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UNINA9910815361403321 |
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Titolo |
Queer Singapore [[electronic resource] ] : illiberal citizenship and mediated cultures / / edited by Audrey Yue and Jun Zubillaga-Pow |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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988-8180-19-3 |
988-220-565-8 |
1-283-87012-6 |
988-220-876-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (267 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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YueAudrey |
Zubillaga-PowJun |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Asian LGBTQ+ people |
Gay people - Singapore - Social conditions |
Asian transgender people |
Queer culture |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Cultural citizenship and queer politics -- pt. 2. Queer media cultures. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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