Theatres of conflict: remembering the Chinese middle schools' difficult heritage (1954 National Service Ordinance Incident)

The Chinese Middle Schools in Singapore – such as Hwa Chong Institution and Chung Cheng High Schools – are often recognised for their rich histories and contributions to Singapore’s education scene. While they are being lauded for these contributions, they are also often remembered for their involve...

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Main Author: Pang, Phoebe Yu Tian
Other Authors: Florence Mok
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1744822024-04-06T16:58:07Z Theatres of conflict: remembering the Chinese middle schools' difficult heritage (1954 National Service Ordinance Incident) Pang, Phoebe Yu Tian Florence Mok School of Humanities florence.mok@ntu.edu.sg Arts and Humanities Chinese middle schools Public history Singapore history The Chinese Middle Schools in Singapore – such as Hwa Chong Institution and Chung Cheng High Schools – are often recognised for their rich histories and contributions to Singapore’s education scene. While they are being lauded for these contributions, they are also often remembered for their involvement in the 1954 National Service Ordinance Incident. This paper examines how this Incident’s narratives have been portrayed by the Schools and the government over time. Firstly, it will examine the global and local factors which have affected how the Schools are perceived and how such perceptions persist even in contemporary sources. Secondly, it will make a comparison between the details found in the government and the Schools’ accounts. Finally, this paper will explore the historiographical processes underlying both sets of materials, and how both the government and the schools negotiate the interpretation of this Incident in public history domains. Bachelor's degree 2024-04-01T07:06:12Z 2024-04-01T07:06:12Z 2024 Final Year Project (FYP) Pang, P. Y. T. (2024). Theatres of conflict: remembering the Chinese middle schools' difficult heritage (1954 National Service Ordinance Incident). Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174482 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174482 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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topic Arts and Humanities
Chinese middle schools
Public history
Singapore history
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Chinese middle schools
Public history
Singapore history
Pang, Phoebe Yu Tian
Theatres of conflict: remembering the Chinese middle schools' difficult heritage (1954 National Service Ordinance Incident)
description The Chinese Middle Schools in Singapore – such as Hwa Chong Institution and Chung Cheng High Schools – are often recognised for their rich histories and contributions to Singapore’s education scene. While they are being lauded for these contributions, they are also often remembered for their involvement in the 1954 National Service Ordinance Incident. This paper examines how this Incident’s narratives have been portrayed by the Schools and the government over time. Firstly, it will examine the global and local factors which have affected how the Schools are perceived and how such perceptions persist even in contemporary sources. Secondly, it will make a comparison between the details found in the government and the Schools’ accounts. Finally, this paper will explore the historiographical processes underlying both sets of materials, and how both the government and the schools negotiate the interpretation of this Incident in public history domains.
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Pang, Phoebe Yu Tian
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title Theatres of conflict: remembering the Chinese middle schools' difficult heritage (1954 National Service Ordinance Incident)
title_short Theatres of conflict: remembering the Chinese middle schools' difficult heritage (1954 National Service Ordinance Incident)
title_full Theatres of conflict: remembering the Chinese middle schools' difficult heritage (1954 National Service Ordinance Incident)
title_fullStr Theatres of conflict: remembering the Chinese middle schools' difficult heritage (1954 National Service Ordinance Incident)
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