and Grace Hu (Data Science and Economics XDP) shares some highlights from their respective programmes. http://tinyurl.com/4dsr7wnz
5. “Enter the Dragon: The Stars and Monsters of Lunar New Year”
Dr Jack Chia (NUS History) and Jonathan Sim (NUS Philosophy) contribute to the discussion in this story on the history, tradition and belief systems, culture and practices of communities round the world who celebrate the Lunar New Year. http://tinyurl.com/ppr67c6n
6. Japanese, Chinese Students Follow the Rhythm of the NUS Malay Dance Group
Report in Berita Harian on the multicultural, multinational membership of the NUS Malay dance group Ilsa Tari by student Nur Zakirah Rosman (NUS Sociology and Anthropology and NUS Malay Studies). http://tinyurl.com/2phpkbe4
7. NEW BOOK | The Ends of Research: Indigenous and Settler Science After the War in the Woods
Presidential Young Professor Tom Özden-Schilling (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) provides a deep ethnographic examination of the lives and work of two professional researcher communities in British Columbia, Canada. http://tinyurl.com/2p8xkwr3
8. SEMINAR | Idolatry and Iconography in Early Modern England (14 February 2024)
Associate Professor Walter Lim (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies) and Dr Rhema Hokama (SUTD Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences) will analyse John Donne’s and William Shakespeare’s handling of idolatry and iconography in their work. http://tinyurl.com/3dutvshf
9. FASS GSRC RESEARCH WORKSHOP| On Gender, Youth and Media in Asia (26-28 February 2024)
The FASS Gender & Sexuality Research Cluster presents this opportunity to engage leading scholars conducting research work within three key streams – Media and Discourse, Youth and Society, and Borders and Boundaries – and to collaboratively explore how they may intersect. http://tinyurl.com/2dhd37n3
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1. Social Service Pioneer S. Vasoo Receives Lifetime Volunteer Award for Contributions to Sector
An NUS alumnus who was a former social worker and a member of parliament, Dr Vasoo (NUS Social Work ’69) is known for promoting issues faced by lower-income communities and exploring how policymakers can tackle the problem. http://tinyurl.com/3p33csyk
2. Your Future Career Starts Here @ NUS Career Fest 2024!
Meet more than 300 employers over 3 exciting days, and access thousands of opportunities from over 20 industries. Learn about global opportunities from overseas employers in regions like Dubai, China and Southeast Asia. Attend pre-event career preparatory workshops to prepare for your future career. Register now: http://tinyurl.com/cfg-careerfest
3. Never Too Old: Meet the 77-year-old Preschool Founder Who Still Takes Parents on School Tours
FASS Distinguished Arts and Social Sciences Alumni Award 2023 honouree Dr Khoo Kim Choo (NUS Social Work ’70), a notable early childhood education pioneer, has touched the lives of thousands of children throughout her career. http://tinyurl.com/4e2bcmt9
4. Two Cross-Disciplinary Programmes (XDPs) to Consider at the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences
Undergraduates Shaylie Yu (Environmental Studies XDP, minors: Chinese Translation, Asian Studies and Life Sciences) and Grace Hu (Data Science and Economics XDP) shares some highlights from their respective programmes. http://tinyurl.com/4dsr7wnz
5. “Enter the Dragon: The Stars and Monsters of Lunar New Year”
Dr Jack Chia (NUS History) and Jonathan Sim (NUS Philosophy) contribute to the discussion in this story on the history, tradition and belief systems, culture and practices of communities round the world who celebrate the Lunar New Year. http://tinyurl.com/ppr67c6n
6. Japanese, Chinese Students Follow the Rhythm of the NUS Malay Dance Group
Report in Berita Harian on the multicultural, multinational membership of the NUS Malay dance group Ilsa Tari by student Nur Zakirah Rosman (NUS Sociology and Anthropology and NUS Malay Studies). http://tinyurl.com/2phpkbe4
7. NEW BOOK | The Ends of Research: Indigenous and Settler Science After the War in the Woods
Presidential Young Professor Tom Özden-Schilling (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) provides a deep ethnographic examination of the lives and work of two professional researcher communities in British Columbia, Canada. http://tinyurl.com/2p8xkwr3
8. SEMINAR | Idolatry and Iconography in Early Modern England (14 February 2024)
Associate Professor Walter Lim (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies) and Dr Rhema Hokama (SUTD Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences) will analyse John Donne’s and William Shakespeare’s handling of idolatry and iconography in their work. http://tinyurl.com/3dutvshf
9. FASS GSRC RESEARCH WORKSHOP| On Gender, Youth and Media in Asia (26-28 February 2024)
The FASS Gender & Sexuality Research Cluster presents this opportunity to engage leading scholars conducting research work within three key streams – Media and Discourse, Youth and Society, and Borders and Boundaries – and to collaboratively explore how they may intersect. http://tinyurl.com/2dhd37n3
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Historical Storyteller: I Had an Amazing Year in 2023
Historical storyteller, public speaker and guest lecturer Shawn Seah (NUS Economics and University Scholars Programme ’10) was feted with three awards in 2023 – including an Outstanding Young Alumni Award during the prestigious NUS Alumni Awards event. He reveals what he found most challenging during the year. http://tinyurl.com/ycx88dyb
2. Campus Love Stories: Sunil & Khirti
A chance meeting on the bus led to a lifetime love for FASS alumni Sunil Rai ('13) and Khirti Belani ('13). The pair have now been married for nine years and are parents to a 4.5-year-old son, Veer Belani-Rai. The couple tell us more. http://tinyurl.com/y3kectzw
3. At the First Ever ‘Swiftposium’…
Teaching assistant at NUS Sociology and Anthropology and alumna Aimee-Sophia Lim (NUS Global Studies), who presented a paper at the world’s first Taylor Swift academic conference, shares her evaluation and expectations of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s impact as an artist who inspires political activism in Southeast Asian. http://tinyurl.com/44fejpna
4. BOOK DISCUSSION | “Rights Refused: Grassroots Activism and State Violence in Myanmar”
Watch this recently held launch of the book documenting the lives and work of grassroots political activists in Myanmar from 2011, featuring the author Dr Elliott Prasse-Freeman (NUS Sociology and Anthropology), FASS Vice Dean of Research Professor Elaine Ho (NUS Geography), Dr Moe Thuzar (Senior Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute) and Associate Professor Stephen Campbell (NTU School of Social Sciences). http://tinyurl.com/ezax6jus
5. WEBINAR | Cognition and Reception (16 February 2024)
At this online NUS Chinese Studies Translation & Interpreting Research Group Seminar, Professor Ricardo Muñoz Martín (University of Bologna) will be examining cognitive studies on reception in multilectal mediated communication tasks. http://tinyurl.com/ajpvcu5m
6. LECTURE | The Orientalist Character of the “Imagined Communities” Concept: A Preliminary Discussion with Reference to Indonesia and Singapore (21 February 2024)
Senior Visiting Fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Dr Max Lane will present an argument for why and how nations come into being not as “imagined communities” but rather as communities experienced during this NUS Malay Studies-hosted talk. http://tinyurl.com/2xnveuem
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1. Historical Storyteller: I Had an Amazing Year in 2023
Historical storyteller, public speaker and guest lecturer Shawn Seah (NUS Economics and University Scholars Programme ’10) was feted with three awards in 2023 – including an Outstanding Young Alumni Award during the prestigious NUS Alumni Awards event. He reveals what he found most challenging during the year. http://tinyurl.com/ycx88dyb
2. Campus Love Stories: Sunil & Khirti
A chance meeting on the bus led to a lifetime love for FASS alumni Sunil Rai ('13) and Khirti Belani ('13). The pair have now been married for nine years and are parents to a 4.5-year-old son, Veer Belani-Rai. The couple tell us more. http://tinyurl.com/y3kectzw
