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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462872603321

Titolo

Queer Singapore [[electronic resource] ] : illiberal citizenship and mediated cultures / / edited by Audrey Yue and Jun Zubillaga-Pow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, 2012

ISBN

988-8180-19-3

988-220-565-8

1-283-87012-6

988-220-876-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 p.)

Collana

Queer Asia book series

Altri autori (Persone)

YueAudrey

Zubillaga-PowJun

Disciplina

306.766095957

Soggetti

Sexual minorities - Singapore

Sexual orientation - Singapore

Gays - Singapore - Social conditions

Transsexuals - Singapore - Social conditions

Male homosexuality - Singapore

Gay men - Singapore

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Cultural citizenship and queer politics -- pt. 2. Queer media cultures.

Sommario/riassunto

Singapore remains one of the few countries in Asia that has yet to decriminalize homosexuality. Yet it has also been hailed by many as one of the emerging gay capitals of Asia. This book accounts for the rise of mediated queer cultures in Singapore's current milieu of illiberal citizenship. This collection analyses how contemporary queer Singapore has emerged against a contradictory backdrop of sexual repression and cultural liberalisation. Using the innovative framework of illiberal pragmatism, established and emergent local scholars and activists provide expansive coverage of the impact of h