Arthur Yap : representations of the physical and symbolic spaces in Singapore
This thesis aims to explore the representations of public and symbolic spaces in Arthur Yap’s poetry. It is interested in engaging with how private individuals are affected by public acts of authoritarian governance through the carving out of public spaces where lines are drawn between binaries l...
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69538 |
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| author | Yee, Kenneth Shaoyong |
| author2 | Wee Wan-Ling, Christopher Justin |
| author_facet | Wee Wan-Ling, Christopher Justin Yee, Kenneth Shaoyong |
| author_sort | Yee, Kenneth Shaoyong |
| collection | NTU |
| description | This thesis aims to explore the representations of public and symbolic
spaces in Arthur Yap’s poetry. It is interested in engaging with how private
individuals are affected by public acts of authoritarian governance through the
carving out of public spaces where lines are drawn between binaries like the private
and the public, Man and nature, as well as how these lines are blurred and crossed.
This thesis will also discuss how public spaces are used to reveal sentiments on the
ground, where private individuals externalise their fears and insecurities in public.
Finally, this thesis will examine how the redevelopment and constant urban
renewal of physical spaces and places can affect individual and society as a whole
in terms of an erasure of historicities. This thesis is read mainly through the lens of
Henri Lefebvre in his theories on social space. |
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| format | Thesis |
| id | ntu-10356/69538 |
| institution | Nanyang Technological University |
| language | English |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/695382019-12-10T13:47:54Z Arthur Yap : representations of the physical and symbolic spaces in Singapore Yee, Kenneth Shaoyong Wee Wan-Ling, Christopher Justin School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities This thesis aims to explore the representations of public and symbolic spaces in Arthur Yap’s poetry. It is interested in engaging with how private individuals are affected by public acts of authoritarian governance through the carving out of public spaces where lines are drawn between binaries like the private and the public, Man and nature, as well as how these lines are blurred and crossed. This thesis will also discuss how public spaces are used to reveal sentiments on the ground, where private individuals externalise their fears and insecurities in public. Finally, this thesis will examine how the redevelopment and constant urban renewal of physical spaces and places can affect individual and society as a whole in terms of an erasure of historicities. This thesis is read mainly through the lens of Henri Lefebvre in his theories on social space. Master of Arts 2017-02-03T03:27:52Z 2017-02-03T03:27:52Z 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69538 en 92 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Humanities Yee, Kenneth Shaoyong Arthur Yap : representations of the physical and symbolic spaces in Singapore |
| title | Arthur Yap : representations of the physical and symbolic spaces in Singapore |
| title_full | Arthur Yap : representations of the physical and symbolic spaces in Singapore |
| title_fullStr | Arthur Yap : representations of the physical and symbolic spaces in Singapore |
| title_full_unstemmed | Arthur Yap : representations of the physical and symbolic spaces in Singapore |
| title_short | Arthur Yap : representations of the physical and symbolic spaces in Singapore |
| title_sort | arthur yap representations of the physical and symbolic spaces in singapore |
| topic | DRNTU::Humanities |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69538 |
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