Community Arts And Culture Initiatives In Singapore

Author : Zdravko Trivic
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000174366

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Community Arts and Culture Initiatives in Singapore by Zdravko Trivic Pdf

What Can Space Do for the Arts?; What Can Arts Do for Space?; and What Can Arts and Space Do for the Community? Through the lenses of creative placemaking and neighbourhood arts ecology, Trivic re-examines the position of community arts in the spatial, social and cultural landscape. Emphasising urban design considerations of complex interdependent relationships between arts, space and people, he re-explores the role of community-based arts activities in shaping urban neighbourhoods, enriching public life and empowering communities. This is divided into an analysis of spatial opportunities for the arts in the neighbourhood; and a study of the impacts of bringing arts and culture activities into local neighbourhoods and communities, using Singapore’s nodal approach as a developed case study. Using spatial opportunity analysis, the book demonstrates a step-by-step procedure for identification and evaluation of the neighbourhood spaces that work best for community arts and culture activities. In the study of impacts, Trivic proposes a holistic framework for capturing and evaluating the non-economic impacts of arts and culture, on space, society, well-being, education and participation. An invaluable template for arts event organisers and artists to assess and maximise the outcomes of their creative efforts in local neighbourhoods, as well as an important reading for students and practitioners of neighbourhood planning, urban design, and creative placemaking.

Author : Chong Terence
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789813236905

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The State and the Arts in Singapore by Chong Terence Pdf

This book covers Singapore's key arts policies and art institutions which have shaped the cultural landscape of the country from the 1950s to the present. The scholars and experts in this volume critically assess arts policies and arts institutions to collectively provide an overview of how arts and culture have been deployed by the state. The chapters are arranged chronologically to cover milestone events from the forging of 'Malayan culture'; the government's 'anti-yellow culture' campaign; the use of 'culture' for tourism; the setting up of the Advisory Council on Arts and Culture, the Renaissance City Report, the setting up of the School of the Arts, and others. Putting to rest the notion that Singapore is a 'cultural desert', this volume is valuable reading for students of cultural policy, policy makers who seek an understanding of Singapore's cultural trajectory, and for international readers interested in Singapore's arts and cultural policy.

Author : Chan-Hoong Leong,Lai-Choo Malone-Lee
Publisher : Springer
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811370489

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Building Resilient Neighbourhoods in Singapore by Chan-Hoong Leong,Lai-Choo Malone-Lee Pdf

This book examines how institutional and environmental features in neighbourhoods can contribute to social resilience, highlighting the related socio-demographic issues, as well as the infrastructure, planning, design and policies issues. It is divided into three themes – infrastructure, planning, and community. Infrastructure examines how physical features such as parks and street patterns influence neighborliness and resilience, while planning studies how urban design enhances social interactions. Lastly, community discusses policies that can forge social bonds, either through racial integration, grassroots activities, or social service. Overall, the book combines research and empirical work with scholarly models of resilience and governance philosophy, focusing on Singapore’s urban planning and social policies.

Author : Belinda Yuen,Penny Kong
Publisher : Springer
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9783319728995

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Arts and Culture for Older People in Singapore: An Annotated Bibliography by Belinda Yuen,Penny Kong Pdf

This book combines in a single volume numerous studies concerning the use of arts and culture to enhance quality of life, health and wellbeing among older people, especially in Singapore. The bibliography covers not only research conducted in Singapore (both published and grey literature), but also a global body of work encompassing the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and North America. In addition to the annotated bibliography, the opening chapter introduces the current state of policy, practice and research on arts and culture for older people in Singapore. The book offers a valuable point of reference for all readers interested in the use of artistic and cultural development as creative and non-pharmacological approaches to providing support throughout the ageing process. It will be particularly useful for anyone interested in research advances in participatory arts therapies and recreational activities for older individuals.

Author : Singapore. Advisory Council on Culture and the Arts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Arts
ISBN : UCBK:C030961117

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Report of the Advisory Council on Culture and the Arts by Singapore. Advisory Council on Culture and the Arts Pdf

Author : Hersey, Leigh Nanney,Bobick, Bryna
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781522517283

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Handbook of Research on the Facilitation of Civic Engagement through Community Art by Hersey, Leigh Nanney,Bobick, Bryna Pdf

Outreach and engagement initiatives are crucial in promoting community development. This can be achieved through a number of methods, including avenues in the fine arts. The Handbook of Research on the Facilitation of Civic Engagement through Community Art is a comprehensive reference source for emerging perspectives on the incorporation of artistic works to facilitate improved civic engagement and social justice. Featuring innovative coverage across relevant topics, such as art education, service learning, and student engagement, this handbook is ideally designed for practitioners, artists, professionals, academics, and students interested in active citizen participation via artistic channels.

