Dear subscribers, friends and history enthusiasts We have updated citizen historian for February 2008! ====================== A Singapore History Proposal We have two more essays the complement the previous four uploaded last month. These essays are written by undergraduates taking Singapore Studies history class (SSA2211: Evolution of a Global City-State) at NUS, in response to the… »

Dim Sum Dollies are back! With their hilarious version of the History of Singapore! Triumphant after a sold-out run last year, the Dollies (and Hossan Leong) will be strutting and singing in the Esplanade Theatre for a second time from 21 to 28 February 2008. So if you have not seen it, do catch them… »

compiled by Hu Wen The following is a list of academic exercises completed by honours students graduating from AY (academic year) 1989/1990 to 1998/1999. Aside from showcasing student works which may otherwise go unnoticed, we also hope that such a compilation will aid historical research and stimulate ideas for further study. This list hopes to… »

by Inoue Ikuyo The history of Singapore has always been a controversial issue among academics and politicians alike, as various questions inevitably arise regarding the content, viewpoints and themes of a history of Singapore. When should Singapore’s history start – the fourteenth century or 1819? Should we write Singapore’s history as viewed by the Europeans… »

by Ling Kai Xin Shauna The plot of the documentary features how Singapore as a global city-state has always been linked to a larger entity. The documentary portrays an internationalist instead of a nationalist history because Singapore’s evolution from an emporium to a city-state has always been shaped by global forces. The two characters in… »