Work In Progress Seminars

This moderated seminar series gives a behind-the-scenes look at how scholarly or academic projects are born and unfold- from research projects to writing an article or a book. Talks are only half an hour followed by questions and discussion.

The seminar is organised and chaired by Dr John van Wyhe. To give a talk, please apply to Dr van Wyhe (dbsjmvw@nus.edu.sg):

  1. Email him a title, abstract (200 words or less) and a photograph (preferably landscape format). Abstracts must be written in very clear, plain English with no jargon, aimed at an interdisciplinary undergraduate audience.
  2. Indicate your availability during weekday early evenings. Please provide at least 3 dates.

Everyone is welcome. Afterwards there is the possibility of dining together.


WIP: Social Media Depictions of a Haunted Place in Singapore (Again)


WIP: Rearticulating antiracism as racism: The brownface incident


WIP: Understanding the Internet as a Critical Infrastructure


WIP: The Bicentennial Issue, and the Treatment of Memory, in Singapore.


WIP: How much food could ancient Athens grow? Can we know?


WIP: Online Depictions of Haunted Place in Singapore


WIP: What Influencers Influence in Singapore


WIP: A new take on fake meat


WIP: Why are some fish disgusting? The paradoxes of taste.


WIP with Ms Crystal Abidin


WIP with Dr Janet Owen


WIP with Dr John van Wyhe


WIP with Ms Thokozani Kamwendo


WIP with Dr. Jolynna Sinanan and Dr. Connor Graham


WIP with Dr. Jolynna Sinanan


WIP with Dr. Catelijne Coopmans & Prof. Brian Rappert


WIP with Ms. Birgit Buergi


WIP with Dr. Michiel Baas


WIP with Ms Elizabeth Chee


WIP with Dr. John van Wyhe


WIP with Dr. John Elliot


WIP with Dr. Kim Dong-Won


WIP with Samantha Breslin


WIP with Dr. Jeremy Kingsley


WIP with Dr. Hallam Stevens


WIP with Dr. Connor Graham, Salima Nadira and Junni Chen


WIP with Dr. Adam Staley Groves


WIP with Dr. Catelijne Coopmans & Dr. Ingmar Lippert


WIP with Prof. M. Prakash Hande


WIP with Dr. John van Wyhe


WIP with Dr. Tinn Honghong


WIP with Mr. Wayne Soon


WIP with Dr. Adam Groves


WIP with Dr. Ravi Rajan


WIP wiith Under The Tree


WIP with Dr. Jeremy Kingsley


WIP with Dr. Axel Gelfert


WIP with Dr. Connor Graham


WIP with Dr. John P. DiMoia


WIP with Dr. Margaret Tan


WIP with Dr. Ingmar Lippert


WIP with Dr. Graham Button


WIP with Dr. John van Wyhe


Work In Progress Seminar with Prof. Gregory Clancey


Work In Progress Seminar with Assoc. Prof. John Phillips


Work In Progress Seminar with Dr. Axel Gelfert


Work In Progress Seminar with Dr. John P. DiMoia


Work In Progress Seminar with Dr. Michitake Aso


Work In Progress Seminar with Assoc. Prof. Lina Lim


Work In Progress Seminar with Dr. Jerome Whitington


Work In Progress Seminar with Dr. Catelijne Coopmans


Work In Progress Seminar with Dr. John van Wyhe


Work-in-progress Seminar with Dr. Denisa Kera


The Tembusu (Fagraea fragrans) is a large evergreen tree in the family Gentianaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia. Its trunk is dark brown, with deeply fissured bark, looking somewhat like a bittergourd. It grows in an irregular shape from 10 to 25m high. Its leaves are light green and oval in shape. Its yellowish flowers have a distinct fragrance and the fruits of the tree are bitter tasting red berries, which are eaten by birds and fruit bats.