Lighting, signing, showing: The circulability of Pink Dot's counterpublic discourse in Singapore.

  • Published In: Journal of Sociolinguistics, 2023, v. 27, n. 1. P. 24 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Pak, Vincent 3 of 3

Abstract

Pink Dot, a homegrown LGBTQ activist group based in Singapore, has been treated as a social movement since its inauguration in 2009, and they organise an annual event to advocate for LGBTQ individuals. In 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the twelfth edition of the event (PD12) took place online as a livestream on YouTube. The highlight of PD12 was the unveiling of a 'digital pink dot' via a virtual map of Singapore, where the permeability of its discourse in virtual and physical spaces became much more apparent in comparison with previous physical iterations of the event. Approaching the data with counterpublic and citizenship theory, I outline the circulability of discourse as the key feature of a counterpublic, and argue that PD12 achieves this in two ways: (i) the semiotic fragmentation of its physical signs and online discourse; and (ii) the deployment of intertextual elements in a drag performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of Sociolinguistics. 2023/02, Vol. 27, Issue 1, p24
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1360-6441
  • DOI:10.1111/josl.12568
  • Accession Number:162267474
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