Hi everybody,
For those who don't already know, we'll be screening 'Saint Jack' this coming Friday (28th Aug) at 7pm in PGP. We're really happy to have Ben Slater join us for what I'm sure will be a very interesting post-film discussion! The forum will also be moderated by Lucas Ho, an alumnus of USP, who recently graduated with an Honours in English Literature. Lucas did his Honours Thesis on expatriate literature in Singapore, and one of the texts he analyzed was 'Saint Jack'!
Anyway, have included a mini profile of Ben Slater below for all you out there who are interested. Be sure to come on Friday! :)
"Ben Slater is a writer who has been based in Singapore since 2002. He is the author of Kinda Hot: The Making of Saint Jack in Singapore, which Paul Theroux praised for its recreation of “a vanished world...the chaotic, seedy, exciting, even somewhat innocent and sensual atmosphere of a little island.” He is a guest film curator at the National Museum of Singapore and has advised on the screenplays for three completed feature films, including HERE (Singapore, 2009). He teaches two classes for NUS’s English department, and you can find his writings at www.gonetopersia.com "
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