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 language | English |
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| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Critical Arts : a South-North Journal of Cultural and Media Studies |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
Keywords
- South Florida
- Western Australia
- detention
- mass media
- multiculturalism
- refugees