Humanities and Social Sciences Reading Groups

The goal of the reading group is to promote intellectual conversations across departments and disciplines. NUS faculty and graduate students interested in joining the group should contact the co-ordinator; the group reserves the right to admit new participants based on its size and interest.

For enquiries regarding the reading group and other research matters related to Humanities and Social Sciences, please contact : brendalim@nus.edu.sg

In progress

S/No Title Originating Department Coordinator
2009
1 Recent Developments in Industrial Organization Economics Dr Aamir Rafique Hashmi
2010
1 Linguistics: Theory and Methodology Chinese Studies Dr Xu Zheng
2 Environmental Modeling Geography A/P Alan D. Ziegler
3 Comparison, Commensurability and Comparative Philosophy Philosophy Prof. Lisa Raphals
4 Doing Asian Studies in Singapore / Asia: Exploring Epistemological and Pedagogical Issues Southeast Asian Studies / English Languages and LiteraturePhilosophy A/P Goh Beng Lan / A/P Robbie Goh
5 Recent Analytic Philosophy Philosophy Dr Ben Blumson
6 Doing Asian Studies in Singapore / Asia: Exploring Epistemological and Pedagogical Issues Southeast Asian Studies / English Languages and LiteraturePhilosophy A/P Goh Beng Lan / A/P Robbie Goh
2011
1 Game Theory and related topics Economics Dr Chen Yi-Chun
2 Behavioral and Biological Economics and the Social Sciences Economics Dr Zhong Songfa
3 Household Behavior in the Background of Global Finance and Economic Crisis Economics Dr Zhu Shenghao
5 Cognitive Neuroscience Journal Club Psychology Dr O'Dhaniel A. Mullette-Gillman
6 Asian Connections: History and Society Sociology Dr Daniel Goh Pei Siong
2012
1 Religion, Discrimination and Justice in Modern Asia South Asian Studies Dr Annu Jalais
2 Religion and Development Asia Research Institute Dr Robin Bush and Dr Phillip Fountain
3 The Politicas of Enablement Political Science Dr Reuben Wong
4 Macroeconomics Economics Dr Tomoo Kikuchi

Completed

S/No Title Originating Department Coordinator
1 Politics and Aesthetics-Recent Trends in Critical Theory

Final Report		 English Language and Literature Dr Paul Rae / Dr Tania Roy
2 The Deconstruction and Reconstitution of the Intimate within the Context of Mobilities and Migration Geography A/P Tracey Skelton
3 Talk-in-Interaction, qualitative approach to Linguistic Anthropology

Final Report		 Japanese Studies Dr Emi Morita
4 Moral Psychology

Final Report		 Philosophy Prof. John D Greenwood
5 Rhetoric

Final Report		 Political Science Dr Luke O'Sullivan
6 Productive Aging Paradigm in Asian Countries

Final Report		 Social Work Dr Hong Song-Iee
7 Ethnic Chinese Communities in Southeast Asia: History, Dialects, Politics and Business Chinese Studies A/P Wong Sin Kiong
8 Aging, Care and Globalization Sociology Dr Mika Toyota
9 Print, Popular, and Material Culture in Modern China and Beyond Chinese Studies Dr Nicolai Volland
10 Japanese Modernity: The Particular, the Universal Japanese Studies Dr Scot Andrew Hislop
11 Rational Behavior in Complex Interactions Economics A/P Luo Xiao
12 Urban Theory Geography A/P Tim Bunnell / Dr Francis L. Collins
13 Most Counterfactuals are False Philosophy Dr Ben Blumson
14 Current Debates in Migration Studies Geography A/P Shirlena Huang
15 Biotech Cultures: Global and Asian Assemblages on Science & Technology Communications and New Media Dr Denisa Kera
16 Secularism, Religion, and the State History / Sociology A/P Michael Feener / Dr Daniel Goh
17 Empire and Imperialism in Asia History A/P Thomas Dubois

Deadline of Current / Next Call

15 August 2013
To Apply, please complete the form
All applications must submit through Vice-Dean Research

Other Information

For post-award matters (such as variation of funds, extension , top up requests), please submit request form.
PIs are required to submit the final report form at the end of the completion date.

Address

Division of Humanities and Social Sciences (DHSS)
Office of the Deputy President (Research & Technology)
University Hall, Lee Kong Chian Wing, #05-02L
Singapore 119077