SRN Virtual Event: Diaspora and Cosmopolitanism, Religion and Place, and Language and Multiculturalism in Singapore and the Region

The Singapore Research Nexus (SRN) at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Research Division, NUS invites you to a Virtual Event featuring recent research in the humanities and social sciences on Singapore.

Academics from NUS will present their studies on the themes of 1) Diaspora and Cosmopolitanism, 2) Religion and Place, and 3) Language and Multiculturalism.

Please register early through the link below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing instructions about joining the webinar. You are free to join and leave the webinar at a time of your convenience.

Please note that the webinar may be recorded by the Singapore Research Nexus. For enquiries, please contact us at nexus@nus.edu.sg.

Date: Friday, 7 January 2022

Time: 10 AM to 4 PM (SGT)

Registration at Zoom here.

Programme available here.

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Public Talk: “Why Do We Need to Take Radicals Seriously?” by Dr Khairudin Aljunied, September 18 2015

Dr Khairudin Aljunied, Associate Professor at the NUS Department of Malay Studies, will give a public talk on his new book, Radicals: Resistance and Protest in Colonial Malaya, on Friday, September 18, 2015.

The talk, titled “Why Do We Need to Take Radicals Seriously?”, will be chaired by Associate Professor Timothy Barnard from the NUS Department of History.

Venue: Research Division Seminar Room, level 6, AS7, Shaw Foundation Building, 5 Arts Link, Singapore 117570

Time: 5-6:30 pm

Admission: free with registration (RSVP to fasbox42@nus.edu.sg)

For additional details, click here.

Copies of the book will be available for sale at the event for S$42, a 20% discount. Please email A/P Khairudin Aljunied at mlsasmk@nus.edu.sg to reserve your copy since stock is limited. Payment is in cash only ($42) at the event. You can also order the book here.

[Seminar] Between Me and the Media: 20 Years of Singapore Chinese Media

Between Me and the Media: 20 Years of Singapore Chinese Media
Presented By NUS Chinese Studies Students’ Society 

Date: 25 October 2012 (Thursday)

Time: 6pm to 8pm

Venue: AS1/03-01

Speakers:
(1)    Ms. Tan Li Yi, current Ngee Ann Polytechnic lecturer, former Mediacorp YES 93.3FM DJ.

(2)    Mr. Bob Lee, former photojournalist of Lianhe Zaobao and MyPaper and award winner in numerous international photojournalist competitions

Description of Seminar:
The teaching track and the media career are two conventional career pathways that many Chinese Studies graduates decide to embark on. The two speakers have a great deal of experience in the local Chinese media industry, particularly with Mediacorp Radio and Singapore Press Holdings. Through the sharing of past experiences and how the local Chinese media industry has evolved in the past two decades, students will be able to gain greater insights about the industry. This will be helpful for students who are interested in embarking on a career in the media industry.


日期:10月25日(星期四)

时间:6pm 至 8pm

地点:AS1/03-01

主题:《初探本地华文媒体与我的关系》

演讲人:
(1) 陈丽仪女士:现任义安理工学院讲师;前新传媒YES 93.3 DJ

(2) 前任《联合早报》和《我报》摄影记者,曾多次荣获国际摄影记者奖项

简介:
本地中文系毕业的学生,大多投身教育事业,或从事华文媒体行业。这次受邀的两位主讲嘉宾在本地华文媒体领域以活跃多年,身负经验,分别在新传媒和《联合早报》都曾任职。通过嘉宾分享自己的个人经验,以及讲解本地华文媒体业在近十多年来的发展,学生将能够更深入地了解这一领域如何蜕变并不断改革。分享内容必定能够让有志投身媒体工作的学生对本地华文媒体有更深一层的认识。