Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Leveraging Technology to Address Needs of Ageing Population
At a recent NUS Centre for Family and Population Research and Population Association of Singapore conference, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Ms Indranee Rajah pointed out that Singapore can tap technological developments to meet the needs of its rapidly ageing population and that its residents – who now live longer and healthier lives – can remain in the workforce longer. https://tinyurl.com/43u7brab
2. “Ways of Being and Belonging: Integration, Identity, and Social Resilience of Cross-National Families in Singapore”
A new research project by Raffles Professor of Social Sciences Brenda S.A. Yeoh (NUS Geography and the Asia Research Institute (ARI)), Associate Professor Esther Goh (NUS Social Work), Dr Theodora Lam (ARI) and Dr Bernice Lin Zhi Koo (DSO National Laboratories) explores from a multi-disciplinary perspective the difficulties of social and cultural integration experienced by cross-national families. https://tinyurl.com/yc6baaau
3. Reading Between the Lines of Taiwan President William Lai’s Inauguration Speech
A commentary by Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian (NUS Political Science) on how Taiwan’s new president will handle ties with China. https://tinyurl.com/4puxk29u
4. LECTURE | Living in the Society of the Gods: A Critical Comparative Approach to Gods as seen from the Chinese Case (13 June 2024)
Hosted by NUS Chinese Studies, the Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture and the Asia Research Institute, Professor of Daoism and Chinese religions at École Pratique des Hautes Études – PSL, Vincent Goossaert will be presenting key findings from his ongoing work on Chinese gods and processes of subjectification where such gods affirm unique personas and engage humans in person-to-person interactions. https://tinyurl.com/pjz99fhk
5. CONFERENCE | “Indian Diaspora in Asia” (18-19 July 2024)
Organised by NUS South Asian Studies in collaboration with partners at Mahidol University (Thailand) and the Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives (India), this conference is focused on discussing the impact of the Indian diaspora on history, historiography, political writing, international relations, language and literature, and the arts/heritage. https://tinyurl.com/3jzctzr7
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1. Leveraging Technology to Address Needs of Ageing Population
At a recent NUS Centre for Family and Population Research and Population Association of Singapore conference, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Ms Indranee Rajah pointed out that Singapore can tap technological developments to meet the needs of its rapidly ageing population and that its residents – who now live longer and healthier lives – can remain in the workforce longer. https://tinyurl.com/43u7brab
2. “Ways of Being and Belonging: Integration, Identity, and Social Resilience of Cross-National Families in Singapore”
A new research project by Raffles Professor of Social Sciences Brenda S.A. Yeoh (NUS Geography and the Asia Research Institute (ARI)), Associate Professor Esther Goh (NUS Social Work), Dr Theodora Lam (ARI) and Dr Bernice Lin Zhi Koo (DSO National Laboratories) explores from a multi-disciplinary perspective the difficulties of social and cultural integration experienced by cross-national families. https://tinyurl.com/yc6baaau
3. Reading Between the Lines of Taiwan President William Lai’s Inauguration Speech
A commentary by Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian (NUS Political Science) on how Taiwan’s new president will handle ties with China. https://tinyurl.com/4puxk29u
4. LECTURE | Living in the Society of the Gods: A Critical Comparative Approach to Gods as seen from the Chinese Case (13 June 2024)
Hosted by NUS Chinese Studies, the Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture and the Asia Research Institute, Professor of Daoism and Chinese religions at École Pratique des Hautes Études – PSL, Vincent Goossaert will be presenting key findings from his ongoing work on Chinese gods and processes of subjectification where such gods affirm unique personas and engage humans in person-to-person interactions. https://tinyurl.com/pjz99fhk
5. CONFERENCE | “Indian Diaspora in Asia” (18-19 July 2024)
Organised by NUS South Asian Studies in collaboration with partners at Mahidol University (Thailand) and the Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives (India), this conference is focused on discussing the impact of the Indian diaspora on history, historiography, political writing, international relations, language and literature, and the arts/heritage. https://tinyurl.com/3jzctzr7
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Talk Less, Do More
Undergrad Ting Wai Kit (NUS Geography and NUS College) shares how one bold decision to act in an engagement session about the Dover Forest development accelerated his journey from being a student activist to starting a career in the conservation scene. https://tinyurl.com/3bubht3p
2. Was This Year’s Shangri-La Dialogue a Success?
Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian (NUS Political Science) shares his keen insights on the proceedings at the recently held 21st edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, which saw US and Chinese defence chiefs meeing in person for the first time in 18 months. https://tinyurl.com/yysur47c
3. NUS 1st in Asia!
NUS has retained its position as eighth in the world and first in Asia, according to results of the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (WUR) 2025. https://tinyurl.com/34b4hakn
4. RESEARCH | Shaping the Story of Singapore (Vol 3)
The third volume of FASS Research’s compendium of selected grant-funded projects led by researchers from across 12 Departments at FASS has been released. https://tinyurl.com/2rddm9jd
5. SCHOLARSHIP | PhD Research Scholarship (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies)
NUS ELTS is calling for applications by candidates who have training and skills in: transnational theatre histories across South, South East and/or East Asia; Digital Historiography; 19th to 20th century Interculturalism and Performance Networks; and, Digital Humanities (Theatre and Performance Archiving, Database Design, or Applied Geographic Information System). https://tinyurl.com/25sjvcdr
6. EVENT | Intelligent Communication and City Networks – A Hybrid Preconference of the International Communication Association (19 June 2024)
Hosted by the Cultural Research Centre of NUS Communications and New Media, the Center for Information and Communication Studies (Fudan University), and the Center for Digital Communication Studies (Zhejiang University), this hybrid preconference will feature interdisciplinary scholars sharing research focused on theorization, historiography, research methodology and media practices. https://tinyurl.com/mwt78tcu
7. FSLA 2024 | Featuring SIGNapse (5th EXCO)
Meet the winners of the 2021 FASS Student Leadership Award (Group Category — Amelia Tai Si En, Brandon Wang Chin Heng and Ng Poh Yee from the 5th EXCO of NUS SIGNapse. Be inspired and file an application for this year’s award. https://tinyurl.com/47ure49k
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1. Talk Less, Do More
Undergrad Ting Wai Kit (NUS Geography and NUS College) shares how one bold decision to act in an engagement session about the Dover Forest development accelerated his journey from being a student activist to starting a career in the conservation scene. https://tinyurl.com/3bubht3p
2. Was This Year’s Shangri-La Dialogue a Success?
Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian (NUS Political Science) shares his keen insights on the proceedings at the recently held 21st edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, which saw US and Chinese defence chiefs meeing in person for the first time in 18 months. https://tinyurl.com/yysur47c
3. NUS 1st in Asia!
NUS has retained its position as eighth in the world and first in Asia, according to results of the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (WUR) 2025. https://tinyurl.com/34b4hakn
4. RESEARCH | Shaping the Story of Singapore (Vol 3)
The third volume of FASS Research’s compendium of selected grant-funded projects led by researchers from across 12 Departments at FASS has been released. https://tinyurl.com/2rddm9jd
5. SCHOLARSHIP | PhD Research Scholarship (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies)
NUS ELTS is calling for applications by candidates who have training and skills in: transnational theatre histories across South, South East and/or East Asia; Digital Historiography; 19th to 20th century Interculturalism and Performance Networks; and, Digital Humanities (Theatre and Performance Archiving, Database Design, or Applied Geographic Information System). https://tinyurl.com/25sjvcdr
6. EVENT | Intelligent Communication and City Networks – A Hybrid Preconference of the International Communication Association (19 June 2024)
Hosted by the Cultural Research Centre of NUS Communications and New Media, the Center for Information and Communication Studies (Fudan University), and the Center for Digital Communication Studies (Zhejiang University), this hybrid preconference will feature interdisciplinary scholars sharing research focused on theorization, historiography, research methodology and media practices. https://tinyurl.com/mwt78tcu
7. FSLA 2024 | Featuring SIGNapse (5th EXCO)
Meet the winners of the 2021 FASS Student Leadership Award (Group Category — Amelia Tai Si En, Brandon Wang Chin Heng and Ng Poh Yee from the 5th EXCO of NUS SIGNapse. Be inspired and file an application for this year’s award. https://tinyurl.com/47ure49k
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. NUS Linguists Make Breakthrough Discovery toward Detection of Early Linguistic Signs of Dementia
A study led by linguists from NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies, in collaboration with researchers from NUS Medicine, has found that early linguistic signs of dementia can be detected through the study of the natural speech of senior Singaporeans. https://tinyurl.com/38a9smc9
2. Giving in Singapore Remains Resilient
The National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre’s National Giving Study – for which Associate Professor Joonmo Son (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) served as adviser – reports of a thriving giving landscape where the donation rate has remained stable and volunteering has surged. https://tinyurl.com/ebfpkcu2
3. CALL TO NOMINATE | Ann Wee NUS Social Work Alumni Award 2024
We are pleased to invite nominations for this distinguished award, which was established in 2014 by NUS in honour of the longest-serving Head of NUS Social Work, Mrs Wee, to recognise Social Work alumni who have dedicated at least 20 years to serving the underserved and making a lasting impact within our community. https://tinyurl.com/ann-wee-alumni-award
4. Driving Sustainable Population and Development in a New Era
Experts discussed how AI, robotics, super-aged societies, migration, and climate change are reshaping populations at the Population Association of Singapore's Annual Meeting, co-organised with the NUS Centre for Family and Population Research. https://tinyurl.com/hu7k5665
5. NUS in Japan: Day 1
Students of JS3229 Field Studies in Japan on a tour led by Professor Chris McMorran (NUS Japanese Studies) talk about their experience so far across Fukuoka and Kyushu. https://tinyurl.com/mv892h8x
7. FSLA 2024 | Featuring Sophia Wong
Meet 2022 FASS Student Leadership Award (Individual Category) winner, Sophia Wong Zi Xin, and be inspired to file an application for this year’s award! https://tinyurl.com/58yyn2u7
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1. NUS Linguists Make Breakthrough Discovery toward Detection of Early Linguistic Signs of Dementia
A study led by linguists from NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies, in collaboration with researchers from NUS Medicine, has found that early linguistic signs of dementia can be detected through the study of the natural speech of senior Singaporeans. https://tinyurl.com/38a9smc9
2. Giving in Singapore Remains Resilient
The National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre’s National Giving Study – for which Associate Professor Joonmo Son (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) served as adviser – reports of a thriving giving landscape where the donation rate has remained stable and volunteering has surged. https://tinyurl.com/ebfpkcu2
3. CALL TO NOMINATE | Ann Wee NUS Social Work Alumni Award 2024
We are pleased to invite nominations for this distinguished award, which was established in 2014 by NUS in honour of the longest-serving Head of NUS Social Work, Mrs Wee, to recognise Social Work alumni who have dedicated at least 20 years to serving the underserved and making a lasting impact within our community. https://tinyurl.com/ann-wee-alumni-award
4. Driving Sustainable Population and Development in a New Era
Experts discussed how AI, robotics, super-aged societies, migration, and climate change are reshaping populations at the Population Association of Singapore's Annual Meeting, co-organised with the NUS Centre for Family and Population Research. https://tinyurl.com/hu7k5665
5. NUS in Japan: Day 1
Students of JS3229 Field Studies in Japan on a tour led by Professor Chris McMorran (NUS Japanese Studies) talk about their experience so far across Fukuoka and Kyushu. https://tinyurl.com/mv892h8x
7. FSLA 2024 | Featuring Sophia Wong
Meet 2022 FASS Student Leadership Award (Individual Category) winner, Sophia Wong Zi Xin, and be inspired to file an application for this year’s award! https://tinyurl.com/58yyn2u7
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:-
1. Journey of Figuring Things Out
Once a young, disengaged student at school, Dr Shaun Teo (NUS Geography) is today a multiple award-winning educator, who is highly popular among his students due to his unique teaching philosophy and methods. https://tinyurl.com/2w4emtc8
2. NUS in Japan: Meeting Our Alumna, Shuwei
Sun Shuwei (NUS English Literature and Japanese Studies), Coordinator of International Relations at the Kyushu National Museum under the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, offers advice for making the most of one’s time abroad as an undergraduate. https://tinyurl.com/fed6h8sp
3. NUS Receives Philanthropic Gift to Advance Healthy Longevity Initiatives in the Health District @ Queenstown
The newly established Gloria Lee Woo Award will start with supporting initiatives focused on mental and social wellbeing and Malay female caregivers—including a pilot study led by Associate Professor Noor Aisha Abdul Rahman (NUS Social Service Research Centre, and NUS Malay Studies) on the challenges and needs of Malay female caregivers from low-income families who are in the ‘sandwich generation’ (working adults aged 35-65). https://tinyurl.com/bdhbrt3p
4. While on Exchange at ETH Zurich
CHS undergraduate Nirmala Raj (Physics major with a minor in French Language Studies) relates her experience of working on a project at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research), the world’s largest particle physics laboratory during her summer break. https://tinyurl.com/2shm6834
5. RESEARCH | Mapping Middle Road: Prewar Japanese Community in Singapore
Dr Clay Eaton (NUS Japanese Studies), Professor Naoko Shimazu (The University of Tokyo, Tokyo College) and Dr Lee Chee Keng (NUS College) look at the critical role of the prewar Japanese community in shaping Singapore’s identity as a cosmopolitan city. https://tinyurl.com/tdw7pcp6
6. FSLA 2024 | Featuring Lee Wei Yang
Find out how 2023 FASS Student Leadership Award (Individual Category) winner Wei Yang has created a positive impact for females at NUS and be inspired to file an application for this year’s award! https://tinyurl.com/4758w49u
7. SEMINAR | Thinking with the Andayas: Histories of (Southeast) Asia in Motion (5 July 2024)
Organised by NUS History, Yale-NUS College, NUS Libraries and the Asia Research Institute (Inter-Asia Engagements Cluster), this event features Associate Professor Timothy Barnard (NUS History), Dr Mohamed Effendy Abdul Hamid (NUS Southeast Asian Studies) and other former students of Barbara and Leonard Andaya in the fields of Asian Studies and Southeast Asian history. https://tinyurl.com/yjksuv24
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1. Journey of Figuring Things Out
Once a young, disengaged student at school, Dr Shaun Teo (NUS Geography) is today a multiple award-winning educator, who is highly popular among his students due to his unique teaching philosophy and methods. https://tinyurl.com/2w4emtc8
2. NUS in Japan: Meeting Our Alumna, Shuwei
Sun Shuwei (NUS English Literature and Japanese Studies), Coordinator of International Relations at the Kyushu National Museum under the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, offers advice for making the most of one’s time abroad as an undergraduate. https://tinyurl.com/fed6h8sp
3. NUS Receives Philanthropic Gift to Advance Healthy Longevity Initiatives in the Health District @ Queenstown
The newly established Gloria Lee Woo Award will start with supporting initiatives focused on mental and social wellbeing and Malay female caregivers—including a pilot study led by Associate Professor Noor Aisha Abdul Rahman (NUS Social Service Research Centre, and NUS Malay Studies) on the challenges and needs of Malay female caregivers from low-income families who are in the ‘sandwich generation’ (working adults aged 35-65). https://tinyurl.com/bdhbrt3p
4. While on Exchange at ETH Zurich
CHS undergraduate Nirmala Raj (Physics major with a minor in French Language Studies) relates her experience of working on a project at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research), the world’s largest particle physics laboratory during her summer break. https://tinyurl.com/2shm6834
5. RESEARCH | Mapping Middle Road: Prewar Japanese Community in Singapore
Dr Clay Eaton (NUS Japanese Studies), Professor Naoko Shimazu (The University of Tokyo, Tokyo College) and Dr Lee Chee Keng (NUS College) look at the critical role of the prewar Japanese community in shaping Singapore’s identity as a cosmopolitan city. https://tinyurl.com/tdw7pcp6
6. FSLA 2024 | Featuring Lee Wei Yang
Find out how 2023 FASS Student Leadership Award (Individual Category) winner Wei Yang has created a positive impact for females at NUS and be inspired to file an application for this year’s award! https://tinyurl.com/4758w49u
7. SEMINAR | Thinking with the Andayas: Histories of (Southeast) Asia in Motion (5 July 2024)
Organised by NUS History, Yale-NUS College, NUS Libraries and the Asia Research Institute (Inter-Asia Engagements Cluster), this event features Associate Professor Timothy Barnard (NUS History), Dr Mohamed Effendy Abdul Hamid (NUS Southeast Asian Studies) and other former students of Barbara and Leonard Andaya in the fields of Asian Studies and Southeast Asian history. https://tinyurl.com/yjksuv24
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Welcome back for the new academic year! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. Singlish Goes Digital
Associate Professor Rebecca Starr discusses how researchers from NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies worked alongside a team of international researchers to develop the ‘Corpus of Singapore English Messages’, which has helped sociolinguists investigate patterns in Singapore English among different social groups. https://miniurl.pro/nus-elts-singlishgoesdigital
2. Launch of the Buddhist Studies Group at NUS
Faculty from FASS – NUS History, Chinese Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, Philosophy, Sociology and Anthropology, English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies – and Yale-NUS College recently launched the Buddhist Studies Group, an interdepartmental research group focused on facilitating collaborative engagement in the academic exploration of Buddhism, in conjunction with the opening of the “The Many Faces of Buddha” Exhibition at Temenggong Artists-in-Residence. https://miniurl.pro/nusbuddhiststudiesgroup-launch
3. On CNA’s ‘On the Red Dot: Family Mysteries’
Multi-disciplinary artist Inch Chua searches for the reason her great grandmother sold off her grandmother (at age three), soon after arriving in Singapore by boat from China, and uncovers the stories of challenges and hardships faced by the masses of immigrant labourers – coolies and samsui women – in Singapore from the late 19th century into the 20th century, with the guidance of historians and sociologists such as Dr Donna Brunero (NUS History) and Associate Professor Kelvin Low (NUS Sociology and Anthropology). https://miniurl.pro/cna20240710
4. ‘Singapore without Singaporeans: What the Island Nation Looks Like On Screen’
Dr Jinna Tay (NUS Communications and New Media) and other experts comment on the authenticity of Singapore as it is presented by the global media, in films such as Crazy Rich Asians as well as videogames such as Overwatch in this The Straits Times feature. https://miniurl.pro/st-sg-without-sg
5. Come In, Let’s Talk
Even as she helps the community improve their mental health, alumna Dr Charmaine Lim (NUS Psychology ’12) is also mindful about safeguarding hers. https://miniurl.pro/dr-charmaine-lim
6. Associate Professor Neyazi Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Top Communication and Political Science Journal
Assoc Prof Taberez A. Neyazi (of NUS Communications and New Media, and the NUS Centre for Trusted Internet and Community) becomes the first Asian editor to lead the International Journal of Press/Politics. https://miniurl.pro/ijpp-neyazi-editor
7. In Service of Singapore: NUS Leaders and University Community Receive Honours at National Day Awards
More than 200 members of the NUS community, including 14 members of staff at FASS, have been given recognition for their service to the nation. https://news.nus.edu.sg/national-day-awards-2024/
8. WORKSHOP | Communicating Research to the General Public (21 August 2024)
This NUS Communications and New Media-organised Zoom training session aims to equip researchers with strategies and skills for communicating their research more effectively to a general audience. Topics include: best practices for research communication; optimising multimedia; and, engaging with the media and securing international coverage. https://miniurl.pro/cnm-cond-res-public
9. RESEARCH TALK | Problematizing Platform Content Moderation (22 August 2024)
Content moderation — or how digital platforms define and control what is objectionable and desirable — is a pervasive and highly controversial new way of governing human expression. In this FASS Research division-hosted talk, Dr João C. Magalhães (University of Groningen) will invite students to problematise some of the cliches used to explain this practice. https://miniurl.pro/fass-rd-event-media-pol-cens
1. Singlish Goes Digital
Associate Professor Rebecca Starr discusses how researchers from NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies worked alongside a team of international researchers to develop the ‘Corpus of Singapore English Messages’, which has helped sociolinguists investigate patterns in Singapore English among different social groups. https://miniurl.pro/nus-elts-singlishgoesdigital
2. Launch of the Buddhist Studies Group at NUS
Faculty from FASS – NUS History, Chinese Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, Philosophy, Sociology and Anthropology, English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies – and Yale-NUS College recently launched the Buddhist Studies Group, an interdepartmental research group focused on facilitating collaborative engagement in the academic exploration of Buddhism, in conjunction with the opening of the “The Many Faces of Buddha” Exhibition at Temenggong Artists-in-Residence. https://miniurl.pro/nusbuddhiststudiesgroup-launch
3. On CNA’s ‘On the Red Dot: Family Mysteries’
Multi-disciplinary artist Inch Chua searches for the reason her great grandmother sold off her grandmother (at age three), soon after arriving in Singapore by boat from China, and uncovers the stories of challenges and hardships faced by the masses of immigrant labourers – coolies and samsui women – in Singapore from the late 19th century into the 20th century, with the guidance of historians and sociologists such as Dr Donna Brunero (NUS History) and Associate Professor Kelvin Low (NUS Sociology and Anthropology). https://miniurl.pro/cna20240710
4. ‘Singapore without Singaporeans: What the Island Nation Looks Like On Screen’
Dr Jinna Tay (NUS Communications and New Media) and other experts comment on the authenticity of Singapore as it is presented by the global media, in films such as Crazy Rich Asians as well as videogames such as Overwatch in this The Straits Times feature. https://miniurl.pro/st-sg-without-sg
5. Come In, Let’s Talk
Even as she helps the community improve their mental health, alumna Dr Charmaine Lim (NUS Psychology ’12) is also mindful about safeguarding hers. https://miniurl.pro/dr-charmaine-lim
6. Associate Professor Neyazi Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Top Communication and Political Science Journal
Assoc Prof Taberez A. Neyazi (of NUS Communications and New Media, and the NUS Centre for Trusted Internet and Community) becomes the first Asian editor to lead the International Journal of Press/Politics. https://miniurl.pro/ijpp-neyazi-editor
7. In Service of Singapore: NUS Leaders and University Community Receive Honours at National Day Awards
More than 200 members of the NUS community, including 14 members of staff at FASS, have been given recognition for their service to the nation. https://news.nus.edu.sg/national-day-awards-2024/
8. WORKSHOP | Communicating Research to the General Public (21 August 2024)
This NUS Communications and New Media-organised Zoom training session aims to equip researchers with strategies and skills for communicating their research more effectively to a general audience. Topics include: best practices for research communication; optimising multimedia; and, engaging with the media and securing international coverage. https://miniurl.pro/cnm-cond-res-public
9. RESEARCH TALK | Problematizing Platform Content Moderation (22 August 2024)
Content moderation — or how digital platforms define and control what is objectionable and desirable — is a pervasive and highly controversial new way of governing human expression. In this FASS Research division-hosted talk, Dr João C. Magalhães (University of Groningen) will invite students to problematise some of the cliches used to explain this practice. https://miniurl.pro/fass-rd-event-media-pol-cens
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10. CAREERS & INTERNSHIPS | 2024 CHS Career & Internship Fair (4 September 2024)
The inaugural 2024 CHS Career & Internship Fair is happening on 4 September 2024 (Wednesday) at NUS UTown! With more than 60 leading employers from diverse and key industries, this is a great opportunity for you to network, explore career opportunities and learn about emerging job roles and industry trends. https://chs.nus.edu.sg/career-fair
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10. CAREERS & INTERNSHIPS | 2024 CHS Career & Internship Fair (4 September 2024)
The inaugural 2024 CHS Career & Internship Fair is happening on 4 September 2024 (Wednesday) at NUS UTown! With more than 60 leading employers from diverse and key industries, this is a great opportunity for you to network, explore career opportunities and learn about emerging job roles and industry trends. https://chs.nus.edu.sg/career-fair
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. Unearthing the Mysteries of the Ocean’s Depths
Ng Kao Jing, a second-year student from the NUS Environmental Studies Programme, and Rachel Ong, a third-year student majoring in Psychology, were among the 14 young explorers picked from thousands of applications around the world to participate in the OceanX Education Young Explorers Program (YEP), which was held from 10 to 15 July 2024. https://tinyurl.com/2mdkkrx7
2. Celebrating Excellence and Dedication
NUS Social Work celebrated last week the NUS Graduate Diploma in Social Work Graduation & Awards 2024, which feted their graduates and the educators and supporting organisations who have devoted years of service in developing the field practice skills of their students. See gallery here: https://tinyurl.com/3uu6e835
3. About the National Day Rally 2024 Announcements…
The hosts and guests – including NUS Political Science’s Assistant Professor Elvin Ong – of the latest episode of CNA’s Deep Dive podcast series, ‘National Day Rally 2024: Big Shifts in Key Areas’, discuss whether the priorities outlined in Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s first National Day Rally address herald “a significant shift towards a different kind of Singapore.” https://tinyurl.com/ydkrc3kn
4. RESEARCH | The Valuation of Domestic Work
In ‘Valuation of domestic work: Construction of stay-at-home motherhood among elite Chinese migrants in Singapore’ (Gender, Work & Organization, 2023), Assistant Professor Zheng Mu (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) and Assistant Professor Eunsil Oh (University of Wisconsin-Madison) explore the roles of stay-at-home mothers among elite Chinese migrants, with an emphasis on how they perceive their unpaid domestic labour. https://tinyurl.com/55k7zcsc
5. Healthcare Scholar Making His Mark as a Medical Social Worker
Alumnus Isaac Teo (NUS Social Work ’21) and MOH Holdings Healthcare Merit Award-winner provides invaluable support for patients and their families and helps them meet their challenges down the road toward healing and recover. https://miniurl.pro/nus-swk-alum-isaacteo
6. RESEARCH MASTERCLASS | ‘Thinking from the Global South: Beyond Postcolonialism and Decoloniality’ and ‘First Person Singular: North Indian Migrant Narratives in the Age of Indenture’ (3 September 2024)
This masterclass organised by FASS Research Division will be conducted by Professor Dilip Menon (University of Witwatersrand) and Professor Anand Yang (University of Washington). https://tinyurl.com/skff4y26
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7. Transform your ideas into reality with the #NUSFASS Social Entrepreneurship Incubator (SEI)!
Do you have innovative solutions for societal issues? Are you eager to work alongside like-minded visionaries, and ready to make a difference? Take on the SEI pitch challenge now! Register by 22 Sep 2024. https://tinyurl.com/3se3rfcv
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1. Unearthing the Mysteries of the Ocean’s Depths
Ng Kao Jing, a second-year student from the NUS Environmental Studies Programme, and Rachel Ong, a third-year student majoring in Psychology, were among the 14 young explorers picked from thousands of applications around the world to participate in the OceanX Education Young Explorers Program (YEP), which was held from 10 to 15 July 2024. https://tinyurl.com/2mdkkrx7
2. Celebrating Excellence and Dedication
NUS Social Work celebrated last week the NUS Graduate Diploma in Social Work Graduation & Awards 2024, which feted their graduates and the educators and supporting organisations who have devoted years of service in developing the field practice skills of their students. See gallery here: https://tinyurl.com/3uu6e835
3. About the National Day Rally 2024 Announcements…
The hosts and guests – including NUS Political Science’s Assistant Professor Elvin Ong – of the latest episode of CNA’s Deep Dive podcast series, ‘National Day Rally 2024: Big Shifts in Key Areas’, discuss whether the priorities outlined in Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s first National Day Rally address herald “a significant shift towards a different kind of Singapore.” https://tinyurl.com/ydkrc3kn
4. RESEARCH | The Valuation of Domestic Work
In ‘Valuation of domestic work: Construction of stay-at-home motherhood among elite Chinese migrants in Singapore’ (Gender, Work & Organization, 2023), Assistant Professor Zheng Mu (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) and Assistant Professor Eunsil Oh (University of Wisconsin-Madison) explore the roles of stay-at-home mothers among elite Chinese migrants, with an emphasis on how they perceive their unpaid domestic labour. https://tinyurl.com/55k7zcsc
5. Healthcare Scholar Making His Mark as a Medical Social Worker
Alumnus Isaac Teo (NUS Social Work ’21) and MOH Holdings Healthcare Merit Award-winner provides invaluable support for patients and their families and helps them meet their challenges down the road toward healing and recover. https://miniurl.pro/nus-swk-alum-isaacteo
6. RESEARCH MASTERCLASS | ‘Thinking from the Global South: Beyond Postcolonialism and Decoloniality’ and ‘First Person Singular: North Indian Migrant Narratives in the Age of Indenture’ (3 September 2024)
This masterclass organised by FASS Research Division will be conducted by Professor Dilip Menon (University of Witwatersrand) and Professor Anand Yang (University of Washington). https://tinyurl.com/skff4y26
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7. Transform your ideas into reality with the #NUSFASS Social Entrepreneurship Incubator (SEI)!
