Exclusions and pragmatic belonging-work: queer lived experiences in Singapore

This paper explores the experiences and negotiations of feelings of belonging by queer women university students in Singapore, where there have been significant reforms with regards to queer individuals (e.g., the repeal of Section 377A which criminalized sex between men) whilst still retaining non-...

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Main Author: Teo, Claire Jing Qi
Other Authors: Stephen Campbell
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1773812024-06-02T15:32:06Z Exclusions and pragmatic belonging-work: queer lived experiences in Singapore Teo, Claire Jing Qi Stephen Campbell School of Social Sciences stephen.campbell@ntu.edu.sg Social Sciences Singapore Sexuality Queer women Feelings of belonging Pragmatic belonging-work Belonging-work This paper explores the experiences and negotiations of feelings of belonging by queer women university students in Singapore, where there have been significant reforms with regards to queer individuals (e.g., the repeal of Section 377A which criminalized sex between men) whilst still retaining non-inclusive public policies. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 14 queer women university students in Singapore; data collected was subsequently analyzed using Reflexive Thematic Analysis. Two themes were generated: first, experiences of feelings of (un)belonging occurred through manifestations of heteronormativity in everyday encounters and via institutionalized heteronormativity; second, in response to the illiberal pragmatism of the state, participants employ what I term pragmatic belonging-work to pragmatically negotiate their feelings of belonging through vigilance and contextual adaptations. This paper thus contributes theoretically and empirically to the limited but growing body of literature on queer women in Singapore, who have been largely absent from the literature. Bachelor's degree 2024-05-27T03:41:49Z 2024-05-27T03:41:49Z 2024 Final Year Project (FYP) Teo, C. J. Q. (2024). Exclusions and pragmatic belonging-work: queer lived experiences in Singapore. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177381 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177381 en SSS/SOC/2023/S1/011 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
institution Nanyang Technological University
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country Singapore
Singapore
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topic Social Sciences
Singapore
Sexuality
Queer women
Feelings of belonging
Pragmatic belonging-work
Belonging-work
spellingShingle Social Sciences
Singapore
Sexuality
Queer women
Feelings of belonging
Pragmatic belonging-work
Belonging-work
Teo, Claire Jing Qi
Exclusions and pragmatic belonging-work: queer lived experiences in Singapore
description This paper explores the experiences and negotiations of feelings of belonging by queer women university students in Singapore, where there have been significant reforms with regards to queer individuals (e.g., the repeal of Section 377A which criminalized sex between men) whilst still retaining non-inclusive public policies. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 14 queer women university students in Singapore; data collected was subsequently analyzed using Reflexive Thematic Analysis. Two themes were generated: first, experiences of feelings of (un)belonging occurred through manifestations of heteronormativity in everyday encounters and via institutionalized heteronormativity; second, in response to the illiberal pragmatism of the state, participants employ what I term pragmatic belonging-work to pragmatically negotiate their feelings of belonging through vigilance and contextual adaptations. This paper thus contributes theoretically and empirically to the limited but growing body of literature on queer women in Singapore, who have been largely absent from the literature.
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Teo, Claire Jing Qi
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title Exclusions and pragmatic belonging-work: queer lived experiences in Singapore
title_short Exclusions and pragmatic belonging-work: queer lived experiences in Singapore
title_full Exclusions and pragmatic belonging-work: queer lived experiences in Singapore
title_fullStr Exclusions and pragmatic belonging-work: queer lived experiences in Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Exclusions and pragmatic belonging-work: queer lived experiences in Singapore
title_sort exclusions and pragmatic belonging-work: queer lived experiences in singapore
publisher Nanyang Technological University
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