Author : Marissa K. L. E
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000789607

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Discourses of Neoliberalism in Singapore's Higher Education Context by Marissa K. L. E Pdf

E explores, using textual (words) and visual (image) data from the corporate newsletters of two prominent Asian universities, how particular discourses and their associated discursive representations of neoliberal logic and subjectivity occur in higher education. In particular, she looks at the expression of both institutional priorities and state imperatives that lend themselves to a complementarity built upon two contradictory perspectives: individualism and communitarianism. She argues that the ever-increasing demand for, and utility of higher education in neoliberal society means that it no longer functions merely to provide knowledge and skills, but has implications for society, the individual and the state with regard to their ways of thinking, doing and being. Contributing to a growing corpus of literature on how higher education around the world is being shaped by neoliberal policies, E’s research is based on work done in the city-state of Singapore, a less-well represented context in current literature. While both higher education institutions possess significantly different institutional identities and backgrounds, the alignment of their varied representations of neoliberal logic and subjectivity with state-sanctioned imperatives that indirectly impose demands and constraints shows how neoliberalism as ideology adapts to the socio-political, socio-cultural and socio-economic dimensions that make up the Singapore context. The discursive representations of context-dependent neoliberal logics and subjectivity are discussed in terms of their ideological implications, focusing primarily on the complementarity between seemingly contradictory ideological positions. E’s work uses an innovative framework that integrates aspects of Discourse Theory with Critical Discourse Analysis and demonstrates the use of this framework through empirical linguistic and image analysis. Appealing to academics and graduate students in linguistics, especially those with an interest in critical multimodal discourse analysis, audiences from the domains of higher education research, critical geography, sociology and political science will also find this a useful book.

Author : Nikolina Bobic,Farzaneh Haghighi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000774115

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The Routledge Handbook of Architecture, Urban Space and Politics, Volume I by Nikolina Bobic,Farzaneh Haghighi Pdf

For architecture and urban space to have relevance in the 21st Century, we cannot merely reignite the approaches of thought and design that were operative in the last century. This is despite, or because of, the nexus between politics and space often being theorized as a representation or by-product of politics. As a symbol or an effect, the spatial dimension is depoliticized. Consequently, architecture and the urban are halted from fostering any systematic change as they are secondary to the event and therefore incapable of performing any political role. This handbook explores how architecture and urban space can unsettle the unquestioned construct of the spatial politics of governing. Considering both ongoing and unprecedented global problems – from violence and urban warfare, the refugee crisis, borderization, detention camps, terrorist attacks to capitalist urbanization, inequity, social unrest and climate change – this handbook provides a comprehensive and multidisciplinary research focused on the complex nexus of politics, architecture and urban space. Volume I starts by pointing out the need to explore the politics of spatialization to make sense of the operational nature of spatial oppression in contemporary times. The operative and active political reading of space is disseminated through five thematics: Violence and War Machines; Security and Borders; Race, Identity and Ideology; Spectacle and the Screen; and Mapping Landscapes and Big Data. This first volume of the handbook frames cutting-edge contemporary debates and presents studies of actual theories and projects that address spatial politics. This Handbook will be of interest to anyone seeking to meaningfully disrupt the reduction of space to an oppressive or neutral backdrop of political realities.

Author : Chee-Hoo Lum,Juliette Yu-Ming Lizeray,Chor Leng Twardzik Ching
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789819908646

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Reimagining Singapore by Chee-Hoo Lum,Juliette Yu-Ming Lizeray,Chor Leng Twardzik Ching Pdf

This book approaches the subject of contemporary art by exploring the social embeddedness and identities of Singaporean artists. Linking artistic processes and production to both personal worlds and wider issues, the book examines how artists negotiate their relationships between self and society and between artistic freedom and social responsibility. It is based on original research into the discourses and artistic practices of local artists, with a special focus on emerging artists and artists whose work and perspectives engage with questions of identity. Reimagining contemporary Singapore and their place within it, artists are asserting their multiple and heterogeneous self-identities and contesting hegemonic norms and notions, as they negotiate and adapt to the world around them. This book is relevant to students and researchers in the fields of cultural studies, media studies, art, sociology of art, arts education, and race and ethnicity studies.

