{"product_id":"virtual-activism-robert-phillips-9781487525132","title":"Virtual Activism: Sexuality, the Internet, and a Social Movement in Singapore","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eVirtual Activism: Sexuality, the Internet, and a Social Movement in Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e, cultural anthropologist Robert Phillips provides a detailed, yet accessible, ethnographic case study that looks at the changes in LGBT activism in Singapore in the period 1993-2019. Based on extensive fieldwork conducted with activist organizations and individuals, Phillips illustrates key theoretical ideas - including illiberal pragmatics and neoliberal homonormativity - that, in combination with the introduction of the Internet, have shaped the manner by which LGBT Singaporeans are framing and subsequently claiming rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhillips argues that the activism engaged in by LGBT Singaporeans for governmental and societal recognition is in many respects virtual. His analysis documents how the actions of activists have resulted in some noteworthy changes in the lives of LGBT Singaporeans, but nothing as grand as some would have hoped, thus indexing the \"not quite\" aspect of the virtual. Yet, \u003ci\u003eVirtual Activism\u003c\/i\u003e also demonstrates how these actions have encouraged LGBT Singaporeans to fight even harder for their rights, signalling the \"possibilities\" that the virtual holds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487525133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487525132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Robert Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942694453503,"sku":"9781487525132","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9c0658d1-0ff7-49e9-b23d-121873856233.jpg?v=1681493817","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/virtual-activism-robert-phillips-9781487525132","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}