Waiyee Loh
Associate Professor of World Literature
Singapore Fiction and Film II
(AY 2025/2026, Semester 2)
Download course syllabus here: English in the Media II syllabus.pdf
Week 1. Introduction
What is "Singapore Literature"?
Lecture slides: W1. Introduction.pptx
Week 2. A brief history of modern Singapore
Lecture slides: W2. Brief hist of SG (for students).pptx
Week 3. Nation and Narration
Reading: Extracts from Hong and Huang, The Scripting of a National History: Singapore and its Pasts
Lecture slides: W3. Nation and narration.pptx
PDF: Hong and Huang. The Scripting Of A National History.pdf
Week 4. Alternative Singaporeans: Plot
Reading: Lee Koe, "Laundromat"
Lecture slides: W4. Plot Laundromat.pptx
Reading: Lee Koe. Laundromat.pdf
Week 5. Alternative Singaporeans: Socio-economic class
Reading: Lee Koe, "Laundromat"
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Week 6. Alternative Singaporeans: Plot
Reading: Lee Koe, "Siren"
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Reading: Lee Koe. Siren.pdf
Week 7. Alternative Singaporeans: Gender and sexuality
Reading: Lee Koe, "Siren"
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Week 8. How to read graphic novels
Reading: Chapters 2 and 3 from McCloud, Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
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Reading: Understanding Comics Ch 2 and 3.pdf
Week 9. Alternative historical narratives: Prologue, Ch 1
Reading: Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
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Week 10. Alternative historical narratives: Ch 2, 3
Reading: Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
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Week 11. Alternative historical narratives: Ch 4, 5
Reading: Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
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Week 12. Alternative historical narratives: Ch 6, 7
Reading: Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
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Week 13. Alternative historical narratives: Ch 8, Epilogue
Reading: Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
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Week 14. Conclusion
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Assignment instructions: Assignment instructions.pdf