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Perspectives on Negative Media Representations of Sudanese and South Sudanese Youths in Australia

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posted on 2020-03-03, 00:00 authored by Luke Macaulay, Joanne Deppeler
Negative media representations of refugee and migrant communities can have a significant impact on members of these communities’ overall lived experiences, causing issues regarding socio-political belonging and socio-economic security. In Australia, this has become a pertinent issue for young people from Australia’s Sudanese and South Sudanese communities. In recent times, young Sudanese and South Sudanese Australians have been the subject of persistent negative media attention. Utilising a voice-centred relational methodology (VCRM) approach, this
paper presents and discusses qualitative findings regarding the
perspectives of Australian Sudanese and South Sudanese youths and those from the community organisation sector on these media representations. The findings of this study suggest that negative media representations of Australian Sudanese and South Sudanese youths impact the everyday lived experiences of these young people, disrupting their overall sense of belonging in Australia. Many of the young people in this study believe these lived experiences are causing serious consequences for their overall social prosperity and well-being and creating barriers for their overall success. This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of these lived experiences, placing the voices of
participants at the centre of the research.

History

Journal

Journal of Intercultural Studies

Volume

41

Issue

2

Pagination

213 - 230

Publisher

Routledge

Location

Melbourne, Vic.

ISSN

0725-6868

eISSN

1469-9540

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal article

Copyright notice

2020, Informa UK

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