SPATIALITY OF MEMORY: RECONSTRUCTING THE BAWEANESE PONTHUK

This study explores how the 'spatiality of memory' can be used to reconstruct built environment histories of Singapore's Baweanese diasporic community. This study is centred on the “classes of memory”. It first investigates how 'discursive walking interviews' help recall "cognitive memories" and 'memory mapping' can translate them into digital reconstructions. It then examines recurring "habit memories," linking them to Bawean symbols and framing the ponthuk as a site where Baweanese migrants recreated architectural traditions and practices. Finally, it spatialises "personal memories" to enhance our understanding of Baweanese settlement history in Singapore and the region. The concluding chapter of this study reviews the challenges of using memory as a source and the role of space in shaping memory. It highlights the relevance of its methodological approaches for community-engaged research aiming to uncover past traces within memories and historians exploring the built environment histories of smaller, lesser-known regional-indigenous communities in Singapore.

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• MUHAMMAD HADI BIN OSNI

• Spatiality of Memory, Baweanese Diaspora, Memory Mapping, Discursive Walking Interviews, Urban History, Ponthuk