Tag Archives: Singapore

Book Announcement: The Comfort Women of Singapore in History and Memory

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Paula

The Comfort Women of Singapore in History and Memory Kevin Blackburn “Comfort women” or ianfu is the euphemism used by the Japanese military for the women they compelled to do sex work in the Second World War, and has become the term … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Trends and Determinants of Retirement and Related Policies in Asia

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Paula

DATE OF EVENT : 8-9 February 2018 VENUE : National University of Singapore WEBSITE : https://ari.nus.edu.sg/Event/Detail/875de504-36eb-4c27-b17f-41de59b1f961 CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE: 15 JULY 2017 As many countries enter aging societies and face high costs for public pension funds, governments encourage people … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Global Asia: Critical Aesthetics and Alternative Globalities

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Travis

Date: June 27-28, 2016 Location: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore In the inaugural issue of Verge: Studies in Global Asias, Tina Chen and Eric Hayot posit that “‘Asia’ has been ‘global’ since long before the diasporas of the nineteenth century; the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern Asian History, National University of Singapore

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Paula

Institution: National University of Singapore, Department of History Location: Singapore Position: Full Professor, National University of Singapore, Department of History The George E. Bogaars Professorship in History The Department of History at the National University of Singapore (NUS) … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Mobilities & Temporalities: Rethinking Migrant Trajectories and Transnational Lifestyles in the Asian Context

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Paula

Location: Singapore In recent years, the so-called ‘mobilities turn’ has had considerable impact on the study of migration and transnationalism. Ushered in as a new paradigm within the social sciences, it presents a new way of looking at social phenomena … Continue reading →

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Conference: International Conference on Asian Food Security (ICAFS)

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Paula

2014 Towards Asia 2025: Policy and Technology Imperatives, 21 22 August 2014, Singapore Asia faces serious challenges to its food security. Changing demographics and consumption patterns, productivity decline in agriculture, degradation of natural resource base, food price volatility, rising input costs, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Political Science Global Affairs, especially comparative Asia

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Yale-NUS College Location: Singapore Position: Full Professor, Tenure Track Faculty, Political Science The newly established Yale-NUS College (www.yale-nus.edu.sg) in Singapore, a collaboration between the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Yale University, seeks to hire three … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: International and Asian Studies, Associate Professor

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Singapore Management University, School of Social Sciences Location: Singapore Position: Associate Professor, (Education Track), International and Asian Studies (IAS) Singapore Management University, School of Social Sciences International and Asian Studies (IAS), Associate Professor (Education Track) The … Continue reading →

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Job Openings: South, SE Asia or Japan, NUS, Professor

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Paula

Institution: National University of Singapore, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Location: Singapore Position: Full Professor South Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies or Japanese Studies, appointments (with joint appointment in disciplinary department), National University of Singapore FACULTY OF … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Asian Philosophy or Asian Religion

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Paula

Institute: Nanyang Technological University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences Location: Singapore Position: Assistant Professor in Asian Philosophy or Asian Religion (Philosophy Group) Faculty position in Asian Philosophy or Asian Religion (Philosophy Group) The School of Humanities and … Continue reading →

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