3. At the First Ever ‘Swiftposium’…
Teaching assistant at NUS Sociology and Anthropology and alumna Aimee-Sophia Lim (NUS Global Studies), who presented a paper at the world’s first Taylor Swift academic conference, shares her evaluation and expectations of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s impact as an artist who inspires political activism in Southeast Asian. http://tinyurl.com/44fejpna
4. BOOK DISCUSSION | “Rights Refused: Grassroots Activism and State Violence in Myanmar”
Watch this recently held launch of the book documenting the lives and work of grassroots political activists in Myanmar from 2011, featuring the author Dr Elliott Prasse-Freeman (NUS Sociology and Anthropology), FASS Vice Dean of Research Professor Elaine Ho (NUS Geography), Dr Moe Thuzar (Senior Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute) and Associate Professor Stephen Campbell (NTU School of Social Sciences). http://tinyurl.com/ezax6jus
5. WEBINAR | Cognition and Reception (16 February 2024)
At this online NUS Chinese Studies Translation & Interpreting Research Group Seminar, Professor Ricardo Muñoz Martín (University of Bologna) will be examining cognitive studies on reception in multilectal mediated communication tasks. http://tinyurl.com/ajpvcu5m
6. LECTURE | The Orientalist Character of the “Imagined Communities” Concept: A Preliminary Discussion with Reference to Indonesia and Singapore (21 February 2024)
Senior Visiting Fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Dr Max Lane will present an argument for why and how nations come into being not as “imagined communities” but rather as communities experienced during this NUS Malay Studies-hosted talk. http://tinyurl.com/2xnveuem
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Racial Categories in Japanese-occupied Singapore
Dr Clay Eaton (NUS Japanese Studies) delves into the racial policies the Japanese implemented during their occupation of Singapore in his article, ‘Strategic races: understanding racial categories in Japanese-occupied Singapore’, published in the journal Asian Ethnicity last year. http://tinyurl.com/54nyhnss
2. Coding Conversations for a Better World
Learn how the CHS common curriculum and interdisciplinary education have empowered Guhan and his friends to create their own AI language learning platform. http://tinyurl.com/yx5f5k66
3. Rewriting the Family Rulebook
NUS alumni Mr Darius Cheung (Engineering ’04) and Dr Shannon Ang (Sociology ’15) recently shared their insights at Institute of Policy Studies’ annual flagship Singapore Perspectives conference — exploring the hopes, fears, expectations of youths in relation to family life. http://tinyurl.com/mr3ywyyv
4. CONFERENCE | ‘Men in the Middle: Shaping Great Power-China Relationships, 1842-1949’ (23-24 February 2024)
This academic conference – by NUS History, Singapore History Consultants and Rise of Asia Museum Haw Par Villa – combines the study of an evergreen abstract theme - the role and influence of individuals as agents in history - with a particular context: “Great Powers and their efforts to 'globalise' China, during the period that country now refers to as 'the century of humiliation’." https://tinyurl.com/mw8pjmrf
5. LECTURE | ‘Christian Circulations: Missionary Helps Postcards and the Evangelization of Asia, 1907-1924’ (29 February 2024)
Professor Emerita of Anthropology (University of Alberta) Jean DeBernardi will be talking about her book about the globalisation of the nondenominational evangelical Christian movement in the first quarter of the 20th century known as the Brethren Movement, in this NUS Chinese Studies. http://tinyurl.com/446k857k
6. LIFELONG LEARNING | NUS SCALE Has Made Pursuing Graduate Studies Even More Rewarding
Now all NUS alumni can get a 20 percent (up from 15 percent previously) tuition fee rebate on selected Master's Degrees (Coursework) and stand a chance to win lucky draw prizes ranging from iPhones to amazing trips. http://tinyurl.com/yp6z6s34
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1. Racial Categories in Japanese-occupied Singapore
Dr Clay Eaton (NUS Japanese Studies) delves into the racial policies the Japanese implemented during their occupation of Singapore in his article, ‘Strategic races: understanding racial categories in Japanese-occupied Singapore’, published in the journal Asian Ethnicity last year. http://tinyurl.com/54nyhnss
2. Coding Conversations for a Better World
Learn how the CHS common curriculum and interdisciplinary education have empowered Guhan and his friends to create their own AI language learning platform. http://tinyurl.com/yx5f5k66
3. Rewriting the Family Rulebook
NUS alumni Mr Darius Cheung (Engineering ’04) and Dr Shannon Ang (Sociology ’15) recently shared their insights at Institute of Policy Studies’ annual flagship Singapore Perspectives conference — exploring the hopes, fears, expectations of youths in relation to family life. http://tinyurl.com/mr3ywyyv
4. CONFERENCE | ‘Men in the Middle: Shaping Great Power-China Relationships, 1842-1949’ (23-24 February 2024)
This academic conference – by NUS History, Singapore History Consultants and Rise of Asia Museum Haw Par Villa – combines the study of an evergreen abstract theme - the role and influence of individuals as agents in history - with a particular context: “Great Powers and their efforts to 'globalise' China, during the period that country now refers to as 'the century of humiliation’." https://tinyurl.com/mw8pjmrf
5. LECTURE | ‘Christian Circulations: Missionary Helps Postcards and the Evangelization of Asia, 1907-1924’ (29 February 2024)
Professor Emerita of Anthropology (University of Alberta) Jean DeBernardi will be talking about her book about the globalisation of the nondenominational evangelical Christian movement in the first quarter of the 20th century known as the Brethren Movement, in this NUS Chinese Studies. http://tinyurl.com/446k857k
6. LIFELONG LEARNING | NUS SCALE Has Made Pursuing Graduate Studies Even More Rewarding
Now all NUS alumni can get a 20 percent (up from 15 percent previously) tuition fee rebate on selected Master's Degrees (Coursework) and stand a chance to win lucky draw prizes ranging from iPhones to amazing trips. http://tinyurl.com/yp6z6s34
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. CHS@NUS Open House 2024: Come Experience Your Future!
Mark these dates now: 6 March (Virtual) and 9 March (On Campus)! Come engage us in discussion about the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) Common Curriculum, the interdisciplinary learning and diversity of disciplines CHS offers, and what CHS means to your future as a captain of industry and community leader. http://tinyurl.com/chs-nusoh2024
2. Exploring the Impact of Taylor Swift
FASS Teaching Assistant and alumna Aimee-Sophia Lim (Global Studies and Sociology) joined more than 120 academics from around the world to analyse pop icon Taylor Swift’s massive influence beyond the entertainment and cultural spheres at Swiftposium 2024. http://tinyurl.com/hjjscuz8
3. With High Ambitions, NUS Graduates Power Towards Career Success
Recent NUS graduates – such as Ashruff Ng Wei Shen Ibrahim (Economics) – have secured exciting careers, armed with a diverse skill set honed through a rigorous interdisciplinary and experiential NUS education, and future-ready life skills. http://tinyurl.com/wuxbb6r2
4. RESEARCH | ‘Chinese Voluntary Associations in Transition: China’s Rise and the Remaking of Ancestral Communities in Southeast Asia’
Professor Kenneth Dean (NUS Chinese Studies) is leading an NUS Asia Research Institute-hosted project examining how Chinese Voluntary Associations navigate and respond to shifting domestic and foreign dynamics to develop new processes of transnationalisation and localisation. http://tinyurl.com/3us2ejfc
5. BROWN BAG SEMINAR | ‘Decolonial Endurance: Indigenous World Making on the China-Myanmar Border’ (7 March 2024)
Sociocultural anthropologist Dr Lau Ting Hui (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) will be looking closely at the Indigenous Lisu subsistence farmers on the China-Myanmar border and their experiences of Chinese development. http://tinyurl.com/3yaj4msn
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1. CHS@NUS Open House 2024: Come Experience Your Future!
