Robbie B. Goh b. His research interests are nineteenth-century literature, social semiotics of race and class, Christianity in Asia, and postcolonial studies. The abiding cultural significance of swords, in an age of technologicallysophisticated weapons of mass destruction, is as much a semiotic puzzle as it is a socio-psychological one.
The edginess of swordsemiotics also marks certain points of cultural instability, in terms of race, gender, and sexuality, evincing an incessantly transgressive impulse. Your purchase has been completed. Your documents are now available to view. Purchase article. From the journal Semiotica. Cite this Share this. Showing a limited preview of this publication:. Abstract The abiding cultural significance of swords, in an age of technologicallysophisticated weapons of mass destruction, is as much a semiotic puzzle as it is a socio-psychological one.
About the author Robbie B. H Goh Robbie B. Published Online: Published in Print: Cite this article. Goh, Robbie B. Goh, R. Sword play: The cultural semiotics of violent scapegoating and sexual and racial othering. Semiotica , , Semiotica, Vol. Goh R. Copied to clipboard. Copy to clipboard. Share this article. Supplementary Materials. Please login or register with De Gruyter to order this product. Register Log in. Volume Issue Submit manuscript. This issue.
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