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HISTORIES SERIES – From Embarrassment to Icon: A Biography of Raffles after His Death by Assoc Prof Timothy P. Barnard
| Date | : | 13 Sep 2018 |
| Time | : | 19:00 - 20:30 |
| Venue | : | National Library Board Singapore |
This lecture series is organized by the National Library Board Singapore, in collaboration with the Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Department of History and Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore.
ABSTRACT
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles was the man who led the expedition that founded colonial Singapore and conceptualised many of the early institutions that developed the trade port after 1819. But it was the subsequent depiction and commemoration of Raffles that transformed him from controversial and bankrupt East India Company administrator to heroic icon of British imperialism.
Hear from Associate Professor Timothy P. Barnard as he surveys and analyses the creation of an imperial icon, and how that justified British presence in the region and larger imperial history, which continues to echo in the modern nation-state of Singapore and its history today.
SPEAKER
Associate Professor Timothy P. Barnard specialises in Southeast Asian environmental and cultural histories at the National University of Singapore. He has published numerous works on Singaporean history including Nature Contained and Nature’s Colony.
CHAIRPERSON
Maitrii Aung-Thwin is an Associate Professor of Myanmar/Southeast Asian history at the National University of Singapore and editor of the Journal of Southeast Asian Studies.
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HISTORIES SERIES
This series highlights research on historical and related matters in Singapore and Southeast Asia, creating an appreciation of the role of humanities and social sciences research in contemporary society.