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Becoming an African Diaspora in Australia

Language, Culture, Identity

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Finex Ndhlovu

    1. University of New England, Australia

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction and Conceptual Issues

    • Finex Ndhlovu
    Pages 1-35

  3. Language and Identity in Australian Immigration Policy

    • Finex Ndhlovu
    Pages 36-68

  4. Language(s) and Nationality: Prime Markers of Diaspora Identities?

    • Finex Ndhlovu
    Pages 69-85

  5. Belonging and Attitudes Towards Migrant Heritage Languages

    • Finex Ndhlovu
    Pages 86-100

  6. Too Tall, Too Dark to Be Australian

    • Finex Ndhlovu
    Pages 101-130

  7. Being and Becoming Australian

    • Finex Ndhlovu
    Pages 131-148

  8. Language Practices in Regional Settings — The Language Nesting Model

    • Finex Ndhlovu
    Pages 149-178

  9. Conclusion: Alternative Imaginings of Diasporas — Insights from Decoloniality

    • Finex Ndhlovu
    Pages 179-192

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 193-225
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About this book

Becoming an African Diaspora in Australia extends debates on identities, cultures and notions of race and racism into new directions as it analyses the forms of interactional identities of African migrants in Australia. It de-naturalises the commonplace assumptions and imaginations about the cultures and identities of African diaspora communities, and probes the relevance and usefulness of identity markers such as country of origin, nationality, ethnicity, ethnic/heritage language and mother tongue. Current cultural frames of identity representation have so far failed to capture the complexities of everyday lived experiences of transnational individuals and groups. Therefore by drawing on fresh concepts and recent empirical evidence, this book invites the reader to revisit and rethink the vocabularies that we use to look at identity categories such as race, culture, language, ethnicity, nationality, and citizenship, and introduces a new language nesting model of diaspora identity. This book will be of great interest to all students of migration, diaspora, African and Australian studies.

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'Theoretically, Ndhlovu's argument broadens how we conceptualize diversity, and moreover, it deepens theories of migration and diaspora studies.' - Ethnic and Racial Studies

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of New England, Australia

    Finex Ndhlovu

About the author

Finex Ndhlovu is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of New England, Australia. Finex has held teaching and research positions at the University of Fort Hare in South Africa, Victoria University in Melbourne and Midlands State University in Zimbabwe. His major publications include The Politics of Language and Nation Building in Zimbabwe and Nationalism Matters: The African National Project in an Age of Globalisation.

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