Controlling the Ever Threatening ‘Other’

Ideas of Australia being invaded by a foreign ‘Other’ have been present throughout much of its history and this legacy is still present today. My paper will reveal the red thread of control that runs through Australia’s attitude and policy towards asylum seekers since European arrival. Claims of cur...

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Main Author: Matthew Leroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of English Studies 2019-05-01
Series:Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies
Online Access:http://www.anglica.ia.uw.edu.pl/images/pdf/28-3-SI-articles/Anglica-28-3-12-Leroy.pdf
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spelling doaj-db39938624514430a2a27042794dd7ba2020-11-24T22:19:08ZengInstitute of English StudiesAnglica. An International Journal of English Studies0860-57340860-57342019-05-01283134144doi.org/10.7311/0860-5734.28.3.12Controlling the Ever Threatening ‘Other’Matthew Leroy0University of ViennaIdeas of Australia being invaded by a foreign ‘Other’ have been present throughout much of its history and this legacy is still present today. My paper will reveal the red thread of control that runs through Australia’s attitude and policy towards asylum seekers since European arrival. Claims of current restrictions against asylum seekers being mere Islamophobia ignore this history. From the grudging admission of Jewish refugees during times of Nazi oppression to quotas placed on certain nationalities and later draconian punishments for those claiming asylum without a prior visa, control of the ‘Other’ has been a constant theme, with current policies of mandatory detention and off shore processing on far away Pacific islands separating the Australian ‘Self’ from the foreign ‘Other.’http://www.anglica.ia.uw.edu.pl/images/pdf/28-3-SI-articles/Anglica-28-3-12-Leroy.pdf
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description Ideas of Australia being invaded by a foreign ‘Other’ have been present throughout much of its history and this legacy is still present today. My paper will reveal the red thread of control that runs through Australia’s attitude and policy towards asylum seekers since European arrival. Claims of current restrictions against asylum seekers being mere Islamophobia ignore this history. From the grudging admission of Jewish refugees during times of Nazi oppression to quotas placed on certain nationalities and later draconian punishments for those claiming asylum without a prior visa, control of the ‘Other’ has been a constant theme, with current policies of mandatory detention and off shore processing on far away Pacific islands separating the Australian ‘Self’ from the foreign ‘Other.’
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