Launched in Singapore in 1949, Rediffusion, the cable radio service rose to popularity among the local communities because of its economical service and diverse ethnic programmes. In addition to channels in English, Malay and Tamil, its Chinese channel includes not just Mandarin programmes but also programmes in various Sinitic dialects such as Hokkien, Cantonese, and Teochew. This lecture examines the role Rediffusion played between 1950s and 1970s in promoting a pluralistic Sinophone community in Singapore by working closely with the various clan associations organised around Sinitic dialect affiliations.
Free online talk.
Speaker: A/P Tan Eng Kiong (Stony Brook University)
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| Date | Time | Speaker | Title | Format |
| 19 June | 3pm – 5pm | Mr Kua Bak Lim | Forever Remembering Dr Wu Lien-Teh Public Lecture “万古功名有天命”——纪念伍连德医生讲座 |
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| 3 July | 2pm – 4pm | Dr Ong Soon Keong | Oneness Magazine: Promoting Singapore’s Multicultural Society in Chinese 以中文媒介来推广新加坡的多元文化社会：谈《华汇》杂志 |
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| 17 July | 10am – 11:30am | A/P Tan Eng Kiong | Building a Plural Sinophone Community: The Role of Rediffusion in Multilingual Singapore During the 1950s-1970s 建立多元华语语系社群：“丽的呼声”在新加坡多语言社会中的角色 （1950年至1970年代） |
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| 21 August | 3pm – 5pm | Professor Foo Tee Tuan | The Lost World of Chinese Martial Arts: Master Gao Can, The 12th Abbot of Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery 逝去的武林：双林寺第12代方丈高叁和尚 |
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| 18 September | 2pm – 4pm | Professor Kenneth Dean | Story of the Stones Part 2: Reading the Social and Religious History of Singapore from Stone Inscriptions |
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| 2 & 3 October | 9am – 6pm | Boundaries and Bonds: An International Conference on Chinese Diaspora (Bilingual) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 14 November | 2pm – 4pm | Ms Lynn Wong | Transformation of Ancestral Veneration Practices in Singapore: A Case of Century-Old Kinship-Based Clan Associations |
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| 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 |
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