Articles

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Love, Sex and the Spaces In-between: Kepri Wives and their Cross-border Husbands (with M. Ford), Faculty of Arts - Papers (2008)
In the Riau Islands of Indonesia significant numbers of women have entered into marriages with...
 

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It’s about Bang for your Buck, Bro: Singaporean men’s online conversations about sex in Batam, Indonesia (with S. Williams and M. T. Ford), Faculty of Arts - Papers (2008)
Studies of sexuality and the Internet have focused on how the web provides individuals with...
 

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L’organisation au service des droits des travailleurs migrants: le militantisme transnational à Singapour et en Malaisie, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2007)
La mondialisation marque un point charnière dans l’action des militantes féministes et des organisations non...
 

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Dignity Overdue: Women’s Rights Activism in Support of Foreign Domestic Workers in Singapore, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2007)
The forces of globalisation increasingly compel feminist activists to engage internationally, either through their involvement...
 

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Where Internal and International Migration Intersect: Mobility and the Formation of Multi-Ethnic Communities in the Riau Islands Transit Zone (with M. Ford), Faculty of Arts - Papers (2007)
While migration studies scholars have paid considerable attention to internal migration within Indonesia, as well...
 

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A curious space ‘in-between’: The public/private divide and gender-based activism in Singapore, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2007)
In Singapore, the state’s role in shaping the space of civil society has been well...
 

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The Borders Within: Mobility and Enclosure in the Riau Islands (with M. T. Ford), Faculty of Arts - Papers (2006)
The border studies literature makes a strong case against claims for unfettered transnationalism and ‘borderlessness’...
 

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Moving beyond the OB markers: Rethinking the space of civil society in Singapore (with J. Gomez), Faculty of Arts - Papers (2005)
In January 2004, prior to his appointment as Singapore’s third Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong...
 

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Transient Workers Count Too? The intersection of citizenship and gender in Singapore’s civil society, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2005)
In November 2002, a group of Singaporean activists established a group called The Working Committee...
 

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A politics of accommodation: Women and the People’s Action Party in Singapore, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2005)
For the first time since achieving Independence in 1965, women now make up more than...
 

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A State of Ambivalence: Feminism and a Singaporean Women’s Organisation, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2000)
There has been some interest in recent years in identifying the features or characteristics of...
 

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(De)Constructing the Interview: A Critique of the Participatory Method (with J. Chipperfield), Faculty of Arts - Papers (2000)
Feminist approaches to the use of interviewing emphasise the importance of building rapport with respondents...
 

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Disrupting the Center: Interrogating an ‘Asian Feminist’ Identity, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2000)
The problem of ‘difference’ has emerged as a significant issue in western feminist theory making...
 

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The Limits of Feminist Political Intervention in Singapore, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2000)
In recent years increasing attention has focused on the Singapore government’s new attitude towards limited...
 

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Believing in Equality: The Meanings Attached to ‘Feminism’ in Singapore, Faculty of Arts - Papers (1999)
There have been a number of attempts in recent years to define the nature and...
 

Contributions to Books

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Embodying transnationalism: The making of the Indonesian maid, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2005)
Extract: Female domestic workers are emblematic of the increasing movement of peoples across national borders....
 

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Organizing for Domestic Worker Rights in Singapore: The Limits of Transnationalism, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2004)
Extract: This article examines the limits of transnational feminist activism through a case study of...
 

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Sexing the nation: normative heterosexuality and the construction of the ‘good’ Singaporean citizen, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2004)
Extract: What does it mean to sex a nation? In the discourses surrounding nationalism, nations...
 

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Negotiating Difference: Singaporean Women Building an Ethics of Respect, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2001)
Extract: The problem of difference emerged as a significant issue in western feminist theory making...
 

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Re-telling ‘Us’: Researching the Lives of Singaporean Women, Faculty of Arts - Papers (2001)
Extract: Feminist scholars have long been interested in the politics of speech acts. Early calls...
 

Other

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Making the most of what you’ve got: Sex Work and Class Mobility in the Riau Islands (with M. Ford), Faculty of Arts - Papers (2007)
The islands of Batam, Bintan and Karimun on the Indonesian border with Singapore and Malaysia...