Author : Hamzah Muzaini,Choon-Piew Pow,Harvey Neo,Shirlena Huang,Noorashikin Abdul Rahman Abdul Rahman,Junjia Ye,Karen P.Y. Lai,T.C. Chang,Harng Luh Sin,Pui Leng Woo,Brendan Cheong,Andy Chong,Alvin Kok,Matthew Lam,Tu Guang Tan
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789971697723

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Changing Landscapes of Singapore by Hamzah Muzaini,Choon-Piew Pow,Harvey Neo,Shirlena Huang,Noorashikin Abdul Rahman Abdul Rahman,Junjia Ye,Karen P.Y. Lai,T.C. Chang,Harng Luh Sin,Pui Leng Woo,Brendan Cheong,Andy Chong,Alvin Kok,Matthew Lam,Tu Guang Tan Pdf

Changing Landscapes of Singapore illuminates both the social and the physical terrains of modern Singapore. Geographers use the term landscape to refer to visible surfaces and to the spatial dimension of social relations. Landscapes arise from particular historical circumstances, and in turn help shape social arrangements and possible courses of future development. The authors describe how the settings inhabited by various social groups in Singapore affect life experiences, and explore the impact of broader regional and international forces on Singapore. Written for non-specialists, the volume reflects fresh perspectives from the scholarship of Singaporean academics. Their work is sensitive to historical and geographical trends in the region, and also engages with broader theoretical themes.

Author : Kristof Van Assche,Raoul Beunen,Martijn Duineveld
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781800889002

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Elgar Encyclopedia in Urban and Regional Planning and Design by Kristof Van Assche,Raoul Beunen,Martijn Duineveld Pdf

This ground-breaking Encyclopedia provides a nuanced overview of the key concepts of urban and regional planning and design. Embracing a broad understanding of planning and design within and beyond the professions, it examines what planners and designers can do in and for a community.

Author : João Vidal Carvalho
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789819997589

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Advances in Tourism, Technology and Systems by João Vidal Carvalho Pdf

Author : Lorraine Lim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317681618

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Cultural Policy in East Asia by Lorraine Lim Pdf

This book provides an introduction to the contemporary issues that are occurring in cultural policy in East Asia today. Interest in East Asia has grown considerably in recent years due not only to the emergence of economic super-powers such as China but also to the cultural impact the region is making throughout the world through Japanese film and Korean Pop-Music. Addressing the relationship between the state, culture and the creative economy, this collection highlights how cultural policy within this region has to be understood within its social, historical and political context. By presenting a variety of chapters that examine the role of culture within the countries of China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, this book offers readers an insight into the key issues affecting development of cultural policy in these countries. This book was originally published as a Special Issue of the International Journal of Cultural Policy.

Author : Anirban Acharya
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000599152

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Markets, Capitalism and Urban Space in India by Anirban Acharya Pdf

This book analyses the question of the right to the city, informal economies and the non-western shape of neoliberal governance in India through a new analytic: the right to sell. The book examines why and how states attempt to curb, control, and eliminate markets of urban informal street vendors. Focusing on Kolkata, the author provides a theoretical explanation of this puzzle by distilling and analysing the inherent tensions among the constitutive elements of neoliberal governance, namely, growth imperative, market activism, and corporatization, and demonstrates its implications for the formal/informal boundaries of the economy. A useful addition to the existing literatures on the right to the city, informal economies, and the shapes that neoliberalism takes in the non-west, the book provides a non-western counter to accounts of neoliberalism and will be of interest to academics working in the fields of South Asian Studies, Urban Studies, and Political Economy.

Author : Prasad Khanolkar
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000602838

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Passages of Play in Urban India by Prasad Khanolkar Pdf

In this book, Prasad Khanolkar offers a new way of thinking about ‘slums’ and southern cities based on a grounded engagement with the relationship between media, objects, spaces, and people in the everyday life of slum localities in Mumbai, India. Over the past few decades, Mumbai, like many cities in the global South, has experienced a series of overarching governmental missions to program it into an interoperable and profitable city. Its ‘slums’, which house a majority of its population don’t fit within the dominant registers and continue to be deemed as excess. Urban residents inhabiting Mumbai’s slum localities thus find themselves in the middle of missions, policies, and programs that are not of their making, just as often that they find themselves localized by lack of resources, caste system, communal conflicts, and territorial jurisdictions. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in slum localities of Mumbai, this book explores how its residents engage in different forms of play in order to extend and expand their field of possibilities, despite the limitations and fixities. The book attends to some of these playacts: imparting stories with different thicknesses, rehearsing roles on and offscreen, engaging in deceptive performances, experimenting with repetitive everyday rhythms, and recycling matter and forms. Through these playacts, urban residents explore the virtual abilities of different mediums to put bodies, objects, and spaces into new forms of relationships and create passages to depart from programmed urban futures. By attending to these proliferating urban passages of different residents in slum localities, the book makes a case for rethinking southern cities as mediums for urban lives to converge and depart without an overarching framework. The book makes a significant contribution in the field of urban studies, urban anthropology, urban geography, and urban sociology. It will be of interest to scholars and students working on postcolonial cities, Southern urbanisms, infrastructure studies, and urban planning in the global South.