"Coming out" as a lesbian-woman in Singapore.
This study aims to explore the manifold problems of “coming out” as a lesbian woman in Singapore - a dominantly hetero-normative social order. The phenomena of “coming out” is intense, traumatic and confusing. It entails life and death social stakes when one is deciding between “coming out” (or not)...
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2011
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| author | Tan, Caryn Shan Ting. |
| author2 | Kwok Kian Woon Anthony |
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| description | This study aims to explore the manifold problems of “coming out” as a lesbian woman in Singapore - a dominantly hetero-normative social order. The phenomena of “coming out” is intense, traumatic and confusing. It entails life and death social stakes when one is deciding between “coming out” (or not). The implications of (not) “coming out” include living a “performative hypperreality” and the duplex epiphenomenon of an invisible and split life. This accentuates the importance of the role of the visible Singapore Lesbian Community in lesbian-women’s personal and social lives. Lesbian-women’s sui generis dilemma of “coming out” (or not) and at times, the very decision to (never) “come out” implies the existence of certain powerful social norms and forces at work. Going against these forces, is a revolutionary act of bravery symbolic of the enlightened spirit and ethos of modernity albeit with real sacrifices to be made. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/438392019-12-10T14:12:48Z "Coming out" as a lesbian-woman in Singapore. Tan, Caryn Shan Ting. Kwok Kian Woon Anthony School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women This study aims to explore the manifold problems of “coming out” as a lesbian woman in Singapore - a dominantly hetero-normative social order. The phenomena of “coming out” is intense, traumatic and confusing. It entails life and death social stakes when one is deciding between “coming out” (or not). The implications of (not) “coming out” include living a “performative hypperreality” and the duplex epiphenomenon of an invisible and split life. This accentuates the importance of the role of the visible Singapore Lesbian Community in lesbian-women’s personal and social lives. Lesbian-women’s sui generis dilemma of “coming out” (or not) and at times, the very decision to (never) “come out” implies the existence of certain powerful social norms and forces at work. Going against these forces, is a revolutionary act of bravery symbolic of the enlightened spirit and ethos of modernity albeit with real sacrifices to be made. Bachelor of Arts 2011-04-29T03:26:58Z 2011-04-29T03:26:58Z 2011 2011 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/43839 en Nanyang Technological University 45 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women Tan, Caryn Shan Ting. "Coming out" as a lesbian-woman in Singapore. |
| title | "Coming out" as a lesbian-woman in Singapore. |
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| title_full_unstemmed | "Coming out" as a lesbian-woman in Singapore. |
| title_short | "Coming out" as a lesbian-woman in Singapore. |
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| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women |
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