Australian Media and the Politics of Belonging

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Australian Media and the Politics of Belonging explores mediated debates about belonging in contemporary Australia by combining research that proposes conceptual and historical frameworks for understanding its meaning in the Australian context. A range of themes and case studies make the book a significant theoretical resource as well as a much-needed update on work in this area. Australian Media and the Politics of Belonging also provides an intervention that engages with key contemporary issues, questions and problems around the politics of belonging that are relevant not only to academic debate, but also to contemporary policy development and media and popular discussion. About the Author David Nolan is senior lecturer in media and communications and deputy director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Karen Farquharson is head of the School of Social and Political Sciences and professor of sociology at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Timothy Marjoribanks is associate dean (research and development) and professor of management at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. Cover Front Matter Half-title Series information Title page Copyright information Tables of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Chapter 1 to 10 Part I Theorizing Belonging in Contemporary Australia Chapter 1 Australian Media and the Politics of Belonging Introduction: Feels Like Home? Australia’s ‘Politics of Belonging’ Australian Media and the Politics of Belonging Note References Chapter 2 Politics of Belonging in a Mediated Society: A Contribution to the Conceptual Exegesis Introduction Belonging-Identity-Community Media-Communication-Representation Australia-Politics-(Public) Discourse Reality-Construction-Perception Conclusion Notes References Chapter 3 Media, Belonging and Being Heard: Community Media and the Politics of Listening Introduction Western Sydney and the Mediated Politics of Belonging The politics of belonging Speaking Up and Talking Back ICE: Information + Cultural Exchange Public Events and Listening Spaces Speaking Up, Listening and Belonging Being heard? Shifting perceptions? Creative industries Media and the Uneven Politics of Belonging Acknowledgements References Part II Sudanese Australians, Media Practices and the Politics of Belonging Chapter 4 Talking About the Other: Sudanese Australians and the Language of Difference on Talkback Radio Introduction Talkback Radio Offering Refuge – Australia’s Ambivalent Refugee History Sociopolitical Background and Sampling Methodology Data collection Constructing Causality for Differentiating the Other Fixing Culture Conclusion Note References Chapter 5 In a Context of Crime: Sudanese and South Sudanese Australians in the Media Introduction Racial Formation and ‘Racialization’ Racial Formation in Australia Methods In a Context of Crime Conclusion Acknowledgements Note References Chapter 6 Journalism Practice, the Police and Sudanese Australians Introduction Policing the ‘Cronullas’: Media Coverage, Racist Discourse and Practice Policing Sudanese and South Sudanese Migrants Politics Discussion and Conclusion References Chapter 7 Constructing the Heroic Other and ‘They Always Asked About Africa, They Never Asked About Me’: Three Screen... Introduction Part I: Constructing the Heroic Other Television representations: The pervasive ‘white imaginary’ The unlimited refugee: Immigration and ‘Deng Thiak Adut Unlimited’ Part II: ‘They Always Asked Me about Africa, They Never Asked about Me’ Conclusion References Videography Part III Shifting the Politics of Belonging: Media Interventions and Possibilities for Transformation Chapter 8 Towards an Australian Framework for Best Practice in Reporting News Involving Muslims and Islam Overview of the Project/Problem Methodology Data and Discussion Problems and Pitfalls with News Media Coverage Language usage Current Journalistic Approaches to News Media Coverage Outcomes and Impacts of Mainstream News Coverage of Islam and Muslims Alternative Approaches to Reporting on Muslims Conclusions Acknowledgements References Chapter 9 Creating Media, Creating Belonging: Young People From Refugee... Introduction Belonging and the Nation The Challenge of Belonging in the Australian Nation The Home Lands Project Belonging and Home: Starting Points Making of Media, Making of Belonging Belonging beyond the Nation? Conclusion Acknowledgements References Chapter 10 Creating Belonging: The Possibilities and Limitations... Introduction Analysing Media Interventions The AuSud Media Intervention Implementing the Media Intervention 2011: Cohort one2 2012: Cohort two 2013: Cohort three Challenges for the Intervention Objectives and ownership Building relationships Transition and sustainability Contrasting outcomes Conclusions Acknowledgements Notes References End Matter Note on Contributors Index