Mark these dates now: 6 March (Virtual) and 9 March (On Campus)! Come engage us in discussion about the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) Common Curriculum, the interdisciplinary learning and diversity of disciplines CHS offers, and what CHS means to your future as a captain of industry and community leader. http://tinyurl.com/chs-nusoh2024
2. Exploring the Impact of Taylor Swift
FASS Teaching Assistant and alumna Aimee-Sophia Lim (Global Studies and Sociology) joined more than 120 academics from around the world to analyse pop icon Taylor Swift’s massive influence beyond the entertainment and cultural spheres at Swiftposium 2024. http://tinyurl.com/hjjscuz8
3. With High Ambitions, NUS Graduates Power Towards Career Success
Recent NUS graduates – such as Ashruff Ng Wei Shen Ibrahim (Economics) – have secured exciting careers, armed with a diverse skill set honed through a rigorous interdisciplinary and experiential NUS education, and future-ready life skills. http://tinyurl.com/wuxbb6r2
4. RESEARCH | ‘Chinese Voluntary Associations in Transition: China’s Rise and the Remaking of Ancestral Communities in Southeast Asia’
Professor Kenneth Dean (NUS Chinese Studies) is leading an NUS Asia Research Institute-hosted project examining how Chinese Voluntary Associations navigate and respond to shifting domestic and foreign dynamics to develop new processes of transnationalisation and localisation. http://tinyurl.com/3us2ejfc
5. BROWN BAG SEMINAR | ‘Decolonial Endurance: Indigenous World Making on the China-Myanmar Border’ (7 March 2024)
Sociocultural anthropologist Dr Lau Ting Hui (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) will be looking closely at the Indigenous Lisu subsistence farmers on the China-Myanmar border and their experiences of Chinese development. http://tinyurl.com/3yaj4msn
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. DO NOT MISS THE CHS@NUS OPEN HOUSE 2024 (On Campus) THIS SATURDAY!
Plan ahead and come meet us on campus on 9 March 2024 and experience the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences: listen to talks presented by our award-winning educators; engage our professors in discussion about the diverse array of academic programmes and their fit with your aspirations; find out from our student leaders all you need to know about college life, strategies for academic excellence and career preparation support and opportunities at CHS and the National University of Singapore. https://tinyurl.com/42znczhn
2. NUS Psychology Researchers Honoured for Early Career Contributions by the Association for Psychological Science
The four join other NUS faculty members who have been recognised by the APS in the past, including Associate Professor Eddie Tong (also of NUS Psychology), Professor Sam Yam and Assistant Professor David Peter Daniels from NUS Business School, and Assistant Professor Reuben Ng from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS. https://tinyurl.com/32p4s8zb
3. Let Our Shared Passion for Science and Engineering Shape the World Around Us
Year 3 NUS College of Humanities and Sciences undergraduate pursuing a double major in Physics and Psychology, Chaithanya Laxminarayan, tells of the “varied opportunities” available to her at CHS to combine her scientific rationality with philosophical inquiry. https://tinyurl.com/yb27az89
4. WATCH CHS@NUS Open House 2024 (Online Edition) Here!
We concluded the first – virtual – part of CHS@NUS Open House 2024 on 6 March 2024. If you missed it, worry not! Just go to this page on the CHS@NUS Open House 2024 website and watch the day’s proceedings (note: FASS Department Talks will be loaded by 12 March 2024): https://tinyurl.com/2zk4e3m2
5. NEW BOOK | ‘The Story of Southeast Asia’
A history of the region by Associate Professor Eric C. Thompson of NUS Sociology and Anthropology, published by NUS Press. https://tinyurl.com/2s3jmp3f
6. NEW BOOK | ‘Cultural Transplantation: The Writing of Classical Chinese Poetry in Colonial Singapore (1887‒1945)
Associate Professor Lam Lap (NUS Chinese Studies) examines the uniqueness, compatibility and adaptability of classical Chinese poetry in colonial Singapore as well as its sustained connections with literary tradition and homeland. https://tinyurl.com/2rzmw9ed
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1. DO NOT MISS THE CHS@NUS OPEN HOUSE 2024 (On Campus) THIS SATURDAY!
Plan ahead and come meet us on campus on 9 March 2024 and experience the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences: listen to talks presented by our award-winning educators; engage our professors in discussion about the diverse array of academic programmes and their fit with your aspirations; find out from our student leaders all you need to know about college life, strategies for academic excellence and career preparation support and opportunities at CHS and the National University of Singapore. https://tinyurl.com/42znczhn
2. NUS Psychology Researchers Honoured for Early Career Contributions by the Association for Psychological Science
The four join other NUS faculty members who have been recognised by the APS in the past, including Associate Professor Eddie Tong (also of NUS Psychology), Professor Sam Yam and Assistant Professor David Peter Daniels from NUS Business School, and Assistant Professor Reuben Ng from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS. https://tinyurl.com/32p4s8zb
3. Let Our Shared Passion for Science and Engineering Shape the World Around Us
Year 3 NUS College of Humanities and Sciences undergraduate pursuing a double major in Physics and Psychology, Chaithanya Laxminarayan, tells of the “varied opportunities” available to her at CHS to combine her scientific rationality with philosophical inquiry. https://tinyurl.com/yb27az89
4. WATCH CHS@NUS Open House 2024 (Online Edition) Here!
We concluded the first – virtual – part of CHS@NUS Open House 2024 on 6 March 2024. If you missed it, worry not! Just go to this page on the CHS@NUS Open House 2024 website and watch the day’s proceedings (note: FASS Department Talks will be loaded by 12 March 2024): https://tinyurl.com/2zk4e3m2
5. NEW BOOK | ‘The Story of Southeast Asia’
A history of the region by Associate Professor Eric C. Thompson of NUS Sociology and Anthropology, published by NUS Press. https://tinyurl.com/2s3jmp3f
6. NEW BOOK | ‘Cultural Transplantation: The Writing of Classical Chinese Poetry in Colonial Singapore (1887‒1945)
Associate Professor Lam Lap (NUS Chinese Studies) examines the uniqueness, compatibility and adaptability of classical Chinese poetry in colonial Singapore as well as its sustained connections with literary tradition and homeland. https://tinyurl.com/2rzmw9ed
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Volunteering May Well Boost Your Happiness!
Lecturer at NUS Social Work and Academic Director of Communities and Engagement Service-Learning courses at NUS, Zheng Liren, elaborates on the immense value and impact of volunteering for society and the volunteers themselves, as well as the University’s partnership with the Agency for Integrated Care to promote volunteerism within the Community Care sector — on business and financial news radio station MONEY FM 89.3. https://tinyurl.com/3smp6r3p
2. Choosing to Have One Versus None
Dr Wang Senhu (NUS Sociology & Anthropology), Provost-Chair Professor Jean Yeung (NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine) and other international researchers polled 22,000 participants across the globe (3,500 in Singapore alone) about their thoughts on parenthood, and found, among other trends, that Singaporeans – who previous research indicated preferred having two children – now tend to favour having just one. https://tinyurl.com/2uum97zj
3. FASS Remembers Former Dean Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr K.J. Ratnam
A prominent political scientist specialising in Malaysian politics and race relations, Prof Ratnam was the youngest professor in his generation, and served as a key founding member and then Head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Malaya in Singapore in the first half of the 1960s, before leading the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Singapore as Dean from 1966 to 1969. https://tinyurl.com/y9sbus2p
4. How Can We Add Value to Our Lives with Generative A.I.?
Appearing in a series by the National Library Board’s TikTok channel, NUS Philosophy’s Jonathan Sim offers advice on how we can make A.I. work to our advantage. https://tinyurl.com/ves6ftnh
5. NEW BOOK | 'Public Subsidy, Private Accumulation: The Political Economy of Singapore’s Public Housing’
Professor Emeritus Chua Beng Huat (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) examines Singapore’s public housing system, its dynamics and the ways it functions in the country’s politics. https://tinyurl.com/muutycxp
6. SSR CONFERENCE 2024 | Youth Mental Health Landscape: Upstream Prevention and Downstream Intervention (20 March 2024)
This conference by the NUS Social Service Research Centre features Guest-of-Honor Dr Janil Puthucheary, Singapore Minister of State, as well as key speakers from the social services practitioner, researcher and educator communities, such as Dr S. Vasoo (Emeritus Professor, NUS Social Work), and Associate Professor Mythily Subramaniam (Singapore Ministry of Health, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, and NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine). https://tinyurl.com/585zxkr5
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1. Volunteering May Well Boost Your Happiness!
