Blackness as a Defining Identity Mediated Representations and the Lived Experiences of African Immigrants in Australia
This book explores the lived experiences of African immigrants in Australia, and the way they are represented in the media. By delving into the group’s everyday lives, the book exposes the roles that media and social perceptions play in the production and regulation of diasporic identities. Rather t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore
Springer Nature Singapore
2020, 2020
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction White Noise: Internal monologues of a multicultural subject
- Chapter1. Setting the scene
- Chapter 2. Why Cultural Studies? Why Stuart Hall?
- Chapter 3. Research into Individuals of African Origin in Australia
- Chapter 4. Discourse and Race: Mediated Representation of African Immigrants in Australian Media
- Chapter 5. Semiotic Violence: The Language of Moral Panics and Invisibility
- Chapter 6. Race and Politics: Have we ever been Postcolonial?
- Chapter 7.Values Placed on Culture, Race and Ethnicity: Situating Oneself within the Discourse
- Chapter 8.Hard Data: Voices of Africans in Australia
- Conclusion: After the Dust Settles