Join Dr Marc Rerceretnam, a historian studying the role of religion within colonial society in Singapore, in this talk where he elaborates on the historical convergences between the Straits Chinese community alongside the beliefs and practices of the Christian religion.
There will be a Q&A session after the talk.
Altar Sideboard owned by a Catholic Peranakan family.
Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum.
Date : Saturday, 12 Dec 2020
Time : 3-5pm SINGAPORE TIME
Venue : Zoom
Registration closes on 5 Dec 2020. Zoom login details will be emailed to all registrants.
This event is open to the public.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please login to the Zoom event with the FULL NAME you used in your registration.
We will not admit unregistered participants or names not on the registration list.
UPDATE: All places fully booked. Registration closed.
About the Speaker
Dr Marc Sebastian Rerceretnam is a Sydney-based historian and research consultant. He has a Ph.D. (Economic History) from Sydney University. He has been affiliated with the Peranakan Association of NSW (Sydney) for many years. He specialises in a wide array of areas and has published extensively on the following topics: Singaporean community interaction with British colonial governments, the role of religion within colonial society, intermarriage in 19th century Singapore, the history of the Roman Catholic Church in Singapore and, lastly, a series of research pieces on the history of an Australian sport.
Marc is a recipient of the 2019 Lee Kong Chian Fellowship, issued by the National Library Board. He is completing a research project on the formation of early Roman Catholic communities in Singapore, going back to the 1830s.
Co-organised with the NUS Baba House