2011/03/01 by Liza Hopkins · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Media, Religion, Digital Communication #Diaspora, migration, transnational identity #Migration, Refugees, and Integration #Mainstream #Multiculturalism #Islam #Identity (music) #Turkish #Negotiation #Sociology #Gender studies #Media studies #Identity negotiation #Political science #Law #Social science #Aesthetics #History
paper · doi:10.1080/02619288.2011.553139
openalex publication_date 2011/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
The role of the media in contributing to the construction of identity based groups is both overt and subtle. The term Muslim-Australians has come into prominence in recent media reports, yet an umbrella term which lumps all Australian followers of Islam into a single subset of all Australians ignores the complex diversity of Muslims in Australia. This article reports on a new research project which has recently been undertaken with Australians of Turkish background, in order to untangle some of the complexity involved when a Muslim community which comes from a relatively liberal, secular country finds its Islamic identity being foregrounded by the mainstream media. The research has focused on the ways that Turkish Australians are using traditional and new forms of media and information technology to negotiate a place in a multicultural society which is increasingly perceiving Muslims as ‘the other’.