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Book SynopsisAnti-racist Discourse on Muslims in the Australian Parliament examines anti-racist discourse in contemporary Australian politics, in particular, how politicians contest and challenge racism against a minority group that does not constitute a traditional ‘race’. Using critical discourse analysis, this book firstly deconstructs the racist, xenophobic and discriminatory arguments against Muslims. Secondly, it highlights the anti-racist counter-discourse to these arguments. Since blatantly racist statements are less common nowadays, the book focuses on manifestations of ‘culturalist racism’. It does this by investigating how talk about Muslims positions them as not Australian or as not belonging to Australia – the book takes such ‘discursive exclusion from the nation’ as one of the most widespread forms of ‘culturalist racism’ in Western liberal-democracies. In addition to contributing to the theoretical discussion on the relationship between Muslims, racism and anti-racism, the book expands on methods that apply critical discourse analysis and the discourse-historical approach by providing a practical guide to analysing anti-racist political discourses.
Table of Contents1. List of acronyms and abbreviations; 1. List of acronyms and abbreviations; 2. List of tables; 2. Introduction; 3. Part I. Theoretical, historical and methodological context; 3. List of figures; 4. Introduction; 4. Chapter 1. Legal and political context; 5. Chapter 2. History of migration and racism in Australia; 5. Theoretical, historical and methodological context; 6. Legal and political context; 6. Chapter 3. Racism and anti-racism; 7. Part II. Analysis; 7. History of migration and racism in Australia; 8. Chapter 4. Muslims, 'race' and racism; 9. Chapter 5. Discursive positioning of Muslims inside and outside of the 'nation'; 9. Analysis; 10. Muslims, 'race' and racism; 10. Chapter 6. Depictions of Muslims; 11. Chapter 7. Updates since 2007; 11. Discursive positioning of Muslims inside and outside of the 'Nation'; 12. Depictions of Muslims; 12. Chapter 8. Discussion and conclusion; 13. Bibliography; 13. Updates since 2007; 14. Discussion and conclusion; 14. Appendix: Methodology and data; 15. Bibliography; 16. Methodology and data
