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POPULAR CULTURE IN SINGAPORE (2009/2010, Semester 2)
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HY2254/SSA2221
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Module Title POPULAR CULTURE IN SINGAPORE
FAQ
Semester Semester 2, 2009/2010
Modular
HY2254 ( 4 ) / SSA2221 ( 4 )
Credits
Faculty Arts & Social Sciences
Department History
Teaching DR Mark Emmanuel
Staff
hismve@nus.edu.sg Lecturer
hisv5@nus.edu.sg Tutor
g0700598@nus.edu.sg Tutor
HU WEN
g0600856@nus.edu.sg Tutor
brandon@nus.edu.sg Tutor
Aims & Objectives | Prerequisites | Teaching Modes | Syllabus | Assessment | Readings & IVLE E-Reserves | Pre-Clusions | Workload | Text & Readings
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PREREQUISITES Top
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Please see section 'Assessment' for more details of the Continual Assessment (CA).
Some students have complained in the past about feedback issues. This is understandable and I would like to explain why you will not be able to get
as much feedback as you like on response papers and discussion forums as some students might like.
This is a large module of more than 350 people and the teaching team will be reviewing 10 pieces of writing from each of you. There is a lot of
marking to be done in a very short period of time because we will strive to get each response paper back to you as quickly as we can. As such, we
will not be able to provide you with detailed feedback for each piece of writing. Instead for the Response Papers, you will be given a table of general
comments which reflects the marking criteria. This will enable you to see where you might improve your work or bear in mind things that have
garnered you good grades.
As for the discussion forums, the teaching team will monitor the discussions closely and if you are going off track, we will intervene. If not, I have
told the team to intervene as little as possible because this is really a forum for you to express yourself freely but intelligently.
However, you will receive more feedback on your term projects/final paper as we will have more time to mark these projects.
SYLLABUS Top
HY2254/SSA2221 POPULAR CULTURE IN SINGAPORE
AY 2009/10, Semester 2
All readings will be available in IVLE E-Reserves or NUS Digital Library E-journals. Please note that some readings are used in more than one lesson.
This is a 100% CA module and requires you to complete more writing assignments than modules with an exam component.
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Readings:
Chen Ai Yen. "The Mass Media, 1819-1980." In A History of
Singapore, edited by Ernest C. T. Chew and Edwin Lee, 288-
311. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1991, relevant
sections on films and broadcasting, pp. 300-301.
Wk 6 22 Feb Print as popular culture Project proposals due 22 Feb at the lecture
Readings:
Timothy P. Barnard & Jan van der Putten, “Malay 2nd Response Paper is due (Friday, 26 Feb
Cosmopolitan Activism in Postwar Singapore”, in Paths Not 2010)
Taken, Singapore: NUS Press, 2008, pp.132-153.
Colonialism had a tremendous impact in
shaping identity, culture and values in
Singapore. What role did popular culture
pay in this process?
Wk 7 1 Mar Connections with the Homeland: Chinese cinema and the 3rd IVLE Discussion:
Diaspora
Reflections on Singapore’s History:
A/P Yung Sai-shing, Dept of Chinese Studies reviewing the prism of popular culture?
Readings: Film Screenings of “Forever Fever”
TBA at a later date 1. Mon, 1 Mar, 4-6pm, Library
Theatrette
2. Tues, 2 Mar, 12-2pm, Library
Theatrette 2
Wk 8 8 Mar Localisation and Adaptation: The Local Film Industry 3rd Response Paper is due
A/P Timothy P. Barnard (Friday, 12 March 2010)
Reading: Film review: “Forever Fever” [alternative
Timothy P. Barnard, "The Shaw Brothers' Malay Films", China title, “That's the Way I Like It”] (1998)
Forever: The Shaw Brothers and Diasporic Cinema, ed.
Poshek Fu, pp. 154-73.
