“It's purely mutual respect”: cross-cultural taboos and the everyday reproduction of Singaporean nationalism

• Main Authors: Kathiravelu, Laavanya, Pandian, Sharad
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Social Sciences; Singapore; Ethnicity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178948
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

While differences often threaten ethnonationalist projects, the Singaporean state has rendered a particular configuration of racial-religious diversity constitutive of nationalism in the city-state. In this paper, we approach nationalism through an often-overlooked avenue: intangible heritage such a...