The following is an essay I wrote for Ridiculous, Untold Tales of Singapore, a collection of essays that was published earlier this year by Function 8, documenting the particular ways in which Singapore’s police state operates and persecutes dissent. The editors invited me to reflect on my experience participating in - and then being investigated for - a protest on an MRT train in 2017, commemorating the 30th anniversary of Operation Spectrum. Since finishing this piece, I’ve continued to think and write about protest and civil disobedience under Singapore’s authoritarian rule. I am working on a follow-up piece that I will be sharing here soon, so do look out for that :)
Reading against the machine
Reading against the machine
Reading against the machine
The following is an essay I wrote for Ridiculous, Untold Tales of Singapore, a collection of essays that was published earlier this year by Function 8, documenting the particular ways in which Singapore’s police state operates and persecutes dissent. The editors invited me to reflect on my experience participating in - and then being investigated for - a protest on an MRT train in 2017, commemorating the 30th anniversary of Operation Spectrum. Since finishing this piece, I’ve continued to think and write about protest and civil disobedience under Singapore’s authoritarian rule. I am working on a follow-up piece that I will be sharing here soon, so do look out for that :)