Mediated Multiculturalism: Newspaper Representations of Sudanese Migrants in Australia

Editorial Political Cartoons in Australia: Social Representations & and the Visual Depiction of Essentialism

“…A significant body of research now exists on the media construction of minority identity (see for example, Nolan et al 2001; Hanson-Easey and Augoustinos 2010) but, surprisingly, little exists around the role of the political Editorial cartoon in these constructions (except Moloney 2007); particularly religious identity. We address this through an analysis of the depiction of religious markers in politically satirical cartoons.…”

Cultural, Religious and Political Contestations

“…The project specifi cally focused on youth of African, Arabic-speaking and Pacifi c Island backgrounds. These groups have often been linked to a heightened sense of marginalisation (Mansouri 2005 ;Mansouri and Kamp 2007 ;Mansouri and Marotta 2012 ) and have been given negative media attention (Windle 2008 ;Nunn 2010 ;Nolan et al 2011 ), particularly in respect to crime and public disorder (White et al 1999 ) (see also Chap. 5 ).…”

The ‘Culturally and Linguistically Diverse’ (CALD) label: A critique using African migrants as exemplar

“…Our contention is that while the label homogenises CALD people, some CALD groups have different experiences based on skin colour. Therefore, some CALD groups are attributed "insider status" (white groups or those who can "racially pass" as white), others and their suburbs are often criminalized (Nolan, Farquharson, Politoff, and Marjoribanks, 2011).…”

“…Based on unfounded and sometimes isolated cases, Sudanese have been associated with violence in Australia (Nolan et al 2011;Hanson-Easey, Augoustinos and Moloney, 2014). The Australian government's response to and the media reporting of the tragic death of the 19-year-old Sudanese Liep Gony on 28 September 2007 in Victoria is a case in point.…”