Education

• University of Virginia - MA Religious Studies (December 2023)
• National University of Singapore - MA Southeast Asian Studies
• University of Leeds - BA Honors Class I in Fine Art

Research Interests

Buddhist memorial halls, galleries and museums in Southeast Asia and greater China.

Publications

• Goh, Aik Sai. 2022. “Enlightenment on Display: The Origins, Motivations, and Functions of Hagiographic Buddhist Museums in Singapore.” Southeast Asian Studies 11 (1): 79–114. https://doi.org/10.20495/seas.11.1_79.
• Goh, Aik Sai. 2016. “Nagapuspa Buddhist Culture Museum, Singapore.” Material Religion 12 (1): 118–121. https://doi.org/10.1080/17432200.2015.1120082.

Conference Papers

• Goh, Aik Sai. 2024. “Philanthrocapitalism and the Aesthetics of Spiritual Exemplarity in Post-Handover Hong Kong: The Tsz Shan Monastery Buddhist Art Museum.” Paper presented at the inaugural Online June Sessions of the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting. June 26, 2024.

• Goh, Aik Sai. 2023. “When Is a Temple Not a Temple? The Simultaneous Adaptive Reuse and Continual Use of a Buddhist Temple in Singapore.” Paper presented at the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting at San Antonio, Texas. November 18, 2023.

• Goh, Aik Sai. 2019. “A Black and White Bungalow Buddhist Museum: The Tzu Chi Da Ai Gallery.” Paper presented at the Chinese Temples in Southeast Asia Workshop, Asia Research Institute, Singapore. February 28–March 1, 2019.

Awards and Grants

• American Academy of Religion - International Dissertation Research Grant
• University of Virginia - Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Summer Research Fellowship
• University of Virginia - Graduate Global Research Grant
• University of Virginia - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Council Research Grant
• National University of Singapore - Wang Gungwu Medal and Prize
• National University of Singapore - NHB-NUS Research Grant