Lecturer at NUS Social Work and Academic Director of Communities and Engagement Service-Learning courses at NUS, Zheng Liren, elaborates on the immense value and impact of volunteering for society and the volunteers themselves, as well as the University’s partnership with the Agency for Integrated Care to promote volunteerism within the Community Care sector — on business and financial news radio station MONEY FM 89.3. https://tinyurl.com/3smp6r3p
2. Choosing to Have One Versus None
Dr Wang Senhu (NUS Sociology & Anthropology), Provost-Chair Professor Jean Yeung (NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine) and other international researchers polled 22,000 participants across the globe (3,500 in Singapore alone) about their thoughts on parenthood, and found, among other trends, that Singaporeans – who previous research indicated preferred having two children – now tend to favour having just one. https://tinyurl.com/2uum97zj
3. FASS Remembers Former Dean Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr K.J. Ratnam
A prominent political scientist specialising in Malaysian politics and race relations, Prof Ratnam was the youngest professor in his generation, and served as a key founding member and then Head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Malaya in Singapore in the first half of the 1960s, before leading the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Singapore as Dean from 1966 to 1969. https://tinyurl.com/y9sbus2p
4. How Can We Add Value to Our Lives with Generative A.I.?
Appearing in a series by the National Library Board’s TikTok channel, NUS Philosophy’s Jonathan Sim offers advice on how we can make A.I. work to our advantage. https://tinyurl.com/ves6ftnh
5. NEW BOOK | 'Public Subsidy, Private Accumulation: The Political Economy of Singapore’s Public Housing’
Professor Emeritus Chua Beng Huat (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) examines Singapore’s public housing system, its dynamics and the ways it functions in the country’s politics. https://tinyurl.com/muutycxp
6. SSR CONFERENCE 2024 | Youth Mental Health Landscape: Upstream Prevention and Downstream Intervention (20 March 2024)
This conference by the NUS Social Service Research Centre features Guest-of-Honor Dr Janil Puthucheary, Singapore Minister of State, as well as key speakers from the social services practitioner, researcher and educator communities, such as Dr S. Vasoo (Emeritus Professor, NUS Social Work), and Associate Professor Mythily Subramaniam (Singapore Ministry of Health, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, and NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine). https://tinyurl.com/585zxkr5
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Fuel your hunger for growth with NUS Lifelong Learning, and get a hotdog on us!
22 Mar 2024 | 11am - 2pm | UTown
Organised by NUS SCALE
Steps to redeem your hotdog treat:
1. Solve the brainteaser (*Hint* think inside & outside the box) above and submit your answer here: https://bit.ly/3IqvScU. A password will be revealed!
2. Tell us the password at our hotdog stand on 22 Mar, 11am - 2pm @ UTown, to redeem your free hotdog.
3. Follow @nus.scale on Instagram for live updates and to learn about your L³ perks.
This promotion is for current NUS students. One hotdog redemption per student, while stocks last.
22 Mar 2024 | 11am - 2pm | UTown
Organised by NUS SCALE
Steps to redeem your hotdog treat:
1. Solve the brainteaser (*Hint* think inside & outside the box) above and submit your answer here: https://bit.ly/3IqvScU. A password will be revealed!
2. Tell us the password at our hotdog stand on 22 Mar, 11am - 2pm @ UTown, to redeem your free hotdog.
3. Follow @nus.scale on Instagram for live updates and to learn about your L³ perks.
This promotion is for current NUS students. One hotdog redemption per student, while stocks last.
Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Recognition for Social Science and Humanities Research that Lead to Real-world Solutions
In an interview with CNA, NUS FASS Vice-Dean of Research and Asia Research Institute Senior Research Fellow Professor Elaine Ho elaborates on the value of local social sciences and humanities research, and – referencing her current research on the social networks of the elderly in Singapore to illustrate – discusses how collaboration with practitioners, such as Government agencies, can significantly enhance their recognition in academia, society and industry. https://tinyurl.com/mr3dhx9u
2. Mental Well-being App for Employees Claims Top Prize at Annual FASS Social Incubator Challenge
A mobile app that seeks to transform workplace culture by fostering peer support and empathy was the winning idea that saw a multidisciplinary team of NUS students walk away with S$10,000 in seed funding and mentorship opportunities at the FASS Social Incubator Programme (SIP) Pitch Competition held on 2 March 2024. https://tinyurl.com/96he68ct
3. PODCAST | FASSTalk: Educators — Dr Nina Powell
NUS Psychology’s Dr Nina Powell in conversation with series host Associate Professor Robin Loon (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies) talks about her circuitous route to becoming an educator, and shares how her thoughts on moral psychology and belief in human exceptionalism guide her approach to teaching and her career. https://tinyurl.com/FASSTalk-Sp-DrNinaPowell
4. Volunteering May Well Boost Your Happiness!
Zheng Liren (NUS Social Work and Academic Director of Communities and Engagement Service-Learning) details the immense value and impact of volunteering for society and the volunteers themselves, as well as the University’s partnership with the Agency for Integrated Care to promote volunteerism within the Community Care sector — on Money FM 89.3 : https://tinyurl.com/3smp6r3p
5. Childhood Trauma Can Lead to Mental Health Issues Among Young Adults
Speaking at the NUS Social Service Research Centre Conference 2024, Dr Lee Jungup (NUS Social Work) shared some details from her latest study (under review at present) which found that issues such as neglect, cyber bullying and abuse during childhood can lead to depressive and anxiety symptoms in a young adult. https://tinyurl.com/efku5ud4
6. SPECIAL INITIATIVE | NUS Lifelong Learning L3 for Alumni
NUS continues to champion your learning even after you graduate and enter the workforce. Keep pace with the evolving demands of the future economy with NUS L3 for Alumni, which supports your personal and professional growth with: access to more than 1,000 courses; get a 20% tuition fee rebate on selected Master’s Degree (Coursework) programmes; receive an alumni e-voucher to redeem one full-fee, non-SSG funded course; enjoy up to 90% subsidy for SSG-funded short courses; gain exclusive access to masterclasses and webinars. (Note: not applicable for alumni who have already redeemed at least one NUS Resilience & Growth Voucher). https://tinyurl.com/p3kxa5u5
7. BROWN BAG SEMINAR | ‘Aesthetics of Authority: Smart Policing, Unruly Citizens, and the Politics of Visibility in Hyderabad, India’ (25 March 2024)
Dr Sneha Annavarapu (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) draws from her six-year multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in Hyderabad to closely examine the logics of state authority in its attempts to gain obedience and compliance from motorists on the road. https://tinyurl.com/2z4kh4a6
8. BOOK LAUNCH | ‘Pious Girls: Young Muslim Women in Indonesia’ (26 March 2024)
The FASS Gender and Sexuality Research Cluster is hosting this virtual launch of the book by Dr Annisa R. Beta (University of Melbourne). Dr Veronica Gregorio of the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences will be moderating a discussion featuring the author and Dr Ali Kassem (NUS Sociology and Anthropology). https://tinyurl.com/2zetfn2f
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1. Recognition for Social Science and Humanities Research that Lead to Real-world Solutions
In an interview with CNA, NUS FASS Vice-Dean of Research and Asia Research Institute Senior Research Fellow Professor Elaine Ho elaborates on the value of local social sciences and humanities research, and – referencing her current research on the social networks of the elderly in Singapore to illustrate – discusses how collaboration with practitioners, such as Government agencies, can significantly enhance their recognition in academia, society and industry. https://tinyurl.com/mr3dhx9u
2. Mental Well-being App for Employees Claims Top Prize at Annual FASS Social Incubator Challenge
A mobile app that seeks to transform workplace culture by fostering peer support and empathy was the winning idea that saw a multidisciplinary team of NUS students walk away with S$10,000 in seed funding and mentorship opportunities at the FASS Social Incubator Programme (SIP) Pitch Competition held on 2 March 2024. https://tinyurl.com/96he68ct
3. PODCAST | FASSTalk: Educators — Dr Nina Powell
NUS Psychology’s Dr Nina Powell in conversation with series host Associate Professor Robin Loon (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies) talks about her circuitous route to becoming an educator, and shares how her thoughts on moral psychology and belief in human exceptionalism guide her approach to teaching and her career. https://tinyurl.com/FASSTalk-Sp-DrNinaPowell