Do you have innovative solutions for societal issues? Are you eager to work alongside like-minded visionaries, and ready to make a difference? Take on the SEI pitch challenge now! Register by 22 Sep 2024. https://tinyurl.com/3se3rfcv
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. What’s the Best Way for Researchers to Share Their Work with the General Public?
‘Communicating Research to the General Public’, an NUS Communications and New Media workshop held last week featured Adjunct Assoc Prof Juliana Chan – a professional science communicator and former academic researcher – who discussed the need and strategies for researchers to successfully communicate with the general public. https://tinyurl.com/4mx2fhch
2. A Lifelong Family Legacy Inspired by $300
A one-time gift of $300 to alumna Mrs Lim Weng Sam (NUS Economics ’73) when she was a young girl has changed many lives. https://tinyurl.com/4fmt4cam
3. Aiming at a Career in Teaching
FASS freshman and Prime Minister’s Book Prize (Pre-University Section) 2024 winner Pearl Insyirah Binte Mohamed Nur Mubbin explains her love of reading and language, decision to major in Malay Studies, and ambition of becoming a Malay language teacher. https://tinyurl.com/nhedk46z
4. FASS BROWN BAG SEMINAR | Uncovering Avian Intelligence: New Insights into Hornbill Cognition (5 September 2024)
Dr Elias Garcia-Pelegrin (NUS Psychology) will be presenting his research, incorporating new data on hornbills gleaned from his study at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve. https://tinyurl.com/3rkxrcbp
📢❗🚨 FINAL CALL! 📢❗🚨
10. CAREERS & INTERNSHIPS | 2024 CHS Career & Internship Fair (4 September 2024)
The inaugural 2024 CHS Career & Internship Fair is happening on 4 September 2024 (Wednesday) at NUS UTown! With more than 60 leading employers from diverse and key industries, this is a great opportunity for you to network, explore career opportunities and learn about emerging job roles and industry trends. https://chs.nus.edu.sg/career-fair
📢❗🚨 FINAL CALL! 📢❗🚨
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1. What’s the Best Way for Researchers to Share Their Work with the General Public?
‘Communicating Research to the General Public’, an NUS Communications and New Media workshop held last week featured Adjunct Assoc Prof Juliana Chan – a professional science communicator and former academic researcher – who discussed the need and strategies for researchers to successfully communicate with the general public. https://tinyurl.com/4mx2fhch
2. A Lifelong Family Legacy Inspired by $300
A one-time gift of $300 to alumna Mrs Lim Weng Sam (NUS Economics ’73) when she was a young girl has changed many lives. https://tinyurl.com/4fmt4cam
3. Aiming at a Career in Teaching
FASS freshman and Prime Minister’s Book Prize (Pre-University Section) 2024 winner Pearl Insyirah Binte Mohamed Nur Mubbin explains her love of reading and language, decision to major in Malay Studies, and ambition of becoming a Malay language teacher. https://tinyurl.com/nhedk46z
4. FASS BROWN BAG SEMINAR | Uncovering Avian Intelligence: New Insights into Hornbill Cognition (5 September 2024)
Dr Elias Garcia-Pelegrin (NUS Psychology) will be presenting his research, incorporating new data on hornbills gleaned from his study at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve. https://tinyurl.com/3rkxrcbp
📢❗🚨 FINAL CALL! 📢❗🚨
10. CAREERS & INTERNSHIPS | 2024 CHS Career & Internship Fair (4 September 2024)
The inaugural 2024 CHS Career & Internship Fair is happening on 4 September 2024 (Wednesday) at NUS UTown! With more than 60 leading employers from diverse and key industries, this is a great opportunity for you to network, explore career opportunities and learn about emerging job roles and industry trends. https://chs.nus.edu.sg/career-fair
📢❗🚨 FINAL CALL! 📢❗🚨
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🎉 Exciting News for CHS FASS and FoS Students and Recent Graduates! 🎉
Today is the day! The CHS Career and Internship Fair 2024 is officially here! 🚀
Grab this excellent opportunity to explore career paths and connect with top organizations. But that's not all—register before 11AM for a chance to win our Early Bird Grand Prize! 🏆✨ And don’t forget, we’ll be holding hourly draw prizes throughout the day. 🎁
🔹 Date: September 4, 2024 (Wednesday)
🔹 Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
🔹 Venue: Stephen Riady Centre, UTown, Sports Halls 1 & 2 and Dance Studio
Bring your digital resume, dress to impress, and make the most of this fantastic networking event. See you at the fair!
https://chs.nus.edu.sg/career-fair/
#CHSCareerFair2024 #FASS #FoS #CareerOpportunities #Internships #Networking #GrandPrize #HourlyDrawPrizes
Today is the day! The CHS Career and Internship Fair 2024 is officially here! 🚀
Grab this excellent opportunity to explore career paths and connect with top organizations. But that's not all—register before 11AM for a chance to win our Early Bird Grand Prize! 🏆✨ And don’t forget, we’ll be holding hourly draw prizes throughout the day. 🎁
🔹 Date: September 4, 2024 (Wednesday)
🔹 Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
🔹 Venue: Stephen Riady Centre, UTown, Sports Halls 1 & 2 and Dance Studio
Bring your digital resume, dress to impress, and make the most of this fantastic networking event. See you at the fair!
https://chs.nus.edu.sg/career-fair/
#CHSCareerFair2024 #FASS #FoS #CareerOpportunities #Internships #Networking #GrandPrize #HourlyDrawPrizes
Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. Two New Professorships Established at NUS Chinese Studies
The David H.Y. Chang Visiting Professorship in Chinese Studies and David H.Y. Chang Distinguished Professorship in Chinese Studies were enabled by the Tigillus Foundation in support of research and teaching of Chinese language, history and culture at NUS.
https://tinyurl.com/y8ccdx4n
2. NUS University Awards 2024: Honourees from the FASS Community
Among the eight awardees honoured for their relentless drive towards excellence throughout their careers were Chairman of the Middle East Institute at NUS and former Singapore diplomat, Mr Bilahari Kausikan (FASS alumnus, NUS Political Science '76) who was conferred the prestigious Outstanding Service Award, and Professor Brenda Yeoh Saw Ai of NUS Geography, and former FASS Dean, was honoured with a University Research Recognition Award for groundbreaking research that has placed NUS at the forefront of her field. https://tinyurl.com/4wkbkj3r
3. Tips and Tricks for NUS CHS Freshmen
Kellie (Psychology and Sociology major), Deon (History and Psychology), Aravindh (Data Science and Analytics) and Siddharth (Data Science and Analytics) offer advice and recommendations to help new students just starting on their university journey. https://tinyurl.com/43t5a55a
4. NEW BOOK | ‘Cultural Transplantation: The Writing of Classical Chinese Poetry in Colonial Singapore (1887‒1945)’
Assoc Prof Lam Lap (NUS Chinese Studies) explores the history of classical Chinese poetry written by Chinese immigrants during Singapore’s colonial past and demonstrates how their voices diverge from typical narratives of Singapore’s history. https://tinyurl.com/4ehsr5m2
5. TALK | ‘Mountains More Ancient’ (11 September 2024)
Senior environmental specialist and writer based in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dr Isna Marifa discusses the writing of her historical novel ‘Sapaan Sang Giri’ translated into English as ‘Mountains More Ancient’ in this NUS Malay Studies presentation. https://tinyurl.com/3kad9xc7
6. SYMPOSIUM | Making Anime: Between Art & Cinema Symposium (12-14 September 2024)
Convened by Assoc Prof Deborah Shamoon (NUS Japanese Studies) and Dr Gan Sheuo Hui (LASALLE College of the Arts), this conference emphasises building a Southeast Asian anime connection through formal presentations and informal dialogues, and fostering a community that links research, teaching and learning. https://tinyurl.com/3vd6ukk6
7. LECTURE | 月圆之夜: 中医与马来医学的互动和对比, Full Moon Night: Interaction and Comparison Between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Malay Medicine (14 September 2024)
The featured presenter will be Dr Yang Yan, Research Fellow at NUS Chinese Studies, whose interests include the history of overseas Chinese and the history of traditional Chinese medicine in Southeast Asia. https://tinyurl.com/prpn8msy
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1. Two New Professorships Established at NUS Chinese Studies
The David H.Y. Chang Visiting Professorship in Chinese Studies and David H.Y. Chang Distinguished Professorship in Chinese Studies were enabled by the Tigillus Foundation in support of research and teaching of Chinese language, history and culture at NUS.
