Blackness as a Defining Identity: Mediated Representations and the Lived Experiences of African Immigrants in Australia

This book explores the lived experiences of African immigrants in Australia, and the way they are represented in the media. By delving into the group’s everyday lives, the book exposes the roles that media and social perceptions play in the production and regulation of diasporic identities. Rather than being presented as objects of mediated representations, this book positions African immigrants in Australia as empowered subjects.

The book employs inclusive research methods that make Africa...