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Social Dreaming: Ukrainian Civil Society and the Russian Invasion

Synopsis: Much of the western and Russian commentary on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine leaves out the agency of Ukrainian civil society. In this talk, sociologist Halyna Herasym centers the…

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Surveying Memory

Synopsis: After violence, of whatever kind, after war, after genocide, one doesn’t think, “peace”; one thinks, “to live” or “to survive.” One cannot live…

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TY Lee Mindfulness Series - Rewiring Resilience: Neuroscience, Mindfulness and More

Synopsis: In this introduction to the latest research on Mindfulness and contemplative practice, Dr. Chris Willard will be guiding us through the latest practices and what actually happens in our…

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Why We Killed: Security, Authority, and Opportunity in the Rwandan Genocide

*This lecture is sponsored as part of The Ngee Ann Kongsi Annual Lecture Series Rwanda’s tragic and shocking violence of 1994 indelibly etched itself on the global conscience. The violence…

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廉凤讲座呈献: 在信息时代反思「华人」身分的流动性 Lien Fung's Colloquium: Who is “Chinese" in the Digital Age? Reflections on Identity and the Internet.

虽然亚洲是高科技社交媒体使用最活跃的地区,但是每当谈起科技或人类共同体,都是以欧美为重心。随着Clubhouse等新兴社交软件兴起,我们又开始讨论何为华人、何为华语等问题。谈到这些问题,就必然要跨越语言和政治的边界。我将在这次讲座上分享「时差」in-betweenness播客对于华语世界里共同经验的讨论,面对复杂的权力与身份认同问题,我们应该如何自处?让我们一同寻找答案。 …

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Electronic waste recycling and sustainability in Singapore

Assistant Professor of Humanities Aidan Wong from SMU’s School of Social Sciences has researched on the areas of development and sustainability, in particular on electronic waste, informal…

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