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The Makers and Keepers of Singapore History
Author | : | LIEW Kai Khiun, LOH Kah Seng, CHIN Chong Cham & LAI Ah Eng (eds) |
Publication Date | : | 2010 |
Publisher | : | Ethos Books, Singapore & Singapore Heritage Society, Singapore |
In exploring the past, researchers labour in the present: to locate the archival document which is located somewhere behind a gate with its keeper: or to find that elusive participant who will throw light on a gap in our knowledge, and convice them to speak. The Makers and Keepers of Singapore History meditates on this relationship between past and present in a developmental city-state. It discusses how researchers seek to gain entry to archives and memories, in endeavours which crucially shape the imagination of Singapore as a nation and the identity of its people as citizens.
From ARI co-organised symposium “The Makers and Keepers of Singapore History”, 10 November 2008.