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Virtual Activism - Sexuality, the Internet, and a Social Movement in Singapore (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,503
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Virtual Activism - Sexuality, the Internet, and a Social Movement in Singapore (Hardcover): Robert Phillips

Virtual Activism - Sexuality, the Internet, and a Social Movement in Singapore (Hardcover)

Robert Phillips

Series: Anthropological Horizons

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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.

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Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of origin: Canada
Series: Anthropological Horizons
Release date: June 2020
First published: 2020
Authors: Robert Phillips
Dimensions: 235 x 159 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 978-1-4875-0745-9
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Alternative lifestyles
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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adults > General
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LSN: 1-4875-0745-3
Barcode: 9781487507459

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