Experience and Representation Contemporary Perspectives on Migration in Australia

Experience and Representation: Contemporary Perspectives on Migration in Australia provides a critical overview of influential theoretical perspectives and recent empirical material in the fields of migration, race, culture and politics. With a primary focus on Australia, the book explores the complexities surrounding migration; sets out the most appropriate frameworks to understand ethnicity and racism; and assesses the utility of the concepts of globalisation, transnationalism and multiculturalism for interpreting contemporary society. Specific chapters explore the experiences of migrants within the context of urban environments; the vexed issue of national identity; the meaning of home; and the ways that migrants are currently represented in the media, literature and film. Experience and Representation will be of interest to scholars of migration and those studying social theory, politics and the media.

Series Editor’s Preface; Preface; Part I Understanding Migration; Chapter 1 Introduction: Making Sense of Australian Migration; Chapter 2 Migration, Identity and the Cultural Turn; Part II Migration and Urban Encounters; Chapter 3 Migrant Encounters in Ethnic Neighbourhoods; Chapter 4 The Politics of Australian Multiculturalism: An Exploration of the Sites of Contestation and Debate; Chapter 5 Media Portrayals of Migrants; Part III Contemporary Australian Identities; Chapter 6 Australian Identities; Chapter 7 Cultural Expressions of Belonging: Recent Australian Literature; Chapter 8 Migrant Cinema in Australia; Chapter 9 The Enactment, Commodification and Consumption of Transnational Practices; Chapter 10 Conclusion: The Shifting Boundaries of Migration;

Keith Jacobs is Associate Professor in the School of Sociology and Social Work, University of Tasmania, Australia