Invitation to the Launch of The Makers and Keepers of Singapore History
24 July Saturday, 2-5 pm, at The Pod, Level 16, National Library Building
The Singapore Heritage Society and Ethos Books cordially invite you to a launch of an important new book on researching and writing Singapore history.
In exploring the past, researchers labour in the present: to locate the archival document which is located somewhere – behind a gate with its keeper; or to find that elusive participant who will throw light on a gap in our knowledge, and convince them to speak. The Makers and Keepers of Singapore History meditates on this relationship between past and present in a developmental city-state. It discusses how researchers seek to gain entry to archives and memories, in endeavours which crucially shape the imagination of Singapore as a nation and the identity of its people as citizens.
Due to limited seats, registration is required & can be made via http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg and surf on to “Singapore”.
Programme
| 13:30 – 14:00 | REGISTRATION |
| 14:00 – 16:30 | COMMENTARY & DISCUSSIONModerator: Dr Loh Kah Seng |
| 14:00 | Welcome by Professor Kevin Tan, Singapore Heritage Society |
| 14:10 | Professor Prasenjit Duara, National University of Singapore |
| 14:30 | A/P Kwok Kian Woon, Nanyang Technological University |
| 14:50 | A/P Huang Jianli, National University of Singapore |
| 15:10 | A/P (Adj) Kwa Chong Guan, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies |
| 5:30 | Responses from other book contributors |
| 16:00 | QUESTION & ANSWER |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | LAUNCH OF THE BOOK |
| 17:00 | END OF EVENT |
