Archives Invites: Dr Imran bin Tajudeen – New Findings on To

Archives Invites: Dr Imran bin Tajudeen – New Findings on Town Malays in Singapore

Join Senior Lecturer Dr Imran bin Tajudeen as he highlights fresh research into Malay organisations in Singapore using both newspaper articles and archival records. He will explore the kinds of associations that were formed, their locations, activities, and the debates that occurred ranging from exhortations for social upliftment and unity, to contestations over ethnicity and advocacy for changes to the colony's policies. These findings offer new perspectives on the civic life of the Town Malays in colonial Singapore, the personalities involved, the historical use of the term Peranakan, the range of Muslim associations, and the connections across Malay and non-Malay groups in colonial Singapore across time.

Tue, 28 Mar 2023
6 pm – 7 pm
Zoom
Register now via https://bit.ly/3ZRA0tK

In support of Total Defence 2023 "Defending the Little Red Dot".

About the Speaker
Dr Imran bin Tajudeen is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Malay Studies and the Department of Communications and New Media at the National University of Singapore. He teaches topics on identity and representation through the arts, urban history, and built cultural heritage in Singapore and maritime Southeast Asia/ the Malay World. His publications and research focus on cultural encounters through architecture across the longue durée, and examine the vernacular city and its heritage tropes.

About Archives Invites
Community histories unfold in this series that traces Singapore’s social past with help from the archives.