On being Lebanese-Australian : hybridity, essentialism and strategy among Arabic-speaking youth

Greg Noble, Paul Tabar

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    Abstract

    ![CDATA[Hybridity' has become a central figure in cultural theory, standing for the contemporary truism that identities are necessarily multiple and fluid. Despite a growing number of empirical studies which employ the concept, its use has largely been theory-driven, and further burdened with the political responsibility of representing the resistant, marginalised voices of contemporary societies. There is much work still to do on understanding identity in terms of hybridity among minority youth, for whom the processes of identity formation are most dynamic. This chapter is based on a study of young males of Arabic speaking backgrounds which explores the dynamics of inter-ethnic relations and identity formation. It examines the ways they fashion complex identities which are strategic repertoires of symbolic resources, mobilised in response to socio-economic contexts, family and school, and drawing on essentialised and hybridised understandings of their cultural locations.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationArab-Australians today : citizenship and belonging,
    EditorsGhassan Hage
    Place of PublicationCarlton South, Vic
    PublisherMelbourne University Press
    Pages128 - 144
    Number of pages17
    ISBN (Print)0522849792
    Publication statusPublished - 2002

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