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Kenneth Paul Tan, PhD (Cambridge)
Talent100 Professor of Politics, Film, and Cultural Studies
Hong Kong Baptist University

VIDEOS

Interview (Part 2), "Looking back and looking ahead: Dr. Kenneth Paul Tan on PAP’s governing principles, PM Lawrence Wong, and the next general election", Guest on socialservice.sg Podcast

Interview (Part 2), "Looking back and looking ahead: Dr. Kenneth Paul Tan on PAP’s governing principles, PM Lawrence Wong, and the next general election", Guest on socialservice.sg Podcast

15 May 2024

Conference Presentation, "Authoritarian Populism in Singapore", Mapping Global Populism, European Centre for Populism Studies

Conference Presentation, "Authoritarian Populism in Singapore", Mapping Global Populism, European Centre for Populism Studies

8 November 2023

Interview, Guest on Youtube Channel Breaking The Spell

Interview, Guest on Youtube Channel Breaking The Spell

12 July 2022

Analysis of the movie Parasite, from Movies To Save Our World (Penguin, 2022)

Analysis of the movie Parasite, from Movies To Save Our World (Penguin, 2022)

31 May 2022

Interview, 3-part documentary "2021: Do You Live in a Fair World?", Seoul National University

Interview, 3-part documentary "2021: Do You Live in a Fair World?", Seoul National University

8 November 2021 (Episode 2) and 29 November 2021 (Episode 3)

Chair, Roundtable on "Regarding Racism", AcademiaSG

Chair, Roundtable on "Regarding Racism", AcademiaSG

16 June 2021

Moderator, Webinar on "Going Digital and Stallholders and Businesses", Smart Nation Singapore

Moderator, Webinar on "Going Digital and Stallholders and Businesses", Smart Nation Singapore

14 October 2020

Discussant's Remarks, Webinar on "GE2020: Our Youth, Our Future" MARUAH

Discussant's Remarks, Webinar on "GE2020: Our Youth, Our Future" MARUAH

5 September 2020

Presentation, Webinar on "Beyond the Pandemic: What We Have Learnt and Have Still To Learn", AcademiaSG

Presentation, Webinar on "Beyond the Pandemic: What We Have Learnt and Have Still To Learn", AcademiaSG

1 May 2020

Opening Address at "Space, Spaces, Spacing", a Substation Conference

Opening Address at "Space, Spaces, Spacing", a Substation Conference

21 March 2020

Interview, on book Singapore: Identity, Brand Power, Cambridge University Press

13 June 2019

Interview, on Singapore's Education System, Documentary on C1 Television Mongolia

Interview, on Singapore's Education System, Documentary on C1 Television Mongolia

20 March 2019

Speech at an appreciation dinner for Kishore Mahbubani

Speech at an appreciation dinner for Kishore Mahbubani

24 November 2017

Interview, on Race Relations in Singapore, documentary, Channel News Asia

Interview, on Race Relations in Singapore, documentary, Channel News Asia

16 August 2016

Moderator, Discussion on The Fragments of Southeast Asian Cinema, Asian Film Archive

Moderator, Discussion on The Fragments of Southeast Asian Cinema, Asian Film Archive

31 October 2015

Interview, Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy, Voice Of America Global

Interview, Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy, Voice Of America Global

26 March 2015

Interview, Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy, ABC NewsRadio

Interview, Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy, ABC NewsRadio

23 March 2015

Presentation, Salon Suisse, Venice Architectural Biennale

Presentation, Salon Suisse, Venice Architectural Biennale

9 October 2014

Chair, Public Lecture by Edward W. Soja, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Chair, Public Lecture by Edward W. Soja, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

23 January 2013

Public Lecture, "Against uncritical pragmatism: Education for doers who can think, and thinkers who can do", 2009 NUS Outstanding Educator Award

Public Lecture, "Against uncritical pragmatism: Education for doers who can think, and thinkers who can do", 2009 NUS Outstanding Educator Award

28 April 2009

Interview (Part 1), "Looking back and looking ahead: Dr Kenneth Paul Tan on PAP’s governing principles, PM Lawrence Wong, and the next general election", Guest on socialservice.sg Podcast

Interview (Part 1), "Looking back and looking ahead: Dr Kenneth Paul Tan on PAP’s governing principles, PM Lawrence Wong, and the next general election", Guest on socialservice.sg Podcast

15 May 2024

Public Lecture, "Decadent Technocracy: Is The Singapore Story Fundamentally Tragic?", AcademiaSG

Public Lecture, "Decadent Technocracy: Is The Singapore Story Fundamentally Tragic?", AcademiaSG

17 September 2023

Interview on IG live chat, on book Movies To Save Our World (Penguin, 2022)

Interview on IG live chat, on book Movies To Save Our World (Penguin, 2022)

8 July 2022

Panelist at "The Singaporean Dream" forum, Harvard University's Singapore Policy Journal

Panelist at "The Singaporean Dream" forum, Harvard University's Singapore Policy Journal

30 March 2022

Public Lecture, "Singapore’s Neoliberal Decadence: Meritocracy Revisited", Southeast Asian Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong

Public Lecture, "Singapore’s Neoliberal Decadence: Meritocracy Revisited", Southeast Asian Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong

8 November 2021

Presentation on book project Movies To Save Our World, Hong Kong Baptist University Journalism Department's Research Colloquium 2021

Presentation on book project Movies To Save Our World, Hong Kong Baptist University Journalism Department's Research Colloquium 2021

1 June 2021

Conference Presentation, "The Political Significance of the Middle Class in Singapore", 2020 Global City Round Table, Academy of Hong Kong Studies

Conference Presentation, "The Political Significance of the Middle Class in Singapore", 2020 Global City Round Table, Academy of Hong Kong Studies