https://tinyurl.com/y8ccdx4n
2. NUS University Awards 2024: Honourees from the FASS Community
Among the eight awardees honoured for their relentless drive towards excellence throughout their careers were Chairman of the Middle East Institute at NUS and former Singapore diplomat, Mr Bilahari Kausikan (FASS alumnus, NUS Political Science '76) who was conferred the prestigious Outstanding Service Award, and Professor Brenda Yeoh Saw Ai of NUS Geography, and former FASS Dean, was honoured with a University Research Recognition Award for groundbreaking research that has placed NUS at the forefront of her field. https://tinyurl.com/4wkbkj3r
3. Tips and Tricks for NUS CHS Freshmen
Kellie (Psychology and Sociology major), Deon (History and Psychology), Aravindh (Data Science and Analytics) and Siddharth (Data Science and Analytics) offer advice and recommendations to help new students just starting on their university journey. https://tinyurl.com/43t5a55a
4. NEW BOOK | ‘Cultural Transplantation: The Writing of Classical Chinese Poetry in Colonial Singapore (1887‒1945)’
Assoc Prof Lam Lap (NUS Chinese Studies) explores the history of classical Chinese poetry written by Chinese immigrants during Singapore’s colonial past and demonstrates how their voices diverge from typical narratives of Singapore’s history. https://tinyurl.com/4ehsr5m2
5. TALK | ‘Mountains More Ancient’ (11 September 2024)
Senior environmental specialist and writer based in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dr Isna Marifa discusses the writing of her historical novel ‘Sapaan Sang Giri’ translated into English as ‘Mountains More Ancient’ in this NUS Malay Studies presentation. https://tinyurl.com/3kad9xc7
6. SYMPOSIUM | Making Anime: Between Art & Cinema Symposium (12-14 September 2024)
Convened by Assoc Prof Deborah Shamoon (NUS Japanese Studies) and Dr Gan Sheuo Hui (LASALLE College of the Arts), this conference emphasises building a Southeast Asian anime connection through formal presentations and informal dialogues, and fostering a community that links research, teaching and learning. https://tinyurl.com/3vd6ukk6
7. LECTURE | 月圆之夜: 中医与马来医学的互动和对比, Full Moon Night: Interaction and Comparison Between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Malay Medicine (14 September 2024)
The featured presenter will be Dr Yang Yan, Research Fellow at NUS Chinese Studies, whose interests include the history of overseas Chinese and the history of traditional Chinese medicine in Southeast Asia. https://tinyurl.com/prpn8msy
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. Piloting Inter-Generational Socialisation and Relationships
Inspired by the insights she gained from research she conducted years ago on Kotoen – an age-integrated facility that provides childcare centre, elderly home and nursing home services in Japan – Assoc Prof Thang Leng Leng (NUS Japanese Studies) recently worked with Dr Wu Xi Vivien (Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine) and Cara Lee (Director of Academic Services, Early Childhood Development Centres, Anglican Preschool Services) to plan and run a ten-week inter-generational trial at St John’s-St Margaret’s. They paired preschoolers with senior nursing home residents aged 70 to 94, and witnessed how their relationships developed as well as the benefits they each drew from the experience. Watch this four-part CNA special on the trial programme: https://tinyurl.com/4v7dmbs9
2. Making a Sea Change
NUS alumna Kathy Xu (NUS History ’04 and MSc in Science Communications ’21) believes that people should be more responsible for this planet and established The Dorsal Effect, a social enterprise that provides an alternative livelihood for shark fishermen in Lombok, Indonesia, through ecotourism. https://tinyurl.com/yeynsmp7
3. FASS BROWN BAG SEMINAR | Main the Middle in Context: Joseph Alsop and the Politics of American Strategy in China, 1941-1945 (19 September 2024)
Dr Charles Burges (NUS History) will be presenting in this FASS Research seminar. https://tinyurl.com/yf957d7f
4. CONFERENCE | LKYSPP Festival of Ideas 2024: Navigating a World in Crisis — Transforming Governance Through Ideas (16-20 September 2024)
This five-day Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy programme comprises distinguished lectures, panel discussion, book launches, dialogue sessions with ministers and workshops across a wide range of themes and topics, including politics and international relations, economics, environment and sustainability, governance, technology, as well as health, ageing, demographic and social policies. https://tinyurl.com/5n9y4ryu
5. LECTURE | Cultural Symbolism and Religious Practice of the 21st Century Baba and Nyonya (20 September 2024)
Manager of the Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum Melaka and a fifth-generation Baba of Malacca, Yuen Thien Lee, will be hosted by Prof Kenneth Dean (NUS Chinese Studies and the Asia Research Institute). https://tinyurl.com/muc9xkj3
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1. Piloting Inter-Generational Socialisation and Relationships
Inspired by the insights she gained from research she conducted years ago on Kotoen – an age-integrated facility that provides childcare centre, elderly home and nursing home services in Japan – Assoc Prof Thang Leng Leng (NUS Japanese Studies) recently worked with Dr Wu Xi Vivien (Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine) and Cara Lee (Director of Academic Services, Early Childhood Development Centres, Anglican Preschool Services) to plan and run a ten-week inter-generational trial at St John’s-St Margaret’s. They paired preschoolers with senior nursing home residents aged 70 to 94, and witnessed how their relationships developed as well as the benefits they each drew from the experience. Watch this four-part CNA special on the trial programme: https://tinyurl.com/4v7dmbs9
2. Making a Sea Change
NUS alumna Kathy Xu (NUS History ’04 and MSc in Science Communications ’21) believes that people should be more responsible for this planet and established The Dorsal Effect, a social enterprise that provides an alternative livelihood for shark fishermen in Lombok, Indonesia, through ecotourism. https://tinyurl.com/yeynsmp7
3. FASS BROWN BAG SEMINAR | Main the Middle in Context: Joseph Alsop and the Politics of American Strategy in China, 1941-1945 (19 September 2024)
Dr Charles Burges (NUS History) will be presenting in this FASS Research seminar. https://tinyurl.com/yf957d7f
4. CONFERENCE | LKYSPP Festival of Ideas 2024: Navigating a World in Crisis — Transforming Governance Through Ideas (16-20 September 2024)
This five-day Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy programme comprises distinguished lectures, panel discussion, book launches, dialogue sessions with ministers and workshops across a wide range of themes and topics, including politics and international relations, economics, environment and sustainability, governance, technology, as well as health, ageing, demographic and social policies. https://tinyurl.com/5n9y4ryu
5. LECTURE | Cultural Symbolism and Religious Practice of the 21st Century Baba and Nyonya (20 September 2024)
Manager of the Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum Melaka and a fifth-generation Baba of Malacca, Yuen Thien Lee, will be hosted by Prof Kenneth Dean (NUS Chinese Studies and the Asia Research Institute). https://tinyurl.com/muc9xkj3
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. FASSTALK | The CNM Podcast: Gender, Sex and the Media
Dr Shobha Avadhani, Dr Eunbi Lee and Dr Michelle Ho discuss the study of the intersection of gender and communication matters, their approaches to researching and teaching the course Sex in the Media (NM4244) at NUS Communications and New Media, and share some of the insights they gain from this work. https://tinyurl.com/282usxwt
2. Sowing the Seeds of Good in 2024
Like his fellow student leaders serving as committed volunteers at the NUS Office of Student Affairs’ Seeds of Good Festival (running 18-25 September 2024 at NUS UTown Plaza), Fiqri Nur Haziq Bin Abu Bakar – major in Social Work and minor in Public Health who is passionate about combining healthcare and social welfare to drive innovation in social and health administration – is hoping to encourage more students to help celebrate the power of community, kindness and collaboration of the NUS community. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/mt2kcrm4 and https://tinyurl.com/5n8ncu9a.
3. Mobile Guardian Hack is a Reminder Digital Natives can still lack Digital Literacy
The real issue is not an over-reliance on technology, but rather our failure to equip students with the skills to handle technological disruptions that are inevitable in today’s world, writes NUS Philosophy’s Jonathan Sim in his latest commentary on CNA Online. https://tinyurl.com/4eha4jjh
4. SEMINAR | Poets of the ‘Old Schools’ in Late-Qing and Early Republican China and the Entry of Modernity in Chinese Letters (1 October 2024)
Prof Jon Eugene von Kowallis (University of New South Wales, Sydney) questions the view that only the infusion of new images from abroad and ultimately the language and ideas of the West served to propel Chinese poetry in the direction of the “modern” during the late 19th century in this NUS Chinese Studies talk hosted by Prof Lam Lap (NUS Chinese Studies). https://tinyurl.com/2tfhrbeb
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1. FASSTALK | The CNM Podcast: Gender, Sex and the Media
Dr Shobha Avadhani, Dr Eunbi Lee and Dr Michelle Ho discuss the study of the intersection of gender and communication matters, their approaches to researching and teaching the course Sex in the Media (NM4244) at NUS Communications and New Media, and share some of the insights they gain from this work. https://tinyurl.com/282usxwt
2. Sowing the Seeds of Good in 2024
Like his fellow student leaders serving as committed volunteers at the NUS Office of Student Affairs’ Seeds of Good Festival (running 18-25 September 2024 at NUS UTown Plaza), Fiqri Nur Haziq Bin Abu Bakar – major in Social Work and minor in Public Health who is passionate about combining healthcare and social welfare to drive innovation in social and health administration – is hoping to encourage more students to help celebrate the power of community, kindness and collaboration of the NUS community. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/mt2kcrm4 and https://tinyurl.com/5n8ncu9a.
