Citizen Historian Updated! (June 2007)
Dear Subscribers, History Enthusiasts and Friends
We have updated Citizen Historian with five new entries for the month of
June…
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Is there such a thing as the Olympic Salute? First up is Tan Chye Guan’s
take on the disappearance of a hauntingly familiar salute from the Olympic
Games. He shows how an event can be uncomfortably erased from memory -
Historical Amnesia - through apparent intentional neglect.
http://citizenhistorian.com/2007/06/26/historical-amnesia-the-disappearance-of-the-olympic-salute/
[On a separate note, I'm glad to acknowledge Chye Guan as one of the
initial brain-stormers behind this project. Thanks man!]
The next four pieces follows our theme of arts and history:
A picture paints a thousand words, and sometimes can be indispensable when
in the absence of documentary records. A cyclist, photo-enthusiast and a
first-time contributor, Kevin Lee highlights a less-travelled road thru’
photography, recording the present for the future and in the process,
shedding light on aspects of Singapore’s past.
http://citizenhistorian.com/2007/06/26/painted-with-light-jalan-kampong-chantek/
Prominent figures of society are often portrayed larger-than-life for
various reasons; but sometimes to the extent we forget they could be like
anyone else, performing ordinary day-to-day stuff. Sifting through
personal letters, another first-time contributor, Melisa Leong gives an
inside peak at the Personal Faces of famed artist Georgette Chen.
http://citizenhistorian.com/2007/06/29/personal-faces-of-georgette-chen/
We are fortunate to have Seng Yu Jin sharing his thoughts with us on about
the recent play, Georgette: the musical, and also giving an art curator’s
insight into Georgette Chen’s style and works, and her role in the
development of Singapore’s art scene.
http://citizenhistorian.com/2007/06/30/georgette-the-musical-an-art-curators-thoughts/
How else can we understand the history of Singapore, other than the
traditional sources such as official records, documentary evidence etc. In
his second contribution to Citizen Historian and drawing on his
undergraduate experiences, Edgar Liao ponders on the possibilities of the
English-language theatre and using the theatre play to understand
Singapore’s history in First Act.
http://citizenhistorian.com/2007/06/29/first-act-perspectives-on-early-english-language-theatre-and-history-in-singapore/
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We hope you will enjoy reading this month’s pieces. Any comments and
feedback are most welcomed.
You will also notice several slight changes to the appearance and scope of
the web-journal. They are on-going and we will explain them in more detail
once they are finalised.
Many thanks for taking the time and have a good weekend!
The Editorial Team, Citizen Historian
cc Chi Tim, Sarah Ismail, Hu Wen (Co-Editors)
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