Visibly Different

Maureen Perkins

ISBN 10: 3039113232 / ISBN 13: 9783039113231

Edité par Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jun 2007, 2007

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Neuware -What does an Australian look like Many Australians assume that there is such a thing as an ¿ethnic¿ face, and that it indicates recent arrival or refugee status. This volume contains nine life narratives by Australians who reflect on the experience of being categorised on the basis of their facial appearance.The problem of who is ¿us¿ and who is ¿them¿ is at the heart of some of the most important challenges facing the contemporary world. Assuming that facial appearance and identity are inextricably linked makes this challenge even harder.The introduction by the editor provides the theoretical framework to these narratives. It discusses the relevance to notions of belonging and identity of the term ¿mixed race¿, and concludes that we are all mixed race, whether we look white, black or ¿ethnic¿. 188 pp. Englisch.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Visibly Different
• Éditeur: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jun 2007
• Date de parution: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3039113232
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783039113231
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 220 L x 150 H x 11 P (en millimètres) 220 millimètres de largeur par 150 millimètres de hauteur par 11 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 267 grammes

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Synopsis

What does an Australian look like ? Many Australians assume that there is such a thing as an ‘ethnic' face, and that it indicates recent arrival or refugee status. This volume contains nine life narratives by Australians who reflect on the experience of being categorised on the basis of their facial appearance. The problem of who is ‘us' and who is ‘them' is at the heart of some of the most important challenges facing the contemporary world. Assuming that facial appearance and identity are inextricably linked makes this challenge even harder. The introduction by the editor provides the theoretical framework to these narratives. It discusses the relevance to notions of belonging and identity of the term ‘mixed race', and concludes that we are all mixed race, whether we look white, black or ‘ethnic'.

À propos de l?auteur

The Editor : Maureen Perkins is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia. She has published extensively in 19th century British history. Currently her teaching touches on the history and anthropology of race.