Raffles Revisited: Essays on Collecting and Colonialism in Java, Singapore, and Sumatra

Summary

You are invited to the launch of ACM's new book, Raffles Revisited: Essays on Collecting and Colonialism in Java, Singapore, and Sumatra, edited by Stephen A. Murphy and with essays by Leonard Y. Andaya, Peter Carey, Tim Hannigan, Imran bin Tajudeen, Kwa Chong Guan, Martyn E.Y. Low, Stephen A. Murphy, Farish A. Noor, Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan, Grace Tan, Sarah Tiffin, Naomi Wang.

This publication arose out of the Revisiting Raffles symposium and evening lectures at ACM held in conjunction with the Raffles in Southeast Asia: Revisiting the Scholar and Statesman (2019) exhibition.

Essays by scholars, writers, and an artist – based in Singapore and internationally – explore issues surrounding collecting, colonialism, and writing about the culture and past of Southeast Asia. Overall, the volume offers new approaches and perspectives to Singapore and Southeast Asia’s colonial past.

The programme will be structured to match the sections of the book, and authors will discuss their essay topics and other issues. Questions from viewers are welcome throughout.

Section 1: Relooking at Raffles: The man and the myth

Section 2: Revisiting and rewriting Malay and Javanese Histories

Section 3: Raffles, ruins, and natural history

This event will be held at 6pm in Singapore (UTC+08).

For further details, please visit the ACM website .

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Organiser: Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM)