Representations of Indigenous Australians in the mainstreet new media
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Representations of Indigenous Australians in the mainstreet new media

By Clemence Due and Damien W. Riggs.
Foreword by Martha Augoustinos.
ISBN: 978-1-921214-95-0 A5 194pp
AUD $55.00 + p&p.

About the Book

Written for both students and established researchers, Representations of Indigenous Australians in the Mainstream News Media introduces critical discourse analysis as an approach for examining the pervasive nature of stereotypes about Indigenous people in the media. Examining such diverse topics as native title, the History Wars, the Northern Territory Intervention, sexual abuse in Indigenous communities, gang violence, and the Apology to Indigenous Australians, the book provides practical ways to identify the rhetorical effects of particular media representations. In so doing, the book provides not only a snapshot of the ways in which Indigenous Australians are currently represented in the Australian news media, but also functions as a guide for conducting discourse analysis, and for using a critical approach to both identifying and challenging stereotypes. As a counter to negative representations of Indigenous Australians, the book also offers a reflexive examination of the role of the news media, and considers ways in which issues concerning Indigenous Australians could be better dealt with within the mainstream media, together with discussing the role of Indigenous-run media in Australia.

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About the Authors

Dr Clemence Due

Clemmi is a research fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide, and has published extensively in the areas of refugee studies, family studies, and media studies.

Dr Damien W Riggs

Damien is a senior lecturer in social work at Flinders University, and the author of over 100 articles in the fields of gender and sexuality studies, critical race and whiteness studies, and family studies, including What about the Children! Masculinities, Sexualities and Hegemony (Cambridge University Press, 2010) and Priscilla, (white) Queen of the Desert: Queer Rights/Race Privilege (Peter Lang, 2006).

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Contents

  • Acknowledgments
  • Foreword by Professor Martha Augoustinos
  • Preface
  1. Introduction
  2. The Prevalence of Stereotypes
  3. Native Title
  4. The History Wars
  5. The Palm Island ‘Riot’
  6. The ‘Gang of 49’
  7. The ‘Aurukun Rape Case’
  8. The ‘Intervention’
  9. The Apology
  10. Conclusion
  • Appendix: List of News Articles
  • References

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