Murder, community talk and belonging: an exploration of Sudanese community responses to murder in Australia

The Whiteness Regimes of Multiculturalism: The African Male Experience in Australia

“…Black bodies become hyper-visible in spaces that are historically considered to be white spaces. Thus, in Australian parlance, Africans are referred to as ‘visible migrants’ (see: Baak, 2011; Colic-Peisker and Tilbury, 2007; Dhanji, 2010; Oliver, 2012).…”

Transnational families, remittances, cieng and obligation for Dinka women in Australia

“…It is a desired way of living that is not always adhered to in its fullest. The presence of cieng as a J€ e€ eng way of life certainly does not mean that all J€ e€ eng live in ways or practice acts that are commensurate with the ideals of cieng at all times (Baak, 2011b). When people do not practice or live in the ideal ways of cieng it is referred to as cieng rac (bad cieng).…”

Responding to Racialization Through Arts Practice: The Case of Participatory Theater

“…Despite this demographic reality, official policy and political rhetoric espousing the virtues of multiculturalism, academic studies and reports in media have highlighted how racism continues to pervade the life worlds of Indigenous (VicHealth, ) and ethnically diverse communities, particularly those who are visibly different (Dolic, ; Forrest & Dunn, ; VicHealth, ). People from refugee backgrounds and in particular African, Middle Eastern and Muslim racial/ethnic groups experience various forms of racism and exclusion, from not being recognized as belonging (Nelson, Dunn, & Paradies, ; Noble, ) to racialization (and misrepresentation) in the media, public policy, and policing (see e.g., Baak, ; Gatt, ; Hatoss, ; Ndhlovu, ; Nolan, Farquharson, Politoff, & Majoribanks, ; Nunn, ; Smith & Reside, ; Windle, ). These experiences not only regulate possibilities for affective belonging but also are reflected in indices of health and social and economic participation (Mansouri, Jenkins, Morgan, & Taouk, ; Nelson et al., ).…”