In this session, meet our four USP alums who are contributors to the 2017 and 2018’s The Birthday Book. They are:
Christopher Chok (History + USP, Class of 2014) — “Always Becoming”, 2017 Edition
Justin Daniel Pereira (Sociology + USP, Class of 2015) — “Meritocracy and the new Narrative”, 2017 Edition
Varun Soni (Engineering Science + USP, Class of 2015) — The Birthday Book 2018 contributor
Goh Wei Leong (Business + LKYSPP + USP, Class of 2017) — The Birthday Book 2018 contributor

They will share their thoughts on Singapore’s future and discuss about the stories you would like to share about tomorrow’s Singapore.

What happens when a monster appears on the streets of Singapore? Will people panic? Will people run away? Will people stand together and fight the monster?
And what happens when the streets of Singapore stand firm against this monster that they see? Will the monster run away? Will the monster die at the hands of the people? Or will the monster find a way to fit in?

USP Productions by USP students proudly presents “FRANK”. FRANK is a modern day parable, giving a Singaporean spin to the Gothic horror classic Frankenstein. Amidst the hot-button issues of immigrants and race today, the play explores how our very own Singaporean society relates and treats the “Other”, as shaped by prejudices and misconceptions that get propagated through the institutions of media and society.

For more information about the plays and USP Productions, click HERE.

All students are welcome to join Miriam in the series of poetry workshop to explore:
• What is the “responsibility of the poet”?
• How do poetry and the arts fit into a social justice framework?
• What are the ways fieldwork can inform and enrich creative writing and academic scholarship?
• What less tangible “ways of knowing “ can poetry offer that other fields do not