Reserved seat -- for whom? : an exploratory study of state’s discourse, reserved seats and the youth commuters.

• Main Author: Lio, Natalie Jia Qi.
• Other Authors: Caroline Pluss
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51609
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Taking the public train is an everyday routine for most Singaporeans. Signage like “Reserved Seating” is placed above certain seats which are meant for needy commuters. By constructing the dichotomous categories of ‘needy’ and ‘non-needy’ people, citizens are under the control of PAP by constituting...