The inaugural issue is largely centered on pre-1965 Singapore. This did not happen by design, but it is no accident either that this period of ‘open politics’ before the consolidation of PAP rule is the starting point of inquiry, when home scholars attempt to explore if there were alternative logics to that of the Singapore Story which it has silenced. (more…)
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Editorial
Posted in 01 inauguration, tagged editorial on April 2007|
“A Subaltern Perspective on History” (人下人的历史观): Reading Fang Zhuang Bi’s (方壮壁) Memoir
Posted in 01 inauguration, tagged anti-colonial, communism, history on April 2007| 4 Comments »
Sai Siew Min
To write the history of the Communist Underground or the Left-wing movement in post-war Singapore demands more than simply filling in the blanks of the existing dominant narrative with authentic voices of erstwhile participants hitherto denied their right of articulation by the hegemonic Singapore state. It also demands resisting the temptation to flip the dominant story around, championing the cause of the so-called “losers” and turning them into heroes who have arrived decades too late on the historiographical scene in contemporary Singapore. (more…)
Interpreting National Language Class
Posted in 01 inauguration, tagged art, Cultural politics, economic development, identity, multiculturalism on April 2007| 10 Comments »
Daniel PS Goh
Nowadays, being forty-one years of age marks the middle of one’s life. It can be a time for reflection on what we have achieved and what we want to do in the remaining future. It can also be a time for denial, when the past is consumed as mere nostalgia and the present momentum of life is adhered to with the gritting of teeth. This was the dilemma of the nation in August 2006. (more…)
The Continuing Saga of Singapore’s Story
Posted in 01 inauguration, tagged history, nation-building on April 2007| 1 Comment »
Hong Lysa
Ever since its inception, The Singapore Story has attempted to saturate the content and meanings of Singapore history for Singaporeans. It is the narrative by PAP leaders of their sacrifices, hardships, courage, endurance, and achievements, and of how their successors have continued with their good work. (more…)
Ho Piao: A Personal Recollection and Appreciation
Posted in 01 inauguration, tagged anti-colonial, labour unions, political detention on April 2007|
Tan Jing Quee
Ho Piao’s life can be neatly segmented into three phases, all interconnected and evolving. He was born in 1937, the year the Pacific War began, with the Japanese incursion into North-east China, which eventually led to the Japanese invasion of Malaya in December 1941. Britain resumed its colonial control over Malaya following Japanese surrender in 1945, and a brief period of peace prevailed, until this was interrupted by the onset of the Malayan Emergency from June 1948. (more…)
Education at Large: An Exhibition on Student Activities and Activism In Singapore, 1945-1965
Posted in 01 inauguration, tagged education, exhibition, student activism on April 2007|
Event announcement by Francis Lim Khek Gee
Organised by The Tangent
Nov-Dec 2007, Singapore Management University
In a recent roundtable on ‘Rethinking Singapore History’, a junior college student posed a poignant question that might be regarded as both an indictment and a rallying cry: why is it that, for such a long time, there has been a paucity of historical work that move beyond, or challenge, the dominant state narrative of the ‘Singapore Story’? (more…)