new directions in singapore studies
Posted in 10 so what on Sep 25th, 2011
Social Labelling, Discipline and Discrimination in Contemporary Singapore Kwee Hui Kian and Teng Siao See s/pores editors In s/pores No. 4, Tan Pin Pin curated a provocatively titled theme issue on “What if…?” To ask this question of “if (not)…then what?”, one implicitly accepts the “what is” – without a priori questioning whatever that “what” […]
Posted in 9 the arts II on Jun 19th, 2011
Slightly more than a year ago, when The Arts I was published, guest editor Tan Tarn How noted that he solicited critical reflections on the connections between the arts and culture on the one hand, and society and politics on the other hand in Singapore at the present and in the past. It had taken […]
Posted in 8 intellectuals on Dec 23rd, 2010
Francis Lim s/pores editor Who are the intellectuals, and what roles do they play in the process of social change in Singapore? What is the relationship between the intellectuals, historical understanding, and political power? These are some of the questions explored by the contributors in this issue on intellectuals in Singapore. The term, ‘intellectual’, can […]
Posted in 7 men in white on Aug 7th, 2010
Men in Black or White: History as Media Event in Singapore In January 2010, s/pores together with the Asia Research Institute (ARI) and the venue sponsor, the National Library, co-organized a seminar on the book Men in White: the untold story of Singapore’s ruling party. The seminar was entitled ‘Men in Black or White: History […]
Posted in 6 the arts I on Mar 19th, 2010
Tan Tarn How Guest Editor I am a fan of s/pores, so when I was invited to guest edit an issue of the journal I was both excited and honoured in equal measures. It took longer than I had anticipated (par for the course in these things, I guess) but here it is, the first […]
Posted in 5 detention on Oct 21st, 2009
This issue is about the detention forum of February 2006 and its aftermath. Two former political detainees Michael Fernandez and Tan Jing Quee and a poet/playwright Robert Yeo gathered on stage to talk about art and healing
Tan Pin Pin Guest Editor I have always been interested in alternative Singapores, the path not taken and relatedly, I also think about the cost of paths taken and how these decisions have come to shape our lives today. What if we could turn back the clock?
Posted in 3 commemoration on Jun 26th, 2009
This is the third issue of s/pores, and we appear to be still stuck in the 1950s, and on history rather than other modes of inquiry. In the inauguration issue we did state that it is perhaps no accident that this period tends to attract most interest when it comes to attempts at reassessing Singapore […]
Posted in 2 archives & memory II on Feb 26th, 2008
Welcome to part II of s/pores issue 2. The technology available allows us to update s/pores on a regular basis. Just as we were about to upload issue 2, I met up with Robert Yeo and he told s/pores about an interview with Wang Gungwu he conducted in the mid 1980s which was never published.
Posted in 2 archives & memory on Jan 10th, 2008
Welcome to the second issue of s/pores. This issue focuses on the theme of Memory and History.
Posted in 1 inauguration on Apr 10th, 2007
The inaugural issue is largely centered on pre-1965 Singapore. This did not happen by design, but it is no accident either that this period of ‘open politics’ before the consolidation of PAP rule is the starting point of inquiry, when home scholars attempt to explore if there were alternative logics to that of the Singapore […]