Film Screenings of “Forever Fever”
1. Mon, 8 Mar, 2-4pm, Library
Theatrette 2
2. Tues, 9 Mar, 2-4pm, Library
Theatrette 2
3. Thu, 11 Mar, 4-6pm, Library
Theatrette 2
Wk 9 15 Mar Politics and Popular Culture: Yellow Culture and
Television
Readings:
Yao, Souchou. “’Yellow Culture’, White Peril” in Singapore:
The State and the Culture of Excess, Asia's Transformations.
London: Routledge, 2007, pp.50-68.
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ASSESSMENT Top
1) Participation in 3 online discussions on the IVLE forum : 30% [each discussion is 10% of your grade]
2) Response papers (3 papers of 600-800 words each) : 30% [each paper is 10% of your grade]
Response Papers:
Students are required to submit 3 response papers during the course, which will be graded by the teaching team. A response paper is a short
paper of 600-800 words.
Questions will be provided to you at the start of the semester.
These response papers require students to demonstrate their understanding of the major themes of the course and how each theme
connects with the larger historical issues.
This component will make up 30% of the overall grade.
Class Test:
Will be held in the final week of the class, Week 13 (Monday 12 April 2007)
The test will test your knowledge of lecture material
The format will require you to match statements, and provide short answers for key terms/ events.
This is worth 20% of your final grade
We want students to be able to express their ideas in different formats. In other words, students can choose to hand in an 2,000 word essay
(individual work), OR choose to work in groups of between 2-4 people) on other formats which might include projects such as preparing a
website, or even constructing a magazine or comic book.
This approach seems more meaningful for a course that deals with popular culture, different mediums of expression and the use of new
technologies as well as allows students to use different cognitive skills in assembling such a project.
The term paper is relatively straightforward proposition. You can answer from a list of questions provided by the lecturer or come up with
your own question. Students who want to formulate their own question MUST consult with the lecturer in advance.
If you are working on a term project with a group of friends, you must submit a one-page proposal to your lecturer on Monday 22 Feb (the
Monday after Recess Week). I will then meet up with you to discuss your project in further detail.
All projects must reflects an understanding of the themes of the course.
This project will constitute 20% of their grade.
If you have problems downloading readings from IVLE E-Reserves or need to download the items again, please email your request & feedback
to NUS Library's E-Reserves Department <rbrersv@nus.edu.sg> with full details of:
a) module code
b) your matriculation no.
c) title of the file(s) you require to re-download
d) or a description of the problem.
PRE-CLUSIONS Top
SSA2221
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WORKLOAD Top
2-1-0-2-5
Storey, William Kelleher. Writing history: A Guide for Students. New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Turnbull, C. M . A History of Singapore, 1819-1988. 2nd ed. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Chew, Ernest and Edwin Lee. A History of Singapore. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1991.
Trocki, Carl A. Singapore: Wealth, Power and the Culture of Control, Asia's Great Cities. London: Routledge, 2006.
Lee, Edwin. Singapore: The Unexpected Nation. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2008.
Liu, Gretchen. Singapore: A Pictorial History 1819-2000. Singapore: Archipelago Press published in association with the National Heritage Board,
1999.
Guins, Raiford, and Omayra Zaragoza Cruz. Popular Culture : A Reader. London: Sage, 2005.
Harrington, C. Lee, and Denise D. Bielby. Popular Culture: Production and Consumption, Blackwell Readers in Sociology. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell
Publishers, 2001.
Hinds, Harold E., Marilyn Ferris Motz, and Angela M. S. Nelson. Popular Culture Theory and Methodology: A Basic Introduction. Madison, Wis.:
University of Wisconsin Press/Popular Press, 2006.
Mukerji, Chandra, and Michael Schudson. Rethinking Popular Culture : Contemporary Perspectives in Cultural Studies. Berkeley: University of
California Press, 1991.
Storey, John. An Introductory Guide to Cultural Theory and Popular Culture. New York ; London: Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1993.
Storey, John. Cultural Theory and Popular Culture : A Reader. 3rd ed. Harlow ; New York: Pearson Education, 2006.
Storey, John. Cultural Theory and Popular Culture : An Introduction. 4th ed. Harlow ; New York: Pearson Education, 2006.
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