Virtual activism : sexuality, the Internet, and a social movement in Singapore / Robert Phillips.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phillips, Robert (Professor of anthropology), author.

Series:

Anthropological horizons.

Anthropological Horizons

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay rights--Singapore--Case studies.

Gay rights.

Gay activists--Singapore--Case studies.

Gay activists.

Sexual minorities--Singapore--Case studies.

Sexual minorities.

Gay liberation movement--Singapore--Case studies.

Gay liberation movement.

Internet--Social aspects--Singapore--Case studies.

Internet.

Homophobia--Singapore--Case studies.

Homophobia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 164 pages).

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2020.

Summary:

In Virtual Activism: Sexuality, the Internet, and a Social Movement in Singapore, cultural anthropologist Robert Phillips provides a detailed, yet accessible, ethnographic case study that looks at the changes in LGBT activism in Singapore in the period 1993-2019. Based on extensive fieldwork conducted with activist organizations and individuals, Phillips illustrates key theoretical ideas – including illiberal pragmatics and neoliberal homonormativity – that, in combination with the introduction of the Internet, have shaped the manner by which LGBT Singaporeans are framing and subsequently claiming rights. Phillips argues that the activism engaged in by LGBT Singaporeans for governmental and societal recognition is in many respects virtual. His analysis documents how the actions of activists have resulted in some noteworthy changes in the lives of LGBT Singaporeans, but nothing as grand as some would have hoped, thus indexing the "not quite" aspect of the virtual. Yet, Virtual Activism also demonstrates how these actions have encouraged LGBT Singaporeans to fight even harder for their rights, signalling the "possibilities" that the virtual holds.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures

Acknowledgments

Note on Terminology

Chapter One. Little Earthquakes

Chapter Two. The “Spectral Homosexual” and the Singaporean Media

Chapter Three. Reimagining the Nation, Online

Chapter Four. The Internet and a New Public Sphere

Chapter Five. Pushing the Boundaries in the Physical World

Chapter Six. The Illiberal Pragmatics of Activism

Chapter Seven. Epilogue

Appendix. Timeline of Events

Notes

References

Index

Anthropological Horizons

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4875-3628-3

1-4875-3627-5

OCLC:

1140970287