4. Volunteering May Well Boost Your Happiness!
Zheng Liren (NUS Social Work and Academic Director of Communities and Engagement Service-Learning) details the immense value and impact of volunteering for society and the volunteers themselves, as well as the University’s partnership with the Agency for Integrated Care to promote volunteerism within the Community Care sector — on Money FM 89.3 : https://tinyurl.com/3smp6r3p
5. Childhood Trauma Can Lead to Mental Health Issues Among Young Adults
Speaking at the NUS Social Service Research Centre Conference 2024, Dr Lee Jungup (NUS Social Work) shared some details from her latest study (under review at present) which found that issues such as neglect, cyber bullying and abuse during childhood can lead to depressive and anxiety symptoms in a young adult. https://tinyurl.com/efku5ud4
6. SPECIAL INITIATIVE | NUS Lifelong Learning L3 for Alumni
NUS continues to champion your learning even after you graduate and enter the workforce. Keep pace with the evolving demands of the future economy with NUS L3 for Alumni, which supports your personal and professional growth with: access to more than 1,000 courses; get a 20% tuition fee rebate on selected Master’s Degree (Coursework) programmes; receive an alumni e-voucher to redeem one full-fee, non-SSG funded course; enjoy up to 90% subsidy for SSG-funded short courses; gain exclusive access to masterclasses and webinars. (Note: not applicable for alumni who have already redeemed at least one NUS Resilience & Growth Voucher). https://tinyurl.com/p3kxa5u5
7. BROWN BAG SEMINAR | ‘Aesthetics of Authority: Smart Policing, Unruly Citizens, and the Politics of Visibility in Hyderabad, India’ (25 March 2024)
Dr Sneha Annavarapu (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) draws from her six-year multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in Hyderabad to closely examine the logics of state authority in its attempts to gain obedience and compliance from motorists on the road. https://tinyurl.com/2z4kh4a6
8. BOOK LAUNCH | ‘Pious Girls: Young Muslim Women in Indonesia’ (26 March 2024)
The FASS Gender and Sexuality Research Cluster is hosting this virtual launch of the book by Dr Annisa R. Beta (University of Melbourne). Dr Veronica Gregorio of the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences will be moderating a discussion featuring the author and Dr Ali Kassem (NUS Sociology and Anthropology). https://tinyurl.com/2zetfn2f
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Overseas Experiential Learning: Exploring Sustainability in Cambodia
Researching dolphin behaviour, studying ecotourism sustainability, and bunking at overseas homestays. These are all part of a regular day in the life of Geography and Environmental Science undergraduates at NUS. https://tinyurl.com/5asasj2b
2. Navigating Present Challenges while Enhancing Long-term Social Inclusivity
Dr Kelvin Seah (NUS Economics) believes that the Budget – announced by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong last month – continues to build on efforts to shape an inclusive Singapore through a multi-pronged approach that addresses an array of issues through varied initiatives. https://tinyurl.com/2e8nbaya
3. Efforts to Bolster Mental Well-being Amongst Youth Take Centre Stage at NUS SSR’s Annual Conference
More inclusive strategies and earlier intervention to bolster youth mental health were the centre of discussion for close to 800 social service practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and healthcare professionals who attended the Social Service Research Centre Conference 2024 last week. https://tinyurl.com/5cevjtbv
4. RESEARCH | ‘Making Live Through the Gig: The Case for Comfort Taxis in Singapore’
Renyi Hong (NUS Communications and New Media) and Mr Zachary Mun Wei Chan explore how gig employment has grown and expanded, based on the patriarchal, nationalist, and familial values that these jobs tended to draw on, while discussing how Comfort has exploited these values to develop the industry in Singapore. https://tinyurl.com/4rm3zxj9
5. LECTURE | ‘The American Life Expectancy Disadvantage and The Search for Social Connection’ (3 April 2024)
Founder and Chair of the Longevity Project Kenneth Stern will be presenting in this NUS Communications and New Media event. https://tinyurl.com/2uuva26h
6. WEBINAR | ‘Digital Citizenship and Acculturation Amongs Migrants in Singapore’ (5 April 2024)
Associate Professor Natalie Pang (NUS Communications and New Media) will be discussing key findings from her study of the communicative dimensions of acculturation facilitated by widespread digital media use in the distinctive intercultural circumstances of Singapore. https://tinyurl.com/ywek4ur7
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1. Overseas Experiential Learning: Exploring Sustainability in Cambodia
Researching dolphin behaviour, studying ecotourism sustainability, and bunking at overseas homestays. These are all part of a regular day in the life of Geography and Environmental Science undergraduates at NUS. https://tinyurl.com/5asasj2b
2. Navigating Present Challenges while Enhancing Long-term Social Inclusivity
Dr Kelvin Seah (NUS Economics) believes that the Budget – announced by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong last month – continues to build on efforts to shape an inclusive Singapore through a multi-pronged approach that addresses an array of issues through varied initiatives. https://tinyurl.com/2e8nbaya
3. Efforts to Bolster Mental Well-being Amongst Youth Take Centre Stage at NUS SSR’s Annual Conference
More inclusive strategies and earlier intervention to bolster youth mental health were the centre of discussion for close to 800 social service practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and healthcare professionals who attended the Social Service Research Centre Conference 2024 last week. https://tinyurl.com/5cevjtbv
4. RESEARCH | ‘Making Live Through the Gig: The Case for Comfort Taxis in Singapore’
Renyi Hong (NUS Communications and New Media) and Mr Zachary Mun Wei Chan explore how gig employment has grown and expanded, based on the patriarchal, nationalist, and familial values that these jobs tended to draw on, while discussing how Comfort has exploited these values to develop the industry in Singapore. https://tinyurl.com/4rm3zxj9
5. LECTURE | ‘The American Life Expectancy Disadvantage and The Search for Social Connection’ (3 April 2024)
Founder and Chair of the Longevity Project Kenneth Stern will be presenting in this NUS Communications and New Media event. https://tinyurl.com/2uuva26h
6. WEBINAR | ‘Digital Citizenship and Acculturation Amongs Migrants in Singapore’ (5 April 2024)
Associate Professor Natalie Pang (NUS Communications and New Media) will be discussing key findings from her study of the communicative dimensions of acculturation facilitated by widespread digital media use in the distinctive intercultural circumstances of Singapore. https://tinyurl.com/ywek4ur7
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Ideas Festival 2024: The Value of Social Science and Humanities Research
Launched on 20 March 2024 with Singapore Minister for Education Mr Chan Chun Sing as the Guest of Honour, the festival – organised by the Autonomous Universities in Singapore and supported by the Social Science Research Council – features 13 events over a month-long period. Find out more: https://tinyurl.com/3knvpkaw
