"More than anything else, ‘Merdeka!’ was the urgent claim to the right to determine the future of one’s own country.” — Raffles Renounced: Towards a Merdeka History

The word ‘Merdeka’ has since been largely erased from Singapore’s vocabulary for half a century, save for an instance with the 2019 Merdeka generation package. Why had a word of such powerful resonance faded in people’s consciousness? And what is the importance of a Merdeka history? This webinar features contributors to Raffles Renounced, moderated by historian Hong Lysa.

SADeaf Terp will be providing SgSL interpretation for this webinar.

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VENUE: Ethos Books (Facebook Live)
LINK: https://www.facebook.com/ethosbooks/
EVENT WEBSITE: Facebook

DATE AND TIME
6 Feb 2021, 10.30am–12pm