Citizen Historian Updated! (February 2008)
Dear subscribers, friends and history enthusiasts
We have updated citizen historian for February 2008!
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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 following question:
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Question / Scenario
The aim of this assignment is to think about the possibilities of how the
history of Singapore can be told, and decide on a storyline for
Singapore’s history which you think is most appropriate.
You are a student of Singapore history. A foreign television producer from
The History Channel contacts you and says that she is making a documentary
on Singapore’s history, and would like your advice on how to approach the
subject in a meaningful and interesting way.
Write an essay of 800-1000 words, explaining your proposal for the
documentary. What would be the main plot of the script? Which time
periods, events, individuals, themes, issues etc. would you choose to
highlight? Explain the reasoning behind your choices.
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A Singapore History Proposal
In her proposal, Inoue Ikuyo argues for more emphasis on local
perspectives in our understanding of Singapore history. While colonial
histories have been dominant, there are perhaps just as many local stories
to explore in Singapore’s multi-faceted past. But what kind of local
stories are there and how do we choose to relate to them?
http://citizenhistorian.com/2008/02/02/a-singapore-history-proposal-finding-local-stories/
Shauna Ling takes a slightly approach, seeing Singapore’s story not only
as a tale of connections, but also one which has felt the undoubted
influence of key individuals – in this case, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
and the first Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew. One question
arising then is does the world need Singapore as much as Singapore needs
the world?
http://citizenhistorian.com/2008/02/02/a-singapore-history-proposal-a-tale-of-connections/
You can also go back to read the four essays previously uploaded below:
Singapo[RE]education
http://citizenhistorian.com/2008/01/01/a-singapore-history-proposal-singaporeducation/
Lim Chin Siong
http://citizenhistorian.com/2008/01/01/a-singapore-history-proposal-lim-chin-siong/
Where We Come From
http://citizenhistorian.com/2008/01/01/a-singapore-history-proposal-where-we-came-from/
Diverse Perspectives
http://citizenhistorian.com/2008/01/01/a-singapore-history-proposal-diverse-perspectives/
History Honours Academic Exercises (1990/1991 to 1998/1999)
Hu Wen, co-editor for citizen historian, has also put together the latest
instalment of the on-going series of History honours academic exercises
and post-graduate dissertations. This series attempts to compile for
simple bibliographic reference historical research done by honours and
post-graduate students in Singapore, as well as international research
done on the history of Singapore and Malaysia.
http://citizenhistorian.com/2008/02/02/researching-history-list-of-academic-exercises-honours-1990s/
Newsflash: Dim Sum Dollies in the History of Singapore are BACK!
The Dollies are back! The second run of their uproarious but at times
poignant version of the History of Singapore will be playing in the
Esplanade from 21-28 February 2008. Tickets are on sale now at SISTIC. You
can catch a brief (youtube) video presentation at the link below:
http://citizenhistorian.com/2008/02/02/the-dim-sum-dollies-in-the-history-of-singapore-are-back/
For spoiler-lovers, you can also read Hong Lysa’s delectable review when
she caught the show last July:
http://citizenhistorian.com/2007/07/14/review-dim-sum-dollies-as-citizen-historians/
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That’s all from us for this month. We hope you’ll enjoy reading and we
welcome any feedback or suggestions regarding the postings or on citizen
historian in general.
For our Chinese readers, have a Happy Lunar New Year (Gong Xi Fa Cai)! For
others, enjoy the holidays!
Best wishes
Chi Tim, for Editors of citizen historian
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