3. Mobile Guardian Hack is a Reminder Digital Natives can still lack Digital Literacy
The real issue is not an over-reliance on technology, but rather our failure to equip students with the skills to handle technological disruptions that are inevitable in today’s world, writes NUS Philosophy’s Jonathan Sim in his latest commentary on CNA Online. https://tinyurl.com/4eha4jjh
4. SEMINAR | Poets of the ‘Old Schools’ in Late-Qing and Early Republican China and the Entry of Modernity in Chinese Letters (1 October 2024)
Prof Jon Eugene von Kowallis (University of New South Wales, Sydney) questions the view that only the infusion of new images from abroad and ultimately the language and ideas of the West served to propel Chinese poetry in the direction of the “modern” during the late 19th century in this NUS Chinese Studies talk hosted by Prof Lam Lap (NUS Chinese Studies). https://tinyurl.com/2tfhrbeb
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. Making the Case to Reduce Food Wastage in Singapore Hospitals
The 2024 CHS Case Competition, organised in partnership with Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Centre for Healthcare Innovation and Boston Consulting Group, received a record 78 submissions. https://tinyurl.com/23f2s4h9
2. Finding and Fulfilling One’s Purpose as an Educator
Award-winning lecturer at NUS Philosophy Jonathan Sim discusses his love of teaching, how NUS has given him many opportunities to grow professionally, and the many inspiring interactions he has had with colleagues and students through the years that have helped to shape him into the educator he is today. https://tinyurl.com/2mrn2yff
3. Breaking Curfews, Screaming and Stalking: Here's why Singapore Youths are Going Crazy for Viral Internet Personalities
Associate Professor Natalie Pang (NUS Communications and New Media) helps explain the appeal of incredibly popular online personalities among youths in Singapore. https://tinyurl.com/5bvbshtk
4. 📣DEADLINE EXTENDED | Social Entrepreneurship Incubator (SEI) Pitch Competition 📣
Calling all NUS students who are passionate about tackling societal issues and have strong ideas to make a positive change in their community! The deadline to sign up for the SEI Pitch Competition is now 30 September 2024. Take the first step now to transform your ideas into reality! Register TODAY to join the SEI Networking Event in October: https://tinyurl.com/nus-fass-sei-2024.
5. FASS BROWN BAG SEMINAR | Why Don’t Households in Severely Polluted Cities Adopt and Use Air Purifiers? (3 October 2024)
In this Zoom session, Dr Martin Mattsson (NUS Economics) will share findings from a study indicating that households with practical experience in the use air purifiers as well as informed awareness about indoor pollution levels are crucial in encouraging air purifier adoption. https://tinyurl.com/3rmczzf4
6. WEBINAR | Making Mao’s Steelworks: Industrial Manchuria and the Transnational Origins of Chinese Socialism (4 October 2024)
Dr Koji Hirata (Monash University) will be discussing his book charting the history of Anshan Iron and Steel Works during and after the Mao era (1949 – 1976) in this NUS Chinese Studies event hosted by Dr Huang Yanjie. https://tinyurl.com/52629au3
7. BOOK LAUNCH | Atlas of Finance: Mapping the Global Story of Money (24 October 2024)
Professor Dariusz Wojcik (NUS Geography) will be discussing his illustrated explanation of the development of finance, which combines data from every part of the world and covers five thousand years of history — from the emergence of money in the ancient world to today’s interconnected landscape of high-frequency trading and cryptocurrency. https://tinyurl.com/yc89x8ta
8. PROGRAMME LAUNCH | Minor in Visual Cultures (9 October, 23 October, 6 November 2024)
Ahead of the January 2025 launch of the Visual Cultures Minor co-developed by NUS Communications and New Media, NUS Museum and NUS Libraries, the partners are running a series of workshops featuring exhibition displays, suggesting ways of categorising and analysing materials for research, and offering experiential modes of learning, such as collections handling and access at the Museum. https://tinyurl.com/bdzddw38
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1. Making the Case to Reduce Food Wastage in Singapore Hospitals
The 2024 CHS Case Competition, organised in partnership with Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Centre for Healthcare Innovation and Boston Consulting Group, received a record 78 submissions. https://tinyurl.com/23f2s4h9
2. Finding and Fulfilling One’s Purpose as an Educator
Award-winning lecturer at NUS Philosophy Jonathan Sim discusses his love of teaching, how NUS has given him many opportunities to grow professionally, and the many inspiring interactions he has had with colleagues and students through the years that have helped to shape him into the educator he is today. https://tinyurl.com/2mrn2yff
3. Breaking Curfews, Screaming and Stalking: Here's why Singapore Youths are Going Crazy for Viral Internet Personalities
Associate Professor Natalie Pang (NUS Communications and New Media) helps explain the appeal of incredibly popular online personalities among youths in Singapore. https://tinyurl.com/5bvbshtk
4. 📣DEADLINE EXTENDED | Social Entrepreneurship Incubator (SEI) Pitch Competition 📣
Calling all NUS students who are passionate about tackling societal issues and have strong ideas to make a positive change in their community! The deadline to sign up for the SEI Pitch Competition is now 30 September 2024. Take the first step now to transform your ideas into reality! Register TODAY to join the SEI Networking Event in October: https://tinyurl.com/nus-fass-sei-2024.
5. FASS BROWN BAG SEMINAR | Why Don’t Households in Severely Polluted Cities Adopt and Use Air Purifiers? (3 October 2024)
In this Zoom session, Dr Martin Mattsson (NUS Economics) will share findings from a study indicating that households with practical experience in the use air purifiers as well as informed awareness about indoor pollution levels are crucial in encouraging air purifier adoption. https://tinyurl.com/3rmczzf4
6. WEBINAR | Making Mao’s Steelworks: Industrial Manchuria and the Transnational Origins of Chinese Socialism (4 October 2024)
Dr Koji Hirata (Monash University) will be discussing his book charting the history of Anshan Iron and Steel Works during and after the Mao era (1949 – 1976) in this NUS Chinese Studies event hosted by Dr Huang Yanjie. https://tinyurl.com/52629au3
7. BOOK LAUNCH | Atlas of Finance: Mapping the Global Story of Money (24 October 2024)
Professor Dariusz Wojcik (NUS Geography) will be discussing his illustrated explanation of the development of finance, which combines data from every part of the world and covers five thousand years of history — from the emergence of money in the ancient world to today’s interconnected landscape of high-frequency trading and cryptocurrency. https://tinyurl.com/yc89x8ta
8. PROGRAMME LAUNCH | Minor in Visual Cultures (9 October, 23 October, 6 November 2024)
Ahead of the January 2025 launch of the Visual Cultures Minor co-developed by NUS Communications and New Media, NUS Museum and NUS Libraries, the partners are running a series of workshops featuring exhibition displays, suggesting ways of categorising and analysing materials for research, and offering experiential modes of learning, such as collections handling and access at the Museum. https://tinyurl.com/bdzddw38
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TODAY'S THE DEADLINE to sign up for the 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 (𝗦𝗘𝗜) 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!
Take the first step now to transform your ideas into reality with the #NUSFASS SEI!
Go to ✌️https://tinyurl.com/nus-fass-sei-2024✌️ before midnight and register to join the 𝗦𝗘𝗜 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿!
𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘:
* Sign up as individuals or as a group and build your dream teams at the upcoming networking event.
* The winning team will receive $10,000 seed funding and mentorship to turn their proposals into reality.
* WANTED: All NUS students with innovative solutions to address today’s societal challenges, and keen on working alongside like-minded visionaries!
TODAY'S THE DEADLINE to sign up for the 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 (𝗦𝗘𝗜) 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. The Inaugural CHS Career & Internship Fair 2024: Matching Students with their Ideal Employers and Opportunities
The recently held event saw the participation of more than 250 executives representing 64 potential employer companies, who engaged the 2,272 NUS College of Humanities and Sciences students – from the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences – as well as other colleges and faculties across NUS, the vast majority of whom said unequivocally that the event presented them the employer mix and opportunities that matched their career aspirations and preferences well. See some highlights here: https://youtu.be/3sawBDH2g58?si=ihxYUT9rbNfec5XR.
2. NUS Researchers Develop Innovative Approaches to Tackle False Information on Multiple Fronts
A research team – comprising members from FASS, NUS Business School, School of Computing, College of Design and Engineering, Faculty of Law and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy – is addressing the issue of false information head-on through a programme known as Information Gyroscope (iGyro). https://tinyurl.com/4jhfbyz4
3. Fostering Inclusive Communities for Sustainable Social Development
The NUS Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre (CTPCLC) Symposium attracted over 130 attendees comprising NUS students, alumni, staff and partners; and featured insightful presentations, inspiring keynote speeches, an alumni panel discussion, and a mini graduation ceremony for students who completed their Certificate or Minor degrees in Community Development and Leadership at CTPCLC. https://tinyurl.com/46sbtbvm
4. Interdisciplinary Learning Fostered and Fuels her Passion for Research and Heritage
Meet alumna – Jiao Zijin (NUS Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and NUS Chinese Studies – undoubtedly the ideal graduate of an interdisciplinary education. Read her recent LinkedIn post, where she recounts her last 14 months in the big wide world of field work and research, having delved into the exciting world of archaeological science and more. Kudos, Zijin! We’ll be watching you as you continue to build your career! https://tinyurl.com/y9ua4va7
5. RESEARCH | Family Environment, Loneliness, Hope, and Subjective Well-Being of Asian Older Adults
Associate Professor Srinivasan Chokkanathan (NUS Social Work) looked into the challenges faced by older adults, considering the various factors that influenced their subjective well-being (SWB), and found an association between positive family environments, lower loneliness levels and higher levels of SWB. https://tinyurl.com/bde4bnyt
6. LECTURE | Laughing Matters: Wang Sha Ye Feng and Local Popular Culture (5 October 2024)
Production Researcher at the Singapore Chinese Culture Centre Su Zhangkai will be paying tribute to the two iconic comedians for their enduring influence on Singapore popular culture, in this SCCC, NUS Chinese Studies and Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture event. https://tinyurl.com/349hn95r
7. WEBINAR | ‘Waiting on Empire: South Asian Travelling Ayahs in Britain’ (11 October 2024)
Dr Arunima Datta (University of North Texas) will be discussing her recently published book on a largely forgotten group of ayahs (servants and nannies) who travelled between India and Britain and often found themselves destitute in Britain and struggling to make their way back to South Asia. To sign up for this NUS South Asian Studies session, go to: https://tinyurl.com/sas-arunima-datta.
