Singapore and Malaysia are rapidly modernising, globalising Asian
states which, although being distinct nations since 1965, share
common elements in the on-going struggle over the meaning of gender
and sexuality in their societies. This is the first book to discuss
a range of discourses around gender in these two countries. Women
and the Politics of Representation in Southeast Asia: Engendering
Discourse in Singapore and Malaysia seeks to give an overview of
how gender and representation come together in various
configurations in the history and contemporary culture of both
nations. It examines the discursive construction of gender,
sexuality and representation in a variety of areas, including the
politics of everyday life, education, popular culture, literature,
film, theatre and photography. Chapters examine a range of tropes
such as the Orientalist "Sarong Party Girl," the iconic "Singapore
Girl" of Singapore Airlines, and the figure of pious Muslim
femininity celebrated by Malaysian NGO IMAN, all of which play
important roles in delineating limitations for gender roles. The
collection also draws attention to resistance to these gender
boundaries in theatre, film, blogs and social media, and pedagogy.
Bringing together research from a variety of humanistic and social
science fields, such as film, material culture, semiotics,
literature and pedagogy, the book is a comprehensive feminist
survey that will be of use for students and scholars of Women's
Studies and Asian Studies, as well as on courses on gender, media
and popular culture in Asia.
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