Date & Time
Thu 16 May 2024
10:30am – 3:30pm
Location
Ngee Ann Kongsi Library, Block F Level 4, LASALLE's McNally Campus
Admission
Free, please register here
Contact Details
For enquiries, please contact rosslyn.prosser@lasalle.edu.sg
Type
SymposiumHow do we value the humanities? Is it only monetary, can it be measured in other ways? Let’s talk about the literary arts and the idea of their value, reasserting the ‘humanity’ in the ‘humanities’.
Featuring academics and writers, the MA Creative Writing symposium will provide an opportunity and space for discussion and reflection on the significance and importance of the humanities, the arts and writing, locally and internationally.
Speakers
Dr Venka Puroshothaman
Deputy President & Provost
LASALLE College of the Arts
Kamini Ramachandran
Storyteller, creative producer and director.
Gregory Leadbetter
Professor of Poetry
Birmingham City University.
Donna Lee Brien
Emeritus Professor, Creative Industries
Central Queensland University, Australia
Yong Shu Hoong
Director
Singapore Writers Festival 2024.
Dana Lam
Multidisciplinary visual artist, writer and performer
Associate Artist, Checkpoint Theatre.
Convened by
Dr Rosslyn Prosser