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Queer Correctives: Discursive Neo-homophobia, Sexuality and Christianity in Singapore [Hardback]

(University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
  • Formāts: Hardback, 192 pages, height x width: 234x156 mm, 10 bw illus
  • Sērija : Advances in Sociolinguistics
  • Izdošanas datums: 21-Aug-2025
  • Izdevniecība: Bloomsbury Academic
  • ISBN-10: 1350454141
  • ISBN-13: 9781350454149
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  • Formāts: Hardback, 192 pages, height x width: 234x156 mm, 10 bw illus
  • Sērija : Advances in Sociolinguistics
  • Izdošanas datums: 21-Aug-2025
  • Izdevniecība: Bloomsbury Academic
  • ISBN-10: 1350454141
  • ISBN-13: 9781350454149
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"This book explores Christian discourses of sex and sexuality in Singapore to argue that metanoia, the theological concept of spiritual transformation, can be read as a form of neo-homophobia that coaxes change in the queer individual. Drawing on Foucauldian critical theory and approaches in discourse studies, it shows how language is at the centre of this particular iteration of neo-homophobia, one that no longer finds value in overt expressions of hate and disdain for those with non-normative sexualities, but relies extensively on seemingly neutral calls for change and transformation in personal lives"-- Provided by publisher.

Queer Correctives explores Christian discourses of sex and sexuality in Singapore to argue that metanoia, the theological concept of spiritual transformation, can be read as a form of neo-homophobia that coaxes change in the queer individual.

In Singapore, Christian discourses of sex and sexuality have materialised in the form of testimonials that detail the pain and suffering of homosexuality, and how Christianity has been a salve for the tribulations experienced by the storytellers. This book freshly engages with Michel Foucault's posthumous and final volume of The History of Sexuality by revitalising his work on biblical metanoia to understand it as a form of neo-homophobia. Drawing on Foucauldian critical theory and approaches in discourse studies, it shows how language is at the centre of this particular iteration of neo-homophobia, one that no longer finds value in overt expressions of hate and disdain for those with non-normative sexualities, but relies extensively on seemingly neutral calls for change and transformation in personal lives.

Queer Correctives takes Singapore as a case study to examine neo-homophobic phenomena, but its themes of change and transformation embedded in discourse will be relevant for scholars interested in contemporary iterations of Foucault's concepts of discipline and technologies of the self. Together with interview data from religious sexual minorities in Singapore, it captures a burgeoning form of homophobic discursive practices that eludes mainstream criticism to harm through change and transformation.



Explores Christian discourses of sex and sexuality in Singapore.

Recenzijas

What if belonging requires suppressing a part of yourself? In this powerful work, Pak explores how queer Christians in Singapore navigate this dilemma and offers an incisive analysis of the role of language in their spiritual transformation, showing us why confronting subtle forms of homophobia is more urgent than ever. * Andrew Wong, California State University, East Bay, USA * This compelling sociolinguistic examination of neo-homophobia in Singapore expertly traverses an array of linguistic, ethical, and methodological questions to expose how harm can be (and routinely is) enacted upon queer people, firmly establishing Vincent Pak as one of the most important scholars working in the field of queer linguistics today. * Dr Benedict J.L. Rowlett, Associate Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University, China * Queer Correctives by Vincent Pak is mesmerising, poetic, and insightful. Pak weaves his own positionality into a rigorous examination of discursive neo-homophobia in Singapore, making glaringly clear the enormous power of language to hurt and harm (to use Pak's own words). Queer Correctives is a must read for sociolinguists and gender and sexuality scholars alike. * Dr Shelley Dawson, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand *

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Explores Christian discourses of sex and sexuality in Singapore.

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Curves and (Dis)course Corrections
1. The Homeless Queer
2. Forming and Felling the Queer Sinner
3. How to Tell Antiqueer Stories
4. Linguistic Acts of Rupture
5. The Return of the Queer
6. Conclusion: Proof of Harm
Notes
References
Index

Vincent Pak is a sociocultural linguist at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.