Sydney and the Appearance of the Middle Eastern

Authors

  • Robert James Smith Southern Cross University

Keywords:

Cronulla Riots, Middle Eastern, Race, Sydney, Riots,

Abstract

This work addresses the phrase of Middle Eastern appearance, and the related concept of ‘the Middle East’ as it has played out in Sydney over the last ten years. It focuses on the key event of the notorious Cronulla Riots of 2005, and on the healing responses to that event. Forms addressed range from inter-personal jokes to anonymous ‘viral’ internet communications, to short films, and then to recently published, and highly influential, children’s literature. Cautiously re-negotiating the language and its concepts can be shown to have occurred with sensitivity, humour and use of new media.

Author Biography

Robert James Smith, Southern Cross University

Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia.

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Published

2010-11-05

Issue

Vol. 25 (2010): A Celebratory Issue

Section

Studies in Australian Folklore

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