Lit nation

The roots of literature in Singapore stretch back to the island’s colonial past, when it was used to teach students the values of their English colonial masters. When Singapore gained independence in 1965, there was less of a need to study such values, neither was there space for an art form seen to...

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Main Authors: Ng, Andrea Li-Ting, Wee, Smita Shu Min, Catherine Jane Nicholas, Nur Diyanah Abdul Aziz
Other Authors: Debbie Goh
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/66796
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-667962019-12-10T14:37:29Z Lit nation Ng, Andrea Li-Ting Wee, Smita Shu Min Catherine Jane Nicholas Nur Diyanah Abdul Aziz Debbie Goh Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information DRNTU::Humanities DRNTU::Social sciences The roots of literature in Singapore stretch back to the island’s colonial past, when it was used to teach students the values of their English colonial masters. When Singapore gained independence in 1965, there was less of a need to study such values, neither was there space for an art form seen to contribute little to the economic progress of pragmatic Singapore. Snuffed by society in its decades-long push for progress through math and the sciences, and by students for being a “hard to score” subject, literature’s place fell behind. Yet, despite that, the literature scene has been quietly blooming on its own, with passionate characters doing their part to push literature further to the forefront of society and into the hearts of Singaporeans. This feature writing final-year project thus seeks to explore the different characters in the close-knit Singapore literature scene as they work to keep literature alive in Singapore. All the while, overcoming the challenges of old and new times, particularly, the notorious enemy of the pen and paper - electronics and digital platforms. Bachelor of Communication Studies 2016-04-26T06:32:13Z 2016-04-26T06:32:13Z 2016 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/66796 en Nanyang Technological University 27 p. application/pdf application/pdf
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Catherine Jane Nicholas
Nur Diyanah Abdul Aziz
Lit nation
description The roots of literature in Singapore stretch back to the island’s colonial past, when it was used to teach students the values of their English colonial masters. When Singapore gained independence in 1965, there was less of a need to study such values, neither was there space for an art form seen to contribute little to the economic progress of pragmatic Singapore. Snuffed by society in its decades-long push for progress through math and the sciences, and by students for being a “hard to score” subject, literature’s place fell behind. Yet, despite that, the literature scene has been quietly blooming on its own, with passionate characters doing their part to push literature further to the forefront of society and into the hearts of Singaporeans. This feature writing final-year project thus seeks to explore the different characters in the close-knit Singapore literature scene as they work to keep literature alive in Singapore. All the while, overcoming the challenges of old and new times, particularly, the notorious enemy of the pen and paper - electronics and digital platforms.
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