YEW KONG LEONG
Senior Lecturer
University Scholars Programme,
National University of Singapore
uspyewkl@nus.edu.sg
(65) 6516 4064
Brief Introduction
Dr Yew Kong Leong is a Senior Lecturer in the University Scholars Programme (USP) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He joined USP since 2002 and currently, the coordinator of the University Senior Seminar (USR) programme. He had also previously served as a Writing and Critical Thinking (WCT) coordinator.
Teaching Modules @ USP
Dr Yew teaches in the domains of Writing and Critical Thinking, and Humanities and Social Sciences. He offers the following modules:
He previously offers the following modules:
- Singapore: The Making of a Nation
- Southeast Asia: The Making of a Region
- Asianism and Singapore
- Emerging Global Politics
Research Interests
Currently, his research focuses on Singapore cinema, the concept of "foreignness", and the culture of National Service.
- Critical and cultural theory; cultural studies
- Singapore studies
Titles of Independent Study Modules (ISMs) Previously Supervised (for USP students)
- Fantasy vs Reality: Cultural Representations of Death in Media
- Looking For Lolita In Popular Culture
- Subversion in the Representation of African American Women in The Help
- Female Cannibalism in Horror Movies
- Ijime in Anime and Manga
Publications
- Yew, Leong. The Disjunctive Empire of International Relations. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2004.
- Yew, Leong, ed. Alterities in Asia: Reflections on Identity and Regionalism. London and New York: Routledge, 2010.
- Yew, Leong. Asianism and the Politics of Regional Consciousness in Singapore. London and New York: Routledge, 2013.