Threshold procedures : 'boat people' in South Florida and Western Australia

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    Abstract

    Examines the treatment of boat people in South Florida and Western Australia. Transformation in meaning of the term `boat people'; Detention of boat people for being illegitimate refugees; Preoccupations with racial and ethnic otherness in relation to ideas and policies of multiculturalism.
    Original languageEnglish
    Number of pages20
    JournalCritical Arts : a South-North Journal of Cultural and Media Studies
    Publication statusPublished - 1996

    Keywords

    • South Florida
    • Western Australia
    • detention
    • mass media
    • multiculturalism
    • refugees

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