8. BOOK TALK | ‘Engaging Modern Brunei: Research on Language, Literature and Culture’ (11 October 2024)
In this NUS Chinese Studies-hosted talk, Dr Hannah M.Y. Ho (University Brunei Darussalam) provides an overview of her book on the issues that shape and define modern Bruneian identity. https://tinyurl.com/3hfhjw9d
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1. The Inaugural CHS Career & Internship Fair 2024: Matching Students with their Ideal Employers and Opportunities
The recently held event saw the participation of more than 250 executives representing 64 potential employer companies, who engaged the 2,272 NUS College of Humanities and Sciences students – from the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences – as well as other colleges and faculties across NUS, the vast majority of whom said unequivocally that the event presented them the employer mix and opportunities that matched their career aspirations and preferences well. See some highlights here: https://youtu.be/3sawBDH2g58?si=ihxYUT9rbNfec5XR.
2. NUS Researchers Develop Innovative Approaches to Tackle False Information on Multiple Fronts
A research team – comprising members from FASS, NUS Business School, School of Computing, College of Design and Engineering, Faculty of Law and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy – is addressing the issue of false information head-on through a programme known as Information Gyroscope (iGyro). https://tinyurl.com/4jhfbyz4
3. Fostering Inclusive Communities for Sustainable Social Development
The NUS Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre (CTPCLC) Symposium attracted over 130 attendees comprising NUS students, alumni, staff and partners; and featured insightful presentations, inspiring keynote speeches, an alumni panel discussion, and a mini graduation ceremony for students who completed their Certificate or Minor degrees in Community Development and Leadership at CTPCLC. https://tinyurl.com/46sbtbvm
4. Interdisciplinary Learning Fostered and Fuels her Passion for Research and Heritage
Meet alumna – Jiao Zijin (NUS Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and NUS Chinese Studies – undoubtedly the ideal graduate of an interdisciplinary education. Read her recent LinkedIn post, where she recounts her last 14 months in the big wide world of field work and research, having delved into the exciting world of archaeological science and more. Kudos, Zijin! We’ll be watching you as you continue to build your career! https://tinyurl.com/y9ua4va7
5. RESEARCH | Family Environment, Loneliness, Hope, and Subjective Well-Being of Asian Older Adults
Associate Professor Srinivasan Chokkanathan (NUS Social Work) looked into the challenges faced by older adults, considering the various factors that influenced their subjective well-being (SWB), and found an association between positive family environments, lower loneliness levels and higher levels of SWB. https://tinyurl.com/bde4bnyt
6. LECTURE | Laughing Matters: Wang Sha Ye Feng and Local Popular Culture (5 October 2024)
Production Researcher at the Singapore Chinese Culture Centre Su Zhangkai will be paying tribute to the two iconic comedians for their enduring influence on Singapore popular culture, in this SCCC, NUS Chinese Studies and Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture event. https://tinyurl.com/349hn95r
7. WEBINAR | ‘Waiting on Empire: South Asian Travelling Ayahs in Britain’ (11 October 2024)
Dr Arunima Datta (University of North Texas) will be discussing her recently published book on a largely forgotten group of ayahs (servants and nannies) who travelled between India and Britain and often found themselves destitute in Britain and struggling to make their way back to South Asia. To sign up for this NUS South Asian Studies session, go to: https://tinyurl.com/sas-arunima-datta.
8. BOOK TALK | ‘Engaging Modern Brunei: Research on Language, Literature and Culture’ (11 October 2024)
In this NUS Chinese Studies-hosted talk, Dr Hannah M.Y. Ho (University Brunei Darussalam) provides an overview of her book on the issues that shape and define modern Bruneian identity. https://tinyurl.com/3hfhjw9d
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🚨 PitStop@FASS: Grand Opening on 10 October! 🚨
PitStop@FASS, a new student wellness space for all FASS students, is launching this Thursday!
✨ Participate in fun stamp card activities and stand a chance to collect exclusive goodies and delicious treats! Limited to the first 233 Students!
✨ Be like Arthur (FASS mascot), wear red or come with a red item to redeem mystery stamps. 😉
✨ Witness the Opening Ceremony at 2pm to celebrate this momentous milestone as we progress towards a more inclusive and supportive FASS.
Date: Thursday, 10 October 2024 (World Mental Health Day)
Time: 1 - 5pm (Opening Ceremony at 2pm)
Venue: AS8 #01-03, beside The Coffee Roaster café
The ceremony will be graced by Guests of Honour Professor Lionel Wee (FASS Dean) and A/P Adeline Seow (Deputy Dean of Students).
Save the date, grab a couple of friends and visit us at PitStop@FASS on 10/10! We look forward to seeing you! 💖
#PitStopAtFASSOpening #FASStudentLife #FASSupport #Wellness #Wellbeing
PitStop@FASS, a new student wellness space for all FASS students, is launching this Thursday!
✨ Participate in fun stamp card activities and stand a chance to collect exclusive goodies and delicious treats! Limited to the first 233 Students!
✨ Be like Arthur (FASS mascot), wear red or come with a red item to redeem mystery stamps. 😉
✨ Witness the Opening Ceremony at 2pm to celebrate this momentous milestone as we progress towards a more inclusive and supportive FASS.
Date: Thursday, 10 October 2024 (World Mental Health Day)
Time: 1 - 5pm (Opening Ceremony at 2pm)
Venue: AS8 #01-03, beside The Coffee Roaster café
The ceremony will be graced by Guests of Honour Professor Lionel Wee (FASS Dean) and A/P Adeline Seow (Deputy Dean of Students).
Save the date, grab a couple of friends and visit us at PitStop@FASS on 10/10! We look forward to seeing you! 💖
#PitStopAtFASSOpening #FASStudentLife #FASSupport #Wellness #Wellbeing
Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. Introducing PitStop@FASS!
On World Mental Health Day 2024 (10 October), FASS opened the doors to the latest PitStop on campus – a space devoted to providing students needing a break from the hustle and bustle of student life with the space and resources to help them decompress and achieve wellness. The new PitStop@FASS is located at AS8-01-03, and open 1 – 5 pm on Mondays through Fridays (except on public holidays and vacation periods. https://tinyurl.com/5n743ba6
2. NUS soars to 17th in the world in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025
NUS has come in at 17th place in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025 after holding at 19 for two consecutive years. It maintains its 3rd position in Asia and is currently the top university in ASEAN.
https://tinyurl.com/29sr3e4b
3. Inaugural NUS CHS Career & Internship Fair 2024 draws over 60 leading employers offering jobs and internship opportunities
The fair saw participation from 64 companies, representing a wide spectrum of industries, from technology and finance to education, healthcare, and government agencies. Over 256 company representatives offered students insights into their respective industries, organisational cultures, and internship or full-time employment opportunities. https://tinyurl.com/nus-chs-career-fair-2024
4. LECTURE | Lost in the Cold War: The Story of Jack Downey, America’s Longest Held POW (14 October 2024)
In this talk hosted by NUS Chinese Studies and the Wan Boo Sow Research Centre, Professor Thomas Christensen (Columbia University) will be presenting on the book he co-wrote with John T. Downey, who was captured by Chinese soldiers in 1952 after his plane was shot down over Manchuria during the Korean War, and was only released in 1973. https://tinyurl.com/bdewm4sz
5. FASS BROWN BAG SEMINAR | Chemical labor: the gendered political ecologies of herbicide adoption in the rainfed rice belt of India (17 October 2024)
NUS Geography’s Dr Carly Nichols will be referencing ethnographic data on weedicide adoption in subsistence areas of eastern Madhya Pradesh as she posits that weedicide adoption is both the cause and symptom of a broader reshuffling of socio-ecological relations, and particularly on gendered relations. https://tinyurl.com/224hk9wz
6. LECTURE | Cross Connections: Telephones to Other Worlds by Dr Sharvari Sastry (18 October 2024)
Dr Sharvari Sastry (University of Chicago) will be sharing details and findings from an ongoing project exploring the cultural and performative history of the telephone in South Asia and other parts of the British Empire, in this NUS South Asian Studies and FASS Gender and Sexuality Research Cluster event. https://tinyurl.com/3n2z3kb8
7. FASS DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES IN BUDDHIST STUDIES | The Buddhist Cosmopolis: Connectivity, Diversity, and Materiality in the Buddhist World(s) (18 October 2024)
In his lecture, Professor Tansen Sen (New York University) will explain the notion of a Buddhist cosmopolis and delve into the ways in which the circulations of Buddhist ideas, literature, art and people, and the diversity of Buddhist practices and ideas could be studied and conceptualised. This series is funded by an endowment established via a generous donation by the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum. https://tinyurl.com/3r7kapja
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1. Introducing PitStop@FASS!
