Campus Connections
What animal is NUS’ mascot, LiNUS?
Lion
Which part of the world is Edward Said’s post-colonial theory of Orientalism critiquing?
In the movie Mean Girls, the main character Cady Heron has a culture shock as she acclimatises to American high school life. From which continent did she move from?
Africa
What is the full name of the fox protagonist in the movie Zootopia?
Nick Wilde
What is the name of the FASS canteen?
The Deck
Participant observation is a prominent research methodology employed in our disciplines when studying people. What does it entail?
The researcher participates in the activities of the people studied
The Bee Movie depicts bee society. The main protagonist Barry Benson defies what cultural norms?
Communicating with humans / Getting with a human / The division of honey labour
The Fox Pokemon Vulpix was introduced in which generation?
Generation 1
NUS has various options for on-campus housing. Name 3 residential options.
HALL: sheares, kr, raffles, eusoff, king edward, temasek
HOUSE: helix, lighthouse, valour, pioneer
RC: capt, tembu, rvrc, rc4, nusc, acacia
RESIDENCE: pgp, utown
Which social category does Judith Butler theorise as performative?
Gender
In My Hero Academia, people with powers (quirks) are treated differently from those without. What social concept does this reflect?
Discrimination / Social inequality / Stratification
What articles of clothing does Swiper from Dora the Explorer wear?
Bandana / Mask, Gloves
FASS students have to complete the common curriculum. Which two other faculties do FASS students share core mods with?
Faculty of Science (FOS) and College of Design and Engineering (CDE)
Which thinker argued that society is shaped by class struggles between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat?
Karl Marx
What is George Orwell’s Animal Farm an allegory for?
Communism / Class Politics / Totalitarianism / Power / The Russian Revolution
What is the name of the artist that released “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)”?
Ylvis
Name one shuttle bus you can take from FASS to get to Kent Ridge MRT
A2 / K
What is ethnocentrism?
Judging another culture (usually as lesser than) using the standards of your own culture
Films like Indiana Jones and The Mummy have been criticized for reproducing colonial narratives. What term describes the extraction and display of cultural artifacts without consent?
Cultural Appropriation / Imperialist Archaeology / Epistemic Violence
In Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox, name three things that the titular Mr Fox steals from the farmers to eat.
Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Cider, Apples, Ham, Sausage, Squabs/Pigeons