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Reading Groups

Reading Groups bring together students, faculty members, practitioners, and researchers from multi-disciplinary backgrounds to think together about topics specific to each reading Group’s theme. They aim to help students deepen their knowledge through in-class discussion, talks by invited speakers, and projects/interventions, guided by relevant readings from literature.

Reading Groups are not credit-bearing. Participation in a Reading Group will take approximately two to three hours per week during Semester. Senior CAPTains who have completed their UTCP can participate in a Reading Group to fulfill residency requirements if they are unable to take a College course.

Find out more about the Reading Groups this semester (AY2026/2027 Semester 1) below. Register your interest here.

Family Histories in Global Context

Have you ever wondered about the world your grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles grew up in? This might stretch back as far as the British Empire, World War 2 or some other era-defining event, e.g. the Japanese Occupation of Asia. The 1950-1960s saw the Gender Revolution, Rock and Roll, the Vietnam War, and self-government, merger and separation with Malaya for Singapore – all displayed on the emerging technology of Television. In the 1970s-1990s, Singapore faced the challenges of industrialisation, amidst the Cold War, and the advent of the internet. Join us to explore and share your personal family history (in or out of Singapore!) and investigate the significant events and drivers in global society across two generations from the 1940s-2000s.

Schedule

This group will meet on Tuesdays 5.00pm to 7.00pm at SR4. 

The first session will be held in Week 3 (25 August 2026).

Contacts

Assoc Prof Daniel Jew (danieljew@nus.edu.sg)

Intergenerational Futures

A collaboration between GenLab Collective, a registered social impact organisation, an NUS CAPT, this reading group series combines scholarly literature with hands-on practical design thinking approaches to help students bridge generational gaps and co-create innovative, community-based well-being initiatives for older adults.

Schedule

This group will meet from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at SR4 on

  • Week 6 (14 and 15 September 2026)
  • Week 8 (5 October 2026)
  • Week 9 (12 October 2026)
  • Week 10 (19 October 2026)
  • Week 11 (26 October 2026)
  • Week 12 (2 November 2026)

There will be a field trip on Saturday, either 17 or 24 October 2026. More details will be shared later.

Contacts

Dr Kankana Mukhopadhyay (kankana.m@nus.edu.sg)