Conjuring the tropical spectres : heavy metal, cultural politics in Singapore and Malaysia

• Main Authors: Fu, Kelly, Liew, Kai Khiun
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Culture; DRNTU::Humanities::History::Asia::Singapore
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91558; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7007
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The evolution of moral panics is dependent on the particular social context and the ability of certain issues to trigger concern within society. In this paper, the authors have employed a cross-comparative study of the heavy metal music subcultures in Singapore and Malaysia to understand the differe...