The Politics of Identity in Australia

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139166911

Issues of identity are central to many historical and current debates in Australia. This superb collection of essays represents a significant rethinking of received ideas on identity, and reveals how issues of identity lie at the heart of Australian political thought, and form the foundation of Australian society and culture. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the political discourse surrounding Australian identity through key themes including identity theory, the manipulation of identity for political ends, gender and sexuality, immigration and national identity, citizenship and Aboriginality, and literature and film. The book rejects many of the assumptions underlying contemporary political debates, including the promulgation of a singular national identity in historical fact or as a political goal. This is a thought-provoking study of identity, its links with nationalism, and its potentially divisive effects.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Contributors
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Introduction
pp 1-20
- By Geoffrey Stokes, University of Queensland
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Theorising Identity
pp 21-22
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1 - Situating Australian National Identity in Theory and Practice
pp 23-36
- By Jeff Archer, University of New England
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2 - ‘Other Times’: Thatcher, Hawke, Keating, and the Politics of Identity
pp 37-49
- By Carol Johnson, University of Adelaide
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3 - Universal Obligations: Liberalism, Religion and National Identity
pp 50-60
- By Gregory Melleuish, University of Wollongong
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Gender and Sexuality
pp 61-62
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4 - ‘Manly, True and White’: Masculine Identity and Australian Socialism
pp 63-77
- By Michael Leach, University of Queensland
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5 - ‘Stirring Tales’: Australian Feminism and National Identity, 1900–40
pp 78-91
- By Marilyn Lake, La Trobe University
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6 - The Making of an Australian Civic Identity: The Bodies of Men and the Memory of War
pp 92-104
- By Helen Pringle, University of New South Wales
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7 - (Homo) sexual Identities, Queer Theory and Politics
pp 105-114
- By Dennis Altman, La Trobe University
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Race, Place and Citizenship
pp 115-116
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8 - Racialism and Democracy: The Legacy of White Australia
pp 117-131
- By John Kane, Griffith University
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9 - Immigration and National Identity: Multiculturalism
pp 132-144
- By James Jupp, Australian National University
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10 - Australia and Asia: Place, Determinism and National Identities
pp 145-157
- By Wayne Hudson, Griffith University, Geoffrey Stokes, University of Queensland
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11 - Citzenship and Aboriginality: Two Conceptions of Identity in Aboriginal Political Thought
pp 158-172
- By Geoffrey Stokes, University of Queensland
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Culture: Literature and Film
pp 173-174
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12 - Political Identity in Contemporary Australian Literature: David Malouf and Peter Carey
pp 175-184
- By M.D. Fletcher, University of Queensland
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13 - Australian Film and National Identity in the 1990s
pp 185-192
- By Graeme Turner, University of Queensland
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References
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements
pp ix-x

Contributors
pp xi-xii

Introduction
pp 1-20

Theorising Identity
pp 21-22

1 - Situating Australian National Identity in Theory and Practice
pp 23-36

2 - ‘Other Times’: Thatcher, Hawke, Keating, and the Politics of Identity
pp 37-49

3 - Universal Obligations: Liberalism, Religion and National Identity
pp 50-60

Gender and Sexuality
pp 61-62

4 - ‘Manly, True and White’: Masculine Identity and Australian Socialism
pp 63-77

5 - ‘Stirring Tales’: Australian Feminism and National Identity, 1900–40
pp 78-91

6 - The Making of an Australian Civic Identity: The Bodies of Men and the Memory of War
pp 92-104

7 - (Homo) sexual Identities, Queer Theory and Politics
pp 105-114

Race, Place and Citizenship
pp 115-116

8 - Racialism and Democracy: The Legacy of White Australia
pp 117-131

9 - Immigration and National Identity: Multiculturalism
pp 132-144

10 - Australia and Asia: Place, Determinism and National Identities
pp 145-157

11 - Citzenship and Aboriginality: Two Conceptions of Identity in Aboriginal Political Thought
pp 158-172

Culture: Literature and Film
pp 173-174

12 - Political Identity in Contemporary Australian Literature: David Malouf and Peter Carey
pp 175-184

13 - Australian Film and National Identity in the 1990s
pp 185-192

References
pp 193-214

Index
pp 215-222

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