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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 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...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Jun 30, 20221 min read
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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...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Apr 29, 20221 min read
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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...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Mar 22, 20221 min read
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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...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Nov 11, 20211 min read
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Chaired a Roundtable Discussion on Racism in Singapore, 16 June 2021
On 16 June 2021, Kenneth Paul Tan facilitated a discussion on racism in Singapore. The panel of speakers included Lai Ah-Eng, Anju Mary...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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Moderated a webinar on the next decade of Singapore politics, 11 January 2021
Kenneth Paul Tan moderated a discussion on the topic "Beyond Party Politics: The Private and People Sectors in the 2020s". The panel...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Jan 11, 20211 min read
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Moderated a webinar discussion on digitalization and micro-businesses, 14 October 2020
The diverse panel consisted of Mr S Iswaran, Minister for Communications and Information & Minister-in-Charge of Trade Relations; Mr Yee...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Oct 14, 20201 min read
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Cited in The Straits Times, 5 September 2020
"Prof Tan said that in Singapore, the concept of critical thinking tends to be understood as solving a problem in a novel way. But...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Sep 5, 20201 min read
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Remarked on critical thinking and civic education, 5 September 2020
Kenneth Paul Tan was a discussant at the "GE2020: Our Youth, Our Future" webinar on 5 September, 2020, organized by MARUAH (full event...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Sep 5, 20201 min read
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Moderated a webinar discussion among civil society activist on the pandemic in Singapore, 9 May 2020
This panel discussion focused on harsh issues that migrant workers face in Singapore as well as the role of NGOs. These issues include...
Kenneth Paul Tan
May 9, 20201 min read
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Moderated a panel at The Substation's conference "Space, Spaces, Spacing", 21-22 March 2020
Full recording of 2-day conference: Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7QEe... Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNkrF......
Kenneth Paul Tan
Mar 21, 20203 min read
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Moderated a discussion on household budgets for older people in Singapore, 22 May 2019
Ng Kok Hoe, Teo You Yenn, Neo Yu Wei, and Adlina Maulod present and discuss their research. How much income does an older person need...
Kenneth Paul Tan
May 22, 20191 min read
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Moderated a panel on Thai cinema at Chiang Mai University, 18 July 2017
Kenneth Paul Tan was invited to moderate a panel on Thai cinema at the 13th ICTS Conference on Thai Studies, held at Chiang Mai...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Jul 18, 20171 min read
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Moderated a discussion of The Enduring Ideas of Lee Kuan Yew, 23 March 2016
An event organized by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, to commemorate the anniversary of Lee...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Mar 23, 20161 min read
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Conversation with Michael Sandel, Singapore Writers' Festival, 5 November 2015
This conversation on stage took place immediately after Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel's lecture on the Moral Limits of...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Nov 5, 20151 min read
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Moderated a discussion on Southeast Asian cinema, on 31 October 2015
Moderated by Kenneth Paul Tan, "Asian Panorama: The Fragments of Southeast Asian Cinema" was a panel discussion on the significance,...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Oct 31, 20151 min read
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