Postcolonial Lesbian Identities in Singapore
Subtitle: Re-Thinking Global Sexualities
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9781138855175
Subjects: Lesbianism; Sexual orientation; Postcolonialism; Sex role; Singapore, social life and customs
Description: "Taking lesbians in Singapore as a case study, this book explores the possibility of a modern gay identity in a postcolonial society, that is not dependent on Western queer norms. It looks at the core question of how this identity can be reconciled with local culture and how it relates to global modernities and dominant understandings of what it means to be queer. It engages with debates about globalization, post-colonialism and sexuality, while emphasising the specificity, diversity and interconnectedness of local lesbian sexualities"--