2. Commentary: Why Some Seniors’ Expectations of Care by their Children have Changed and what this Means for an Ageing Singapore
Dr Menusha De Silva (NUS Geography) has found that child-provided social support may not always improve their quality of life, and argues that attentiveness to older persons’ subjective needs is a skill that family members and care providers can develop to address this challenge. https://tinyurl.com/9hhaehvu
3. Digital Detox, the Digital Way
Meet the multidisciplinary team behind the interdisciplinary solution – the ‘Beta than Meta’ Campaign – that won the CHS Case Competition 2023! They share how they crafted their three-phase national campaign for countering the detrimental effects of social dependency on the mental and physiological wellbeing. https://tinyurl.com/mvpbmsac
4. SYMPOSIUM | ‘Digital Intimacy, Young Women and Social Transformation in Asia’ (8 April 2024)
Research findings of a three-year multi-sited qualitative and ethnographic study of young university-going women in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Singapore and Bangalore will be presented at this NUS Cultural Research Centre event. https://tinyurl.com/56533km2
5. IDEAS FESTIVAL 2024 | Visualising Home-Based Work (12 April 2024)
Co-organised by the Singapore Research Nexus and Foundations for Home-Based Work project, this workshop features presentations and an exhibition examining the spatial, social and technological dimensions of home-based work in Singapore. https://tinyurl.com/44ucnsf4
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1. Ideas Festival 2024: The Value of Social Science and Humanities Research
Launched on 20 March 2024 with Singapore Minister for Education Mr Chan Chun Sing as the Guest of Honour, the festival – organised by the Autonomous Universities in Singapore and supported by the Social Science Research Council – features 13 events over a month-long period. Find out more: https://tinyurl.com/3knvpkaw
2. Commentary: Why Some Seniors’ Expectations of Care by their Children have Changed and what this Means for an Ageing Singapore
Dr Menusha De Silva (NUS Geography) has found that child-provided social support may not always improve their quality of life, and argues that attentiveness to older persons’ subjective needs is a skill that family members and care providers can develop to address this challenge. https://tinyurl.com/9hhaehvu
3. Digital Detox, the Digital Way
Meet the multidisciplinary team behind the interdisciplinary solution – the ‘Beta than Meta’ Campaign – that won the CHS Case Competition 2023! They share how they crafted their three-phase national campaign for countering the detrimental effects of social dependency on the mental and physiological wellbeing. https://tinyurl.com/mvpbmsac
4. SYMPOSIUM | ‘Digital Intimacy, Young Women and Social Transformation in Asia’ (8 April 2024)
Research findings of a three-year multi-sited qualitative and ethnographic study of young university-going women in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Singapore and Bangalore will be presented at this NUS Cultural Research Centre event. https://tinyurl.com/56533km2
5. IDEAS FESTIVAL 2024 | Visualising Home-Based Work (12 April 2024)
Co-organised by the Singapore Research Nexus and Foundations for Home-Based Work project, this workshop features presentations and an exhibition examining the spatial, social and technological dimensions of home-based work in Singapore. https://tinyurl.com/44ucnsf4
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. NUS History of Art Programme Ranks #2 in QS World University Rankings by Subject
The latest rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds has 19 NUS programmes placed in the global top 10, including FASS’ programmes in Geography, Linguistics and History of Art, which is second only to Britain’s Royal College of Art offering. Course convenor for the Art History of Minor at NUS Dr Priya Jaradi attributes part of the programmes success to how it has “moved away from” a sole reliance on standard textbooks and teaching collections, and consists of courses that “are highly original and inclusive.” Find out more: https://tinyurl.com/bddwbnyx
2. ‘Qualifications v Skills: Is One Just Paper, the Other the Real Deal?’
According to Associate Professor Tan Ern Sern (of NUS Sociology and Anthropology, and also Academic Adviser to the Social Lab at the Institute of Policy Studies, IPS, at NUS) and IPS Research Assistant Hanniel Lim, degree qualifications and recognised skills will converge further in the knowledge-based economy. https://tinyurl.com/5n6tkyk6
3. RESEARCH | On Cambodia’s IDPoor Program
2024 LKC NUS-Stanford Fellowship awardee Dr Soksamphoas Im (currently visiting FASS 8 April-31 May 2024 – discusses her research project examining Cambodia’s National Social Protection Policy Framework 2016-2025’s IDPoor Program in this exclusive interview. https://tinyurl.com/3js57spp
4. ‘Commentary: Are our Singaporean youths ready for the working world?’
Young adults often feel ill-prepared when entering the workforce, but by “fostering open dialogues and a sharing of experiences with working adults, we can help our youths to bridge their world with ours,” explains Jonathan Sim (NUS Philosophy) in his latest Op-Ed on CNA Online. https://tinyurl.com/yrtw8xj3
5. IDEAS Festival 2024 | Singapura Before Raffles: Early Modern Asia in the Global Renaissance (17 April 2024)
Is it true that Singapore was a small fishing village before Sir Stamford Raffles set foot in Southeast Asia? Or is there more to discover about Singapore’s story in the early global age? This panel discussion – co-organised by NUS Singapore Research Nexus and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) aims to shed new light on important stories about Asia’s diverse, inclusive and vibrant past, and also look ahead to the next chapter in the Singapore story. https://tinyurl.com/3kpb43u5
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1. NUS History of Art Programme Ranks #2 in QS World University Rankings by Subject
The latest rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds has 19 NUS programmes placed in the global top 10, including FASS’ programmes in Geography, Linguistics and History of Art, which is second only to Britain’s Royal College of Art offering. Course convenor for the Art History of Minor at NUS Dr Priya Jaradi attributes part of the programmes success to how it has “moved away from” a sole reliance on standard textbooks and teaching collections, and consists of courses that “are highly original and inclusive.” Find out more: https://tinyurl.com/bddwbnyx
2. ‘Qualifications v Skills: Is One Just Paper, the Other the Real Deal?’
According to Associate Professor Tan Ern Sern (of NUS Sociology and Anthropology, and also Academic Adviser to the Social Lab at the Institute of Policy Studies, IPS, at NUS) and IPS Research Assistant Hanniel Lim, degree qualifications and recognised skills will converge further in the knowledge-based economy. https://tinyurl.com/5n6tkyk6
3. RESEARCH | On Cambodia’s IDPoor Program
2024 LKC NUS-Stanford Fellowship awardee Dr Soksamphoas Im (currently visiting FASS 8 April-31 May 2024 – discusses her research project examining Cambodia’s National Social Protection Policy Framework 2016-2025’s IDPoor Program in this exclusive interview. https://tinyurl.com/3js57spp
4. ‘Commentary: Are our Singaporean youths ready for the working world?’
