Kenneth Paul Tan is cited in New York Times article on Singapore politics
Kenneth Paul Tan's talk on the decadence of the People's Action Party Government, during a webinar held on 11 September 2020, was cited...
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Kenneth Paul Tan, PhD (Cambridge)
Talent100 Professor of Politics, Film, and Cultural Studies
Hong Kong Baptist University
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Nov 5, 2022
- 1 min
Kenneth Paul Tan speaks at Singapore Writers Festival to launch Movies To Save Our World
Penguin Random House SEA organized a dialogue to launch Kenneth Paul Tan's Movies To Save Our World, on 5 November 2022, 8-9pm, at The...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Sep 7, 2022
- 1 min
Kenneth Paul Tan analyzes the significance of zombie movies, reads from his latest book
Why are zombie movies so popular all over the world today? Like the zombies they feature, these movies never seem to die out. They keep...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Jul 31, 2022
- 1 min
Kenneth Paul Tan gives speech on durability of Singapore's electoral autocracy, at book launch
Kenneth Paul Tan was a discussant at the launch of Elvin Ong's book Opposing Power: Building Opposition Alliances in Electoral...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Jul 12, 2022
- 1 min
Kenneth Paul Tan appears as guest in wide-ranging interview on Youtube channel Breaking The Spell
Recorded on 12 July 2022 Can Movies Save the World? A Conversation with Professor Kenneth Paul Tan Kenneth Paul Tan discusses his latest...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Jul 8, 2022
- 1 min
Kenneth Paul Tan speaks about movies on IG live chat with Penguin
Kenneth Paul Tan, author of Movies To Save Our World: Imagining Poverty, Inequality, and Environmental Destruction in the 21st Century...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Jun 30, 2022
- 1 min
Kenneth Paul Tan serves as discussant in Academia.sg seminar on podcasts for research and engagement
Kenneth Paul Tan served as a discussant in Academia.sg's Singapore Junior Scholar Seminar on "Podcasts for research and public...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- May 31, 2022
- 1 min
Kenneth Paul Tan analyzes the movie Parasite, reads from his latest book Movies To Save Our World
What does the Oscar-winning movie Parasite tell us about deeply unequal societies, social mobility, and crisis? Kenneth Paul Tan reads...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Apr 29, 2022
- 1 min
Kenneth Paul Tan chaired discussion among "Smart City" experts from US, Germany, France, Hong Kong
Roundtable on Trust and the Smart City, 30 April 2022, organized by Hong Kong Baptist University At the closing event of a conference on...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Mar 30, 2022
- 1 min
Kenneth Paul Tan speaks on the Singapore Dream at a forum organized at Harvard University
30 March 2022, 8.30-9.30am (EDT) SSEAF 2022: Singaporean Dream Kenneth Paul Tan responded to questions on the Singapore Dream,...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Mar 22, 2022
- 1 min
Kenneth Paul Tan chairs discussion of race, racism, and multiracialism in Singapore
22 March 2022 (Tuesday) 8-9pm (Hong Kong/Singapore time) At this Hong Kong launch of the book “One United People”: Essays from the People...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Nov 11, 2021
- 1 min
Kenneth Paul Tan curates 3-day conference on Narrating Cold Wars
NARRATING COLD WARS: AN INTERNATIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE 11–13 November 2021, Hong Kong Baptist University The year 2021...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
Kenneth Paul Tan discusses meritocracy's decay in Singapore
Kenneth Paul Tan (2021) "Singapore’s Neoliberal Decadence: Meritocracy Revisited", Public Lecture at Southeast Asian Research Centre,...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Sep 28, 2021
- 3 min
Conference Paper on Foreigners in Singapore Films reported in The Straits Times, 28 September 2021
How foreigners are portrayed in S'pore films Ho Ai Li, 28 September 2021 The Straits Times Ignorant, second-rate, morally degenerate and...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
Gave a Public Lecture on "The Singapore Story and Brand in a Post-Pandemic World", on 20 July 2021
Kenneth Paul Tan gave a public lecture on "The Singapore Story and Brand in a Post-Pandemic World" for the Asia Global Institute Webinar...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Jun 1, 2021
- 1 min
Kenneth Paul Tan talks about Penguin book project "Movies To Save Our World", 1 June 2021
Kenneth Paul Tan gave a presentation on his new book project Movies To Save Our World: Imagining Poverty, Inequality, and Revolution in...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- May 30, 2021
- 1 min
Judged competition for Jockey Club Multicultural Leaders of the World, 30 May 2021
Kenneth Paul Tan served as a judge for the Jockey Club Multicultural Leaders of the World Programme in Hong Kong, run by Wedo Global....
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Apr 29, 2021
- 1 min
Dialogue on Public Morality and Moral Panic, National University of Singapore, 29 April 2021
Kenneth Paul Tan spoke via Zoom at a dialogue on public morality and moral panic, organized by student activists at the National...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Mar 26, 2021
- 1 min
Speaker at Forum on Meritocracy, 25 March 2021
Kenneth Paul Tan and Member of Parliament Dr Wan Rizal shared their thoughts on Singapore’s meritocracy at a forum on Zoom that was...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
- Dec 1, 2020
- 1 min
Was Keynote Speaker and Guest of Honour at Eunoia Junior College, 1 December 2020
Kenneth Paul Tan spoke on Singapore's civil society at Eunoia Junior College's Humanities Programme "Experiential Learning Programme".
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