Meet the Author
Kwok Kian-Woon
Kwok Kian-Woon is Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Arts Singapore. He is also Emeritus Professor at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, where he had served as Professor of Sociology and in several pioneering roles over two decades. He has a sustained record of teaching, research, academic leadership, and intellectual engagement in civil society and the public sector, especially in the areas of the arts and heritage. His writings and public presentations have covered central themes such as ethics and politics; history and memory; the nation-state and civil society; mental health and well-being; and culture and the arts.