18 September 2020

Moderator, Webinar "Stepping Up For Migrant Workers", Healthserve

Moderator, Webinar "Stepping Up For Migrant Workers", Healthserve

9 May 2020

Presentation, Webinar on "Policy and Advocacy in Crisis", Singapore Policy Journal & CAPE

Presentation, Webinar on "Policy and Advocacy in Crisis", Singapore Policy Journal & CAPE

22 April 2020

Public Lecture, "Are Singapore's Finest Years Coming to an End?", City University of Hong Kong

Public Lecture, "Are Singapore's Finest Years Coming to an End?", City University of Hong Kong

23 September 2019

Moderator, Discussion on Household Budgets for Older People in Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Moderator, Discussion on Household Budgets for Older People in Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

22 May 2019

Interview, On "inequality and meritocracy", Asia-Europe Foundation

Interview, On "inequality and meritocracy", Asia-Europe Foundation

23 November 2018

Interview, on Resilience and Religious Diversity, Documentary, Channel News Asia

Interview, on Resilience and Religious Diversity, Documentary, Channel News Asia

14 August 2017

Moderator, Discussion of The Enduring Ideas of Lee Kuan Yew, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Moderator, Discussion of The Enduring Ideas of Lee Kuan Yew, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

23 March 2016

Interview, "Lee Prepares to Form New Government in Singapore", Bloomberg TV

Interview, "Lee Prepares to Form New Government in Singapore", Bloomberg TV

14 September 2015

Interview, Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy, BBC World News

Interview, Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy, BBC World News

24 March 2015

Interview, Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy, NOW26 (Thai television news programme)

Interview, Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy, NOW26 (Thai television news programme)

23 March 2015

Moderator, Discussion with Susan and Norman Fainstein, Centre for Liveable Cities

Moderator, Discussion with Susan and Norman Fainstein, Centre for Liveable Cities

27 February 2014

Interview, on Our Singapore Conversation, 93.8 Live FM

Interview, on Our Singapore Conversation, 93.8 Live FM

27 September 2012

Conference Presentation, "Singapore Update", Politics in Action 2024, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre

Conference Presentation, "Singapore Update", Politics in Action 2024, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre

9 May 2024

Analysis of the significance of zombie movies, from Movies To Save Our World (Penguin, 2022)

Analysis of the significance of zombie movies, from Movies To Save Our World (Penguin, 2022)

7 September 2022

Discussant, in AcademiaSG Seminar on "Podcasts for Research and Public Engagement in Singapore" by Jin Yao Kwan

Discussant, in AcademiaSG Seminar on "Podcasts for Research and Public Engagement in Singapore" by Jin Yao Kwan

30 June 2022

Chair, "National Unity and Multiracial Harmony", Webinar, Hong Kong launch of the book “One United People”: Essays from the People Sector on Singapore’s Journey of Racial Harmony

Chair, "National Unity and Multiracial Harmony", Webinar, Hong Kong launch of the book “One United People”: Essays from the People Sector on Singapore’s Journey of Racial Harmony

22 March 2022

Public Lecture, "The Singapore Story and Brand in a Post-Pandemic World", Asia Global Institute Webinar Series

20 July 2021

Moderator, Forum on "What’s Next for the Worker’s Party? The Future of Singapore Politics 2021", World Scientific

Moderator, Forum on "What’s Next for the Worker’s Party? The Future of Singapore Politics 2021", World Scientific

11 January 2021

Presentation, Webinar, "Singapore’s GE2020: The Real Watershed Election?", Sydney Southeast Asia Centre and Malaysia and Singapore Society of Australia

Presentation, Webinar, "Singapore’s GE2020: The Real Watershed Election?", Sydney Southeast Asia Centre and Malaysia and Singapore Society of Australia

11 September 2020

Interview, "Moral Panic and the Migrant Worker Folk Devil in Neo-Authoritarian Singapore", Guest on SocialService.Sg Podcast

Interview, "Moral Panic and the Migrant Worker Folk Devil in Neo-Authoritarian Singapore", Guest on SocialService.Sg Podcast

1 May 2020

Moderator, Panel at "Space, Spaces, Spacing", The Substation Conference

Moderator, Panel at "Space, Spaces, Spacing", The Substation Conference

21 March 2020

Public Lecture, "Will Pragmatism Undermine Singapore's National Identity?", National Museum of Singapore

Public Lecture, "Will Pragmatism Undermine Singapore's National Identity?", National Museum of Singapore

17 August 2019

Interview, by Student at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Interview, by Student at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

14 May 2019

Public Lecture, "Governing Global-City Singapore"

Public Lecture, "Governing Global-City Singapore"

14 August 2018

Speeches by Kishore Mahbubani and Kenneth Paul Tan at Appreciation Lunch

Speeches by Kishore Mahbubani and Kenneth Paul Tan at Appreciation Lunch

2 August 2017

Conversation with Michael Sandel, Singapore Writers' Festival

Conversation with Michael Sandel, Singapore Writers' Festival

5 November 2015

Interview, Lee Kuan Yew's State Funeral, BBC

Interview, Lee Kuan Yew's State Funeral, BBC

29 March 2015

Interview, Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy, Bloomberg TV

Interview, Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy, Bloomberg TV

23 March 2015

Interview, "City Redesign", Documentary, Channel News Asia

Interview, "City Redesign", Documentary, Channel News Asia

2015

Interview, on Singapore Cinema, by Tom Brook for BBC's Talking Movies

Interview, on Singapore Cinema, by Tom Brook for BBC's Talking Movies

26 October 2013

Conference Presentation, Post-Election Forum 2011, Institute of Policy Studies

Conference Presentation, Post-Election Forum 2011, Institute of Policy Studies

8 July 2011

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