Drawing on over 1200 Chinese inscriptions dating from 1911 to 2019 and found in over 250 temples and associations in Singapore, this talk will tell the story of the transformations of the local Chinese social and religious landscape from the founding of the Republic of China to Singapore’s bicentennial. Themes to be explored include expressions of support for Sun Yat-sen, the rise of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the spread of the cult of the Nine Emperor Gods, and the expansion of the Teochew Shantang and Dejiao temple network. I argue that these institutions played a major role in the building of Singapore from the ground up. How these institutions negotiated new roles after Singapore’s independence is another topic that appears in the inscriptions. Today we let the stones tell their own stories.
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| Date | Time | Speaker | Title | Format |
| 18 September | 2pm – 4pm | Professor Kenneth Dean | Story of the Stones Part 2: Reading the Social and Religious History of Singapore from Stone Inscriptions 《石头记》第二回： 新加坡华人庙宇与会馆的演变（1911-2019） |
Online |
| 2 & 3 October | 9am – 6pm | Multiple speakers | Boundaries and Bonds: An International Conference on Chinese Diaspora (Bilingual) |
Online |
| 23 October | 2pm – 4pm | Dr Ong Soon Keong | TBC | Online |
| 6 November | 2pm – 4pm | Professor Kenneth Dean | The United Temples of Singapore: Stories of the movements of temples from the kampongs |
Online |
| 13 November | 2pm – 4pm | Ms Lynn Wong | What’s in a Name? Stories, Rituals, and Social Practices in Singapore’s Century-Old Kinship-Based Clan Associations |
Online |
| 14 November | 2pm – 4pm | Ms Lynn Wong | Transformation of Ancestral Veneration Practices in Singapore: A Case of Century-Old Kinship-Based Clan Associations |
Online |
| 11 December | 3pm – 5pm | Professor Jesvin Yeo and Dr Caroline Chia | Forgotten Heritage: Graphical Introduction to Singapore’s Traditional Chinese Puppets 被淡忘的文化遗产：新加坡传统华族木偶戏 |
Online |
Sep 18, 2021
2pm – 4pm
Zoom and Facebook Live
Conducted in English
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