Islam and the Arts, Saturday, 11 October 2008 at NUS

The Department of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore; 

and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Religion Research Cluster, 

National University of Singapore

present a seminar on

Islam and the Arts

Saturday, 11 October 2008

Time: 2 pm – 6 pm

Venue: Lecture Theatre 12, AS3, Faculty of Arts and Social Science,

10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, National University of Singapore

Speakers: 

Associate Professor Syed Farid Alatas, National University of Singapore; Ms Sharifah Hanan Alsagoff; Associate Professor Larry Francis Hilarian, Nanyang Technological University; Mr. Muhammad Salihin Sulaiman, Imankreativ; Associate Professor Bobby Wong Chong Thai, National University of Singapore; Professor Md Salleh Yaapar, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

The aim of the seminar is to give people an appreciation of the function of Islam in artistic expression. The seminar will cover various aspects of the visual and performing arts, such as literature, calligraphy, music and dance in the Malay World of Southeast Asia. Paper presenters come from Singapore and Malaysia and include academics who specialise in the arts and are artists themselves.

Please RSVP your attendance to Rodney Sebastian at fasrodn@nus.edu.sg