School of Arts and Social Science, Southern Cross University, Gold Coast, QLD 4225, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Dec 23;18(1):38. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18010038.
As nationalist ideologies intensify in Australia, so do the experiences of 'everyday racism' and exclusion for Black African immigrants. In this article, we utilize critical theories and engage with colonial histories to contextualize Afrodiasporic experiences in Australia, arguing that the conditional acceptance of Black bodies within Australian spaces is contingent upon the status quo of the white hegemony. The tropes and discourses that render the bodies of Black African migrants simultaneously invisible and hyper-visible indicate that immigration is not only a movement of bodies, but also a phenomenon solidly tied to global inequality, power, and the abjection of blackness. Drawing on critical race perspectives and theories of belonging, we highlight through use of literature how Black Africans in Australia are constructed as 'perpetual strangers'. As moral panics and discourses of hyper-criminality are summoned, the bordering processes are also simultaneously co-opted to reinforce scrutiny and securitization, with significant implications for social cohesion, belonging and public health.
随着澳大利亚民族主义意识形态的加剧，非洲裔移民也经历着“日常种族主义”和排斥。在本文中，我们利用批判理论和殖民历史来使澳非裔的经历背景化，认为澳大利亚空间内对黑人身体的有条件接受取决于白人霸权的现状。使非洲裔移民的身体同时变得不可见和过度可见的比喻和话语表明，移民不仅是身体的运动，也是与全球不平等、权力和黑人的屈辱紧密相关的现象。我们借鉴批判种族观点和归属感理论，通过文献强调澳大利亚的非洲黑人如何被构建为“永远的陌生人”。随着道德恐慌和过度犯罪话语的出现，边境化过程也同时被利用来加强审查和安全化，这对社会凝聚力、归属感和公共健康都有重大影响。
