by Akshatha Rangarajan
Cambodia was the first Southeast Asian country to open its borders without restrictions, making it the favoured destination for a study trip for our class of 2022. Our travel was perfectly timed to a post-thesis period, giving a few of us a chance to pray for good grades for the entire class at the historic Wat Phnom pagoda, a symbol of Khmer identity. We were fortunate to Read more.... Perfect Phnom Penh: MA Asian Art Histories Study Trip (27 -31 May 2022)
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by Akshatha Rangarajan
Cambodia was the first Southeast Asian country to open its borders without restrictions, making it the favoured destination for a study trip for our class of 2022. Our travel was perfectly timed to a post-thesis period, giving a few of us a chance to pray for good grades for the entire class at the historic Wat Phnom pagoda, a symbol of Khmer identity. We were fortunate to Read more.... 
We are delighted to announce that two of our alumni, Ramesh and Elaine (from the class of 2018 and 2017 respectively) will be presenting their research papers as part of the Chinese Art and Cultural Research Grant, a collaboration between the MA Asian Art Histories Programme at LASALLE and the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre. Under the grant, the candidates were given funding to do a one-year research 
Theresa is a leader in change management practices in the Asia region, and her interest in the study of art histories is in how artists respond to change. As a general committee member of The Peranakan Association of Singapore (TPAS), Theresa’s research interest is in modern and contemporary Peranakan art and how artists respond to Peranakan economic, social and political environments in history, 
Claire Aitken graduated in 2013 with a BFA in Visual Arts from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She returned to school after seven years as a photographer and commercial gallerist to pursue a BA in Art History and Visual Studies (Honours) from the same university. Her main areas of interest are feminist theory and the works of female contemporary artists in Southeast Asia.