Straight Nation: Heteronormativity and Other Exigencies of Postcolonial Nationalism

Straight Nation expertly dissects nationalism in postcolonial Singapore, exposing its profound reliance on the governance of sexuality. Dispelling liberal theories of the nation, the book highlights nationalism’s perpetual generation of threats and calls for an expansive, non-identarian approach to dismantle the entrenched force of heteronormativity central to nation-making.

Pavan Mano is Lecturer in Global Cultures & Interdisciplinary Education in the Department of Liberal Arts at King’s College London.