The Back Alley of Singapore

09 Oct 2020

The Back Alley of Singapore

Dear SMU Community,

This October we’re sharing a selection of local literature and films that spotlight the social issues hiding in the metaphorical back alleys of Singapore.

Title / Author
A Land Imagined / Yeo Siew Hua (Director) Li Ka Shing Library Level 2 DVD Reserves PN1997 .H836 2018
A Subaltern History of the Indian Diaspora in Singapore Gradual Disappearance of Untouchability 1872-1965 / John Solomon e-Book
Air-Conditioned Nation Revisited / Cherian George Li Ka Shing Library Level 2 Coming Soon
Beyond The Blue Gate: Recollections of a Political Prisoner Li Ka Shing Library Level 3 HQ1750.67.Z75 T46 2010
Class Inequality in the Global City : Migrants, Workers and Cosmopolitanism in Singapore / Ye Junjia e-Book
Ilo Ilo / Anthony Chen (Director) Li Ka Shing Library Level 2 Media Collection PN1997.2 .I45 2013
Images at the Margins : A Collection of Kuo Pao Kun's Plays / Kuo Pan Kun Li Ka Shing Library Level 3 PR9570.S53 K86 2000
Inheritance / Balli Kaur Jaswal Li Ka Shing Library Level 3 PR9619.3.J37 I54 2013
Living with Myths in Singapore / Loh Kah Seng, Thum Pingtjin & Chia Jack Meng-Tat(Editors) Li Ka Shing Library Level 2 Lifestyle DS609.9 .L58 2017
Off Centre / Haresh Sharma Li Ka Shing Library Level 3 PR9570.S53 S48 2000
Priest in Geylang : The Untold Story of the Geylang Catholic Centre / Guillaume Arotcarena Li Ka Shing Library Level 4 BX2347.8.I46 A76 2015
Production Politics and Migrant Labour Regimes : Guest Workers in Asia and the Gulf e-Book
Stiletto Scars / Pooja Nansi Li Ka Shing Library Level 3 R9570.S53 N37 2007
Sugarbread / Balli Kaur Jaswal Li Ka Shing Library Level 2 Lifestyle PR9619.3.J37 S7 2016
The Singapore Dilemma : The Political and Educational Marginality of the Malay Community / Lily Zubaidah Rahim Li Ka Shing Library Level 4 DS610.25.M34 R34 2001
This Is What Inequality Looks Like / Teo You Yenn Li Ka Shing Library Level 3 HN700.67.Z9 S674 2019