Young adults often feel ill-prepared when entering the workforce, but by “fostering open dialogues and a sharing of experiences with working adults, we can help our youths to bridge their world with ours,” explains Jonathan Sim (NUS Philosophy) in his latest Op-Ed on CNA Online. https://tinyurl.com/yrtw8xj3
5. IDEAS Festival 2024 | Singapura Before Raffles: Early Modern Asia in the Global Renaissance (17 April 2024)
Is it true that Singapore was a small fishing village before Sir Stamford Raffles set foot in Southeast Asia? Or is there more to discover about Singapore’s story in the early global age? This panel discussion – co-organised by NUS Singapore Research Nexus and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) aims to shed new light on important stories about Asia’s diverse, inclusive and vibrant past, and also look ahead to the next chapter in the Singapore story. https://tinyurl.com/3kpb43u5
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Clones, Drones and Visual Culture: Teaching the Human Condition in the 21st Century
NUS English, Linguistics and Theatres Studies’s Associate Professor Graham Wolfe and Assistant Professor Beryl Pong are harnessing innovative, thought-provoking pedagogies to galvanise students to think critically about the real-world utility of the humanities. https://tinyurl.com/2wbh823y
2. FASSTALK | THE CNM PODCAST: The Impact of Platforms
In this latest episode of the series by NUS Communications and New Media, researchers Assistant Professor Hong Renyi and Assistant Professor Jun Yu discuss new practices in the use of digital platforms by consumers, vendors, service providers and their platform workers, with host Dr Jinna Tay. https://tinyurl.com/cnmpod-platforms
3. An Adventure, Insightful and Connected
Listen to undergraduate Shen Zuowen, a double major in Statistics and Economics with a minor in Philosophy, describe his learning journey at the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences as “an adventure” that enables him to develop new ways of thinking and chart out ways to meeting real-world challenges. https://tinyurl.com/5n8dx5sw
4. Love Hoaxes to Money Mules: She Fights Scams in Singapore as SPF’s Anti-Scam Command Lead Investigator
Deputy Superintendent of Police Sindhu Dasan (NUS Sociology alumna) leads a specialist police team that investigates and protects Singaporeans from scams by trawling social media to spot trends and devising strategies to prevent individuals from falling victim to the scams. https://tinyurl.com/yxdu7cjh
5. WEBINAR | Empowering the State: Unveiling Cambodia’s Welfare Policy Impact on Governance (19 April 2024)
Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Fellow on Southeast Asia (Spring semester 2024) Dr Soksamphoas Im will be presenting on the political landscape of Cambodia between 2019 and 2023, with a focus on the aftermath of pivotal elections that shaped the nation’s trajectory. This online seminar is co-hosted by FASS Research and NUS Political Science. https://bit.ly/4aFEFDC
6. LECTURE | A Love Story Beset with Challenges: The Life of Indian Migrants in Tokyo
Migration researcher and Japanese and Indian studies scholar Dr Megha Wadhwa is discussing the socio-cultural dynamics, religious practices and work life of Indian migrants in Tokyo during this online talk hosted by NUS South Asian Studies. https://tinyurl.com/9979ncac
7. HISTORY DEPARTMENT SPEAKER SERIES | Making Seoul National University Hospital
Visiting Scholar Associate Professor Hyung-Wook Park will examine the evolution of SNUH from the 1960s to the 1980s at this NUS History event. https://tinyurl.com/seoulunihospital
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1. Clones, Drones and Visual Culture: Teaching the Human Condition in the 21st Century
NUS English, Linguistics and Theatres Studies’s Associate Professor Graham Wolfe and Assistant Professor Beryl Pong are harnessing innovative, thought-provoking pedagogies to galvanise students to think critically about the real-world utility of the humanities. https://tinyurl.com/2wbh823y
2. FASSTALK | THE CNM PODCAST: The Impact of Platforms
In this latest episode of the series by NUS Communications and New Media, researchers Assistant Professor Hong Renyi and Assistant Professor Jun Yu discuss new practices in the use of digital platforms by consumers, vendors, service providers and their platform workers, with host Dr Jinna Tay. https://tinyurl.com/cnmpod-platforms
3. An Adventure, Insightful and Connected
Listen to undergraduate Shen Zuowen, a double major in Statistics and Economics with a minor in Philosophy, describe his learning journey at the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences as “an adventure” that enables him to develop new ways of thinking and chart out ways to meeting real-world challenges. https://tinyurl.com/5n8dx5sw
4. Love Hoaxes to Money Mules: She Fights Scams in Singapore as SPF’s Anti-Scam Command Lead Investigator
Deputy Superintendent of Police Sindhu Dasan (NUS Sociology alumna) leads a specialist police team that investigates and protects Singaporeans from scams by trawling social media to spot trends and devising strategies to prevent individuals from falling victim to the scams. https://tinyurl.com/yxdu7cjh
5. WEBINAR | Empowering the State: Unveiling Cambodia’s Welfare Policy Impact on Governance (19 April 2024)
Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Fellow on Southeast Asia (Spring semester 2024) Dr Soksamphoas Im will be presenting on the political landscape of Cambodia between 2019 and 2023, with a focus on the aftermath of pivotal elections that shaped the nation’s trajectory. This online seminar is co-hosted by FASS Research and NUS Political Science. https://bit.ly/4aFEFDC
6. LECTURE | A Love Story Beset with Challenges: The Life of Indian Migrants in Tokyo
Migration researcher and Japanese and Indian studies scholar Dr Megha Wadhwa is discussing the socio-cultural dynamics, religious practices and work life of Indian migrants in Tokyo during this online talk hosted by NUS South Asian Studies. https://tinyurl.com/9979ncac
7. HISTORY DEPARTMENT SPEAKER SERIES | Making Seoul National University Hospital
Visiting Scholar Associate Professor Hyung-Wook Park will examine the evolution of SNUH from the 1960s to the 1980s at this NUS History event. https://tinyurl.com/seoulunihospital
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Why a Complex Problem Like Climate Change Needs Multi-Disciplinary Expertise
Head of NUS Geography Professor David Taylor discusses the importance of cross-discipline collaboration in tackling climate change with Dr Janice Lee of the Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, on the CNA podcast series Climate Conversations. The episode was published in partnership with the inaugural Ideas Festival. https://tinyurl.com/3aya6mx3
2. Future of AI on Media Landscape Greeted with Cautious Optimisim at CNM Leaders Summit
Panellists at the recent CNM Leaders Summit – organised by NUS Communications and New Media – advised media professionals looking to survive and thrive in a world of artificial intelligence to adapt, stay positive and be human. https://tinyurl.com/ywp2tvx2
3. From Polytechnic to University: A Freshman’s Perspective
Year 1 NUS College of Humanities and Sciences student pursuing a major in Life Sciences, Muhammad Amir Hakim Bin Mohamad Raizal has thoroughly enjoyed Common Curriculum courses like Asian Interconnections, Understanding Social Complexity and The Human Condition, and is now contemplating taking on a minor in Psychology or Asian Studies.
https://chs.nus.edu.sg/2024/04/18/from-polytechnic-to-university-a-freshmans-perspective/
4. Northern Star
NUS Overseas Alumni Qingdao Ambassador David Lye (NUS Economics ’95) takes us behind the veil of Qingdao, one of northern China’s industrial hubs. https://tinyurl.com/y89e4v9n
5. SEMINAR | Lu Xun’s 1907 Treatise Moluo shi li shuo 摩羅詩力說 (On the Power of Mara Poetry): Sources, Significance, Reception (26 April 2024)
Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of New South Wales, Jon Eugene von Kowalis, will delve into the treatise written in classical Chinese by the founder of modern Chinese literature at this NUS Chinese Studies seminar. https://tinyurl.com/4w4an8cd
6. SSR SEMINAR SERIES | “Get lost! This place is for everyone”: Perceptions of Youths in Public Spaces (9 May 2024)
Findings from the study, which used data collected from interviews with adolescents and members of the public, along with documentation notes written by youth workers who conduct street outreach, will be presented at this NUS Social Service Research Centre presentation. https://tinyurl.com/2s3axmec
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1. Why a Complex Problem Like Climate Change Needs Multi-Disciplinary Expertise
Head of NUS Geography Professor David Taylor discusses the importance of cross-discipline collaboration in tackling climate change with Dr Janice Lee of the Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, on the CNA podcast series Climate Conversations. The episode was published in partnership with the inaugural Ideas Festival. https://tinyurl.com/3aya6mx3
2. Future of AI on Media Landscape Greeted with Cautious Optimisim at CNM Leaders Summit
Panellists at the recent CNM Leaders Summit – organised by NUS Communications and New Media – advised media professionals looking to survive and thrive in a world of artificial intelligence to adapt, stay positive and be human. https://tinyurl.com/ywp2tvx2
3. From Polytechnic to University: A Freshman’s Perspective
Year 1 NUS College of Humanities and Sciences student pursuing a major in Life Sciences, Muhammad Amir Hakim Bin Mohamad Raizal has thoroughly enjoyed Common Curriculum courses like Asian Interconnections, Understanding Social Complexity and The Human Condition, and is now contemplating taking on a minor in Psychology or Asian Studies.
