Performing the Singapore State 1988-1995

This is an unpublished thesis by Ray Langenbach submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Centre for Cultural research, University of Western Sydney, Australia, in 2003. The thesis explores performances in Singapore as indicators of divergent visions of the nation-state.

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Onsite

author

Ray LANGENBACH

Location code

REF.LAR (Closed Stack)

Language

English

Keyword

performance art, Singapore

Publication/Creation date

2003

No of pages

331

No of copies

Content type

dissertation

Chapter headings

Part 1: Setting the Scene

Scopophilia: Clapham Junction from the Air

Ideological Frames: Instrumentally Imagining Singapore

Performativity and Performance

Part 2: Performance of the Administrative State

State Fatherhood and the Body Politic: The Taxonomy of Progress

'The Singapore Story': Invention and Foreclosure

Part 3: Performance Art

'Coffee talk': A Metadiscourse of Daily Life

'Brother Cane': The Exception that Articulates the Norm

The Aftermath: Performance Indicators

Conclusion

Citation

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Tag

Performance Art