Abstract
Despite the fact that there is now a substantial body of Singaporean literature in English, little connection is made between literary texts and the national imaginary, and literary study in schools is taught using a syllabus with a preponderance of British texts. The roots of this paradox may be explored by examining the institution of English studies under the colonial state in the Straits Settlements, followed by developments immediately after Singapore gained self-rule in 1959. A comparison with the status of literary studies in another former British colony, Canada, reveals the extent to which post-independence curricular reform is necessary, and the extent to which such reform is helpful in exploring nationhood and modernity.
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