Seminar Series

‘Internationalising Higher Education: Perspectives from Kyoto University, University of Melbourne & the National University of Singapore’ (Wed, 1 November 2017)

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Speaker: Teofilo C Daquila (Associate Professor, Department of Southeast Asian Studies) Date: Wednesday, 1 November 2017 Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm Venue: AS8, Level 6, Conference Room (06-46) Synopsis “Internationalisation at the national/sector/institutional level is the process of integrating an international, intercultural or global dimension… Continue Reading →

Fear and Ambivalence in Singapore: Mapping the Saltwater Crocodile in the Singapore Consciousness (Wed, 13 September 2017)

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Speaker: Kate Pocklington (Conservator, NUS Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum) Date: Wednesday, 13 September 2017 Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm Venue: AS8, Level 6, Conference Room (06-46) Synopsis In the 1820s, William Farquhar’s dog was eaten by a crocodile on the bank of the Rochor… Continue Reading →

Urban Heritage on Jakarta’s Riverine Communities – A Seminar by Dr Rita Padawangi (Wed, 5 April 2017)

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Speaker: Dr Rita Padawangi (Senior Research Fellow, Asia Research Institute) Date: Wednesday, 5 April 2017 Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm Venue: AS8, Level 6, Conference Room (06-46) Synopsis Riverine settlements are commonly found in cities of Southeast Asian and has experienced transformation along with urban developments.… Continue Reading →

Sonic City: Making Rock Music and Urban Life in Singapore – a seminar by A/P Steve Ferzacca (Wed, 22 March 2017)

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Speaker: Assoc Prof Steve Ferzacca (Visiting Associate Professor, Yale-NUS College) Date: Wednesday, 22 March 2017 Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm Venue: AS8, Level 6, Conference Room (06-46) Synopsis This talk examines the making of rock music in Singapore by a community of amateur and semi-professional… Continue Reading →

Recombinant Urban Hedging Practices in Late-Socialist Saigon – a seminar by Dr Hun Kim (Fri, 10 February 2017)

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Speaker: Dr Hun Kim (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute) Date: Friday, 10 February 2017 Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm Venue: AS8, Level 6, Conference Room (06-46) Synopsis Buoyed by the reform mandate to commodify what was once collective land, Saigon’s government agencies have partnered with… Continue Reading →

Straits Settlements’ Flooding: Considering Nature-Induced Disasters in Historic Context – a seminar by Dr Fiona Williamson (Wed, 14 September 2016)

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Speaker: Dr Fiona Williamson (Research Fellow, NUS Asia Research Institute) Date: Wednesday, 14 September 2016 Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm Venue: AS8, Level 6, Conference Room (06-46) Synopsis This presentation considers the nineteenth century history of flood disasters in colonial Singapore and, to a… Continue Reading →