What is the meaning of being “good”? The Singapore Writers Festival investigates this common creed and show how it can help one to navigate the trials and tribulations in an increasingly complex world.
The Singapore Writers Festival is one of the few multi-lingual literary festivals in the world, celebrating the written and spoken word in Singapore’s official languages – English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil.
Purchase a Festival Pass at $25 to gain access for all 10 days, which includes panel discussions, author dialogues and film screenings. Students are entitled a 20% discount.
THE GREEN STATE OF SINGAPORE
The late Lee Kuan Yew envisioned Singapore as a City in a Garden, a green oasis for its citizens and visitors. This discussion panel will trace the country’s greening from the early 19th century, and discuss how its economic, social and intellectual development has been shaped by its environment and location.
- When: 3 November 2017, 8.00 pm – 9.00 pm
- Where: The Arts House (Blue Room) (1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore 179429)
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ARAM: AN INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE
The ancient Tamil word ‘Aram’ is the theme of this year’s Singapore Writers Festival. Aram is a complex term that engenders reflection on goodness, conscience, and everyday moral conduct. What is the relevance of Aram in the 21st century world and in multicultural Singapore? This opening ‘intercultural dialogue’ among intellectuals from various cultural backgrounds explores the theme of Aram, with the aim of drawing out shared values, nuanced differences, and new insights. The panelists and audience participants will articulate ideas in their own languages, as well as attempt to translate one another’s words, however imperfectly. Constantly mediating between the familiar and unfamiliar, this format is experimental, open-ended and test the possibilities of a uniquely Singaporean conversation about the common moral life.
- When: 5 November 2017, 11.00 am – 12.30 pm
- Where: The Arts House (Chamber) (1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore 179429)
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HOW WRITERS CAN SAVE THE EARTH
Global warming, over-fishing, greenhouse gases. These are just some of the pressing problems the world is facing. This discussion panel, comprises of three authors whose works engage with environmental issues, offers scenarios and solutions that could save the planet.
- When: 11 November 2017, 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm
- Where: HideOut @ Funan Showsuite (77 High Street, Singapore 179433) – located at the junction of High Street and Hill Street
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