https://chs.nus.edu.sg/2024/04/18/from-polytechnic-to-university-a-freshmans-perspective/
4. Northern Star
NUS Overseas Alumni Qingdao Ambassador David Lye (NUS Economics ’95) takes us behind the veil of Qingdao, one of northern China’s industrial hubs. https://tinyurl.com/y89e4v9n
5. SEMINAR | Lu Xun’s 1907 Treatise Moluo shi li shuo 摩羅詩力說 (On the Power of Mara Poetry): Sources, Significance, Reception (26 April 2024)
Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of New South Wales, Jon Eugene von Kowalis, will delve into the treatise written in classical Chinese by the founder of modern Chinese literature at this NUS Chinese Studies seminar. https://tinyurl.com/4w4an8cd
6. SSR SEMINAR SERIES | “Get lost! This place is for everyone”: Perceptions of Youths in Public Spaces (9 May 2024)
Findings from the study, which used data collected from interviews with adolescents and members of the public, along with documentation notes written by youth workers who conduct street outreach, will be presented at this NUS Social Service Research Centre presentation. https://tinyurl.com/2s3axmec
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Ideas Festival 2024: When Remote Work Isn’t Always ‘Work from Home’
An interdisciplinary team comprising researchers from NUS Communications and New Media, NUS College of Design and Engineering and Monash University conducted a study with the aim of driving policy changes to better support work-from-home arrangements. https://tinyurl.com/ideasfest-remotework
2. Learning with a Nobel Laureate
One of the world’s most influential economists Professor Thomas J. Sargent recently taught a course at NUS that he specifically designed for students from the Data Science and Economics (DSE) Cross-Disciplinary Programme. https://tinyurl.com/5yj6zbzv
3. Telling Stories with Data
Read about NUS Philosophy alumna Aingeal Keong’s experience so far as a digital optimisation analyst at technology company Dyson under the APAC RACE Graduate Programme. https://tinyurl.com/bdeay5zv
4. Goh Keng Swee Professor of Economics Wins 2024 Frisch Medal
The Econometric Society has just awarded Professor Johannes Haushofer (NUS Economics) and his partners from the University of California, Berkeley, the accolade reserved for the best applied (empirical or theoretical) paper published in the Society’s journal Econometrica in the last four years. https://tinyurl.com/56k78zb2
5. NEW BOOK | The Story of Southeast Asia
This single-volume history (published by NUS Press) by Associate Professor Eric C. Thompson (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) covers Southeast Asia’s story of complex trade networks, ideas and social networks, and shows how the region’s peoples have created, localised and remade their own cultural values by drawing on influences from the rest of the world. https://tinyurl.com/ye8p4xfm
6. EVENT | Murmurs in ACE (6 May 2024)
Discuss winning approaches to navigating a creative career in the arts with practitioners and thought leaders from the museum, theatre, music and fashion worlds at this session organised in collaboration with the William Lim Siew Wai Fellowship Fund, Cultural Studies in Asia PhD Programme and Master of Arts (Arts and Cultural Entrepreneurship) at NUS Communications and New Media. https://tinyurl.com/4cjedd2m
7. SHORT COURSE | Agile Team Management for the 21st Century Social Worker (8-10 May 2024)
Organised by NUS Social Work, this course is an introduction to the Agile mindset and its relevance to the current complex, everchanging and chaotic social conditions, and focuses on prioritising client-centric practice while maintaining the balance between organisation and client outcomes. https://tinyurl.com/m85u2sm4
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1. Ideas Festival 2024: When Remote Work Isn’t Always ‘Work from Home’
An interdisciplinary team comprising researchers from NUS Communications and New Media, NUS College of Design and Engineering and Monash University conducted a study with the aim of driving policy changes to better support work-from-home arrangements. https://tinyurl.com/ideasfest-remotework
2. Learning with a Nobel Laureate
One of the world’s most influential economists Professor Thomas J. Sargent recently taught a course at NUS that he specifically designed for students from the Data Science and Economics (DSE) Cross-Disciplinary Programme. https://tinyurl.com/5yj6zbzv
3. Telling Stories with Data
Read about NUS Philosophy alumna Aingeal Keong’s experience so far as a digital optimisation analyst at technology company Dyson under the APAC RACE Graduate Programme. https://tinyurl.com/bdeay5zv
4. Goh Keng Swee Professor of Economics Wins 2024 Frisch Medal
The Econometric Society has just awarded Professor Johannes Haushofer (NUS Economics) and his partners from the University of California, Berkeley, the accolade reserved for the best applied (empirical or theoretical) paper published in the Society’s journal Econometrica in the last four years. https://tinyurl.com/56k78zb2
5. NEW BOOK | The Story of Southeast Asia
This single-volume history (published by NUS Press) by Associate Professor Eric C. Thompson (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) covers Southeast Asia’s story of complex trade networks, ideas and social networks, and shows how the region’s peoples have created, localised and remade their own cultural values by drawing on influences from the rest of the world. https://tinyurl.com/ye8p4xfm
6. EVENT | Murmurs in ACE (6 May 2024)
Discuss winning approaches to navigating a creative career in the arts with practitioners and thought leaders from the museum, theatre, music and fashion worlds at this session organised in collaboration with the William Lim Siew Wai Fellowship Fund, Cultural Studies in Asia PhD Programme and Master of Arts (Arts and Cultural Entrepreneurship) at NUS Communications and New Media. https://tinyurl.com/4cjedd2m
7. SHORT COURSE | Agile Team Management for the 21st Century Social Worker (8-10 May 2024)
Organised by NUS Social Work, this course is an introduction to the Agile mindset and its relevance to the current complex, everchanging and chaotic social conditions, and focuses on prioritising client-centric practice while maintaining the balance between organisation and client outcomes. https://tinyurl.com/m85u2sm4
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Back to School: Why Adult Education Should be Learner-centric
The recent SCALE Adult Educator Symposium saw leading experts and practitioners in education, such as Associate Professor Peace Wong, Deputy Head and Field Director (Social Work), discuss major issues around lifelong learning. https://tinyurl.com/59339f4k
2. Studying the Impact of Climate Change on Southeast Asian Agriculture
Assistant Professor Tang Hao (NUS Geography), Associate Professor Roman Carrasco (NUS Biological Sciences), and Dr Lim Kim Hwa (NUS Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing, and Processing (CRISP)) are leading a research project focusing on the oil palm industry and aiming to uncover potential vulnerabilities faced by the sector amidst climate change. https://tinyurl.com/4956fru6
3. NOTE THIS DOWN! FASS@CHS Open House 2024 | Academics and Student Life (11 am and 2 pm, 18 May 2024, Level 4 Seminar Room, NUS Central Library)
Discover how the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences’ specially curated Common Curriculum and FASS’ comprehensive offerings in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Asian Studies and Languages provide you with unprecedented freedom of choice in pursuing breadth and depth across academic disciplines, as well as diverse learning opportunities and student life experiences. https://bit.ly/fass-chs-oh2024-acad-studentlife
4. LECTURE | The Original, the Copy, and the Remade: Artworks and Their Doubles (25 May 2024)
Professor Maurizio Peleggi (NUS History) will challenge notions of originals and copies in the form of duplicated and remade artworks in this talk. https://tinyurl.com/482rsv6t
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1. Back to School: Why Adult Education Should be Learner-centric
The recent SCALE Adult Educator Symposium saw leading experts and practitioners in education, such as Associate Professor Peace Wong, Deputy Head and Field Director (Social Work), discuss major issues around lifelong learning. https://tinyurl.com/59339f4k
2. Studying the Impact of Climate Change on Southeast Asian Agriculture
Assistant Professor Tang Hao (NUS Geography), Associate Professor Roman Carrasco (NUS Biological Sciences), and Dr Lim Kim Hwa (NUS Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing, and Processing (CRISP)) are leading a research project focusing on the oil palm industry and aiming to uncover potential vulnerabilities faced by the sector amidst climate change. https://tinyurl.com/4956fru6
3. NOTE THIS DOWN! FASS@CHS Open House 2024 | Academics and Student Life (11 am and 2 pm, 18 May 2024, Level 4 Seminar Room, NUS Central Library)
Discover how the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences’ specially curated Common Curriculum and FASS’ comprehensive offerings in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Asian Studies and Languages provide you with unprecedented freedom of choice in pursuing breadth and depth across academic disciplines, as well as diverse learning opportunities and student life experiences. https://bit.ly/fass-chs-oh2024-acad-studentlife
4. LECTURE | The Original, the Copy, and the Remade: Artworks and Their Doubles (25 May 2024)
Professor Maurizio Peleggi (NUS History) will challenge notions of originals and copies in the form of duplicated and remade artworks in this talk. https://tinyurl.com/482rsv6t
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