Ethnography of communication in the gay community in Singapore.
In Singapore, gays have been misunderstood by the public as a result of various factors: the law, misrepresentation of gays in the media, and the lack of communication between the gay community and the public. The result is a very subdued and suppressed gay community. This paper examines various asp...
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| author | Lee, Hong Hwee. Phuan, Chee Hoong. Tan, Chee Tat. |
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| description | In Singapore, gays have been misunderstood by the public as a result of various factors: the law, misrepresentation of gays in the media, and the lack of communication between the gay community and the public. The result is a very subdued and suppressed gay community. This paper examines various aspects of life as a gay living in Singapore, and attempts to present an alternative representation of gays as compared to mainstream media. In particular, this paper examines how the gay forms his sexual identity, and how he communicates to his various publics: his family, friends, and the straight and gay communities. The methodology includes the use of in-depth interviews, past researches on gays and a video camera to probe into the various aspects of gay life. By combining both the techniques of anthropology film-making and cinematography, the short film presents a quasi-ethnographic study of the gay community in Singapore. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/147922020-06-21T05:24:47Z Ethnography of communication in the gay community in Singapore. Lee, Hong Hwee. Phuan, Chee Hoong. Tan, Chee Tat. Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Duncan Alan Holaday DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication In Singapore, gays have been misunderstood by the public as a result of various factors: the law, misrepresentation of gays in the media, and the lack of communication between the gay community and the public. The result is a very subdued and suppressed gay community. This paper examines various aspects of life as a gay living in Singapore, and attempts to present an alternative representation of gays as compared to mainstream media. In particular, this paper examines how the gay forms his sexual identity, and how he communicates to his various publics: his family, friends, and the straight and gay communities. The methodology includes the use of in-depth interviews, past researches on gays and a video camera to probe into the various aspects of gay life. By combining both the techniques of anthropology film-making and cinematography, the short film presents a quasi-ethnographic study of the gay community in Singapore. Bachelor of Communication Studies 2009-02-04T06:43:31Z 2009-02-04T06:43:31Z 1997 1997 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14792 mms://vodb.ntu.edu.sg/v1/sci_fyp_10/One_or_zero.wmv en 60 p. + 1 video file application/pdf text/html |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication Lee, Hong Hwee. Phuan, Chee Hoong. Tan, Chee Tat. Ethnography of communication in the gay community in Singapore. |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Ethnography of communication in the gay community in Singapore. |
| title_short | Ethnography of communication in the gay community in Singapore. |
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