On World Mental Health Day 2024 (10 October), FASS opened the doors to the latest PitStop on campus – a space devoted to providing students needing a break from the hustle and bustle of student life with the space and resources to help them decompress and achieve wellness. The new PitStop@FASS is located at AS8-01-03, and open 1 – 5 pm on Mondays through Fridays (except on public holidays and vacation periods. https://tinyurl.com/5n743ba6
2. NUS soars to 17th in the world in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025
NUS has come in at 17th place in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025 after holding at 19 for two consecutive years. It maintains its 3rd position in Asia and is currently the top university in ASEAN.
https://tinyurl.com/29sr3e4b
3. Inaugural NUS CHS Career & Internship Fair 2024 draws over 60 leading employers offering jobs and internship opportunities
The fair saw participation from 64 companies, representing a wide spectrum of industries, from technology and finance to education, healthcare, and government agencies. Over 256 company representatives offered students insights into their respective industries, organisational cultures, and internship or full-time employment opportunities. https://tinyurl.com/nus-chs-career-fair-2024
4. LECTURE | Lost in the Cold War: The Story of Jack Downey, America’s Longest Held POW (14 October 2024)
In this talk hosted by NUS Chinese Studies and the Wan Boo Sow Research Centre, Professor Thomas Christensen (Columbia University) will be presenting on the book he co-wrote with John T. Downey, who was captured by Chinese soldiers in 1952 after his plane was shot down over Manchuria during the Korean War, and was only released in 1973. https://tinyurl.com/bdewm4sz
5. FASS BROWN BAG SEMINAR | Chemical labor: the gendered political ecologies of herbicide adoption in the rainfed rice belt of India (17 October 2024)
NUS Geography’s Dr Carly Nichols will be referencing ethnographic data on weedicide adoption in subsistence areas of eastern Madhya Pradesh as she posits that weedicide adoption is both the cause and symptom of a broader reshuffling of socio-ecological relations, and particularly on gendered relations. https://tinyurl.com/224hk9wz
6. LECTURE | Cross Connections: Telephones to Other Worlds by Dr Sharvari Sastry (18 October 2024)
Dr Sharvari Sastry (University of Chicago) will be sharing details and findings from an ongoing project exploring the cultural and performative history of the telephone in South Asia and other parts of the British Empire, in this NUS South Asian Studies and FASS Gender and Sexuality Research Cluster event. https://tinyurl.com/3n2z3kb8
7. FASS DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES IN BUDDHIST STUDIES | The Buddhist Cosmopolis: Connectivity, Diversity, and Materiality in the Buddhist World(s) (18 October 2024)
In his lecture, Professor Tansen Sen (New York University) will explain the notion of a Buddhist cosmopolis and delve into the ways in which the circulations of Buddhist ideas, literature, art and people, and the diversity of Buddhist practices and ideas could be studied and conceptualised. This series is funded by an endowment established via a generous donation by the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum. https://tinyurl.com/3r7kapja
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. NUS Minor in Visual Cultures explores the power and cultural impact of visual imagery in our lives
Jointly offered by NUS Communications and New Media and NUS Museum, the interdisciplinary programme delves into how visuals reflect and influence identity, politics and economics, encouraging broad critical thinking across the humanities and scientific fields, and will equip students with skills to understand, critique and ethically use visually-driven media and artefacts in and across myriad fields of study. https://tinyurl.com/4xtnak88
2. FASS & Club Rainbow @ The Jewel Canopy Park
It was a wonderful day of smiles and laughter as 35 staff, students and alumni from FASS recently treated 22 children from Club Rainbow (Singapore) and their families to a day out at Jewel Changi Airport’s Canopy Park. The children had a blast exploring the verdant garden, playing on the slides and bouncing on giant nets! Also, a FASS95 gala dinner commemorating the Faculty’s 95th anniversary will be held in November and proceeds from ticket sales – available here https://tinyurl.com/3vvydkau – and donations will go towards helping Club Rainbow’s activities that support chronically-ill children and their families. https://tinyurl.com/mvrsv4bu
3. RESEARCH | Singaporean Women Living in China: The Uneven Burdens of Middle-class Transnational Caregiving
Professor Elaine Ho (NUS Geography) and Associate Professor Leng Leng Thang (NUS Japanese Studies) study the caregiving experiences of single female migrants from Singapore and reveal valuable insights on how migrants grapple with gender and heteronormative biases within both migration and caregiving systems. https://tinyurl.com/bdcswm2j
4. EVENT | Deepavali Heritage 2024: Deepavali's heritage and diversity of celebrations amongst the diaspora (19 October 2024)
This special FASS and Temenggong Artists-in-Residence presentation features a public lecture by Professor Vineeta Sinha (NUS Sociology) and Q&A session moderated by Dr Priya Jaradi (NUS History), a workshop, some multisensorial performances, an exhibition of rare artefacts, a buffet of Indian delicacies — and the attendance of more than a hundred eminent figures from the arts and culture networks of Singapore, academics and students. https://tinyurl.com/yfk73cun
5. BOOK LAUNCH | Atlas of Finance: Mapping the Global Story of Money (24 October 2024)
The official launch of NUS Geography’s financial and economic geographer Professor Dariusz Wojcik’s illustrated exploration of finance that combines data from every part of the world and covers 5000 years of history will also feature an opening speech by Professor Elaine Ho (NUS Geography) and a discussion by Dr Patrick Hoffman (Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub Singapore). https://tinyurl.com/4ewr63ww
6. TALK | Hong Kong Media and Asia’s Cold War
Film and popular culture historian Po-Shek Fu will be discussing his systematic study on how Hong Kong became a major battlefield of Asia’s cultural Cold War in this NUS Chinese Studies and Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture-hosted lecture. https://tinyurl.com/4td8ser9
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1. NUS Minor in Visual Cultures explores the power and cultural impact of visual imagery in our lives
Jointly offered by NUS Communications and New Media and NUS Museum, the interdisciplinary programme delves into how visuals reflect and influence identity, politics and economics, encouraging broad critical thinking across the humanities and scientific fields, and will equip students with skills to understand, critique and ethically use visually-driven media and artefacts in and across myriad fields of study. https://tinyurl.com/4xtnak88
2. FASS & Club Rainbow @ The Jewel Canopy Park
It was a wonderful day of smiles and laughter as 35 staff, students and alumni from FASS recently treated 22 children from Club Rainbow (Singapore) and their families to a day out at Jewel Changi Airport’s Canopy Park. The children had a blast exploring the verdant garden, playing on the slides and bouncing on giant nets! Also, a FASS95 gala dinner commemorating the Faculty’s 95th anniversary will be held in November and proceeds from ticket sales – available here https://tinyurl.com/3vvydkau – and donations will go towards helping Club Rainbow’s activities that support chronically-ill children and their families. https://tinyurl.com/mvrsv4bu
3. RESEARCH | Singaporean Women Living in China: The Uneven Burdens of Middle-class Transnational Caregiving
Professor Elaine Ho (NUS Geography) and Associate Professor Leng Leng Thang (NUS Japanese Studies) study the caregiving experiences of single female migrants from Singapore and reveal valuable insights on how migrants grapple with gender and heteronormative biases within both migration and caregiving systems. https://tinyurl.com/bdcswm2j
4. EVENT | Deepavali Heritage 2024: Deepavali's heritage and diversity of celebrations amongst the diaspora (19 October 2024)
This special FASS and Temenggong Artists-in-Residence presentation features a public lecture by Professor Vineeta Sinha (NUS Sociology) and Q&A session moderated by Dr Priya Jaradi (NUS History), a workshop, some multisensorial performances, an exhibition of rare artefacts, a buffet of Indian delicacies — and the attendance of more than a hundred eminent figures from the arts and culture networks of Singapore, academics and students. https://tinyurl.com/yfk73cun
5. BOOK LAUNCH | Atlas of Finance: Mapping the Global Story of Money (24 October 2024)
The official launch of NUS Geography’s financial and economic geographer Professor Dariusz Wojcik’s illustrated exploration of finance that combines data from every part of the world and covers 5000 years of history will also feature an opening speech by Professor Elaine Ho (NUS Geography) and a discussion by Dr Patrick Hoffman (Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub Singapore). https://tinyurl.com/4ewr63ww
6. TALK | Hong Kong Media and Asia’s Cold War
Film and popular culture historian Po-Shek Fu will be discussing his systematic study on how Hong Kong became a major battlefield of Asia’s cultural Cold War in this NUS Chinese Studies and Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture-hosted lecture. https://tinyurl.com/4td8ser9
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SPECIAL PRESENTATION THIS WEEKEND | Deepavali Heritage 2024: Deepavali's heritage and diversity of celebrations amongst the diaspora (19 October 2024) This special FASS and Temenggong Artists-in-Residence presentation features a public lecture by Professor Vineeta Sinha (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) and Q&A session moderated by Dr Priya Jaradi (NUS History), a workshop, several multisensorial performances, an exhibition of rare artefacts, a buffet of Indian delicacies — and the attendance of more than a hundred eminent figures from the arts and culture networks of Singapore, academics and students. https://tinyurl.com/yfk73cun