This issue of s/pores comes after a hiatus of two years.
The minute that it was officially announced that 2019 would be the Bicentennial year we started to grapple with the inherent ironies of a sovereign nation attributing its present success and achievements to the leadership’s appreciation of its colonial history and legacy. What are the stakes involved for Singapore to embark on such a venture?
We planned to produce the s/pores Bicentennial issue after the year was over to allow its significance to fall into place properly. The busy year-long high-profile programme of events over, one might ponder over other ways that the Bicentennial could have been commemorated, including if 2019 should have been allowed to pass without any fuss.
It would be a landmark for our journal. There was even discussion on whether it should be in the form of a chapbook.