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| Title: | Watching a Singapore drag comédian: A semiotic analysis of kumar in a YouTube video | Authors: | Sew, JW | Issue Date: | 1-Jan-2017 | Publisher: | OpenEdition | Citation: | Sew, JW (2017-01-01). Watching a Singapore drag comédian: A semiotic analysis of kumar in a YouTube video. Archipel 94 (94) : 121-142. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.4000/archipel.448 | Abstract: | This visual study of Kumar, a drag comedian from Singapore, examines aspects of political semiotics on aging in Singapore. As a digital record of performing arts, the YouTube-video (Nur Fasihah 2012, http://buttonsinthebread.com/2012/06/29/happy-ever-laughter/) shows footage of Kumar poking fun at Toh Yi Drive residents' initial reactions to a government- proposed nursing home construction in their estate. The thunderous laughter from the floor suggests that Kumar manages successfully his comedic connection with a primarily English- speaking audience. Based on the audio-visual segment, this discussion identifies the discursive variables underpinning the incisive twists in Kumar's onstage comical repertoire. | Source Title: | Archipel | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/214458 | ISSN: | 00448613 21043655 |
DOI: | 10.4000/archipel.448 |
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