Colonialism and racism give rise to different narratives about nationhood in different nation states. History, culture & context important.
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In Australia, research consistently shows 1/3 of migrant-AUS experience racism frequently, especially in public places, work & education.
Different migrant groups will experience greater rates of racism depending on current policies & public discourses (incl media).
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Aboriginal & Torrest Strait Islanders face at least 25% more racism than other minorities. That's just "individual-level" racism.
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Structural racism is not measured by how much interpersonal racism individuals experience. It is about official policies & systemic barriers
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Everyday racism is connection btw individual & structural racism. It's how routine patterns (e.g. speech, behaviour) reflect systemic racism
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Learn about the differences of other local & national contexts when it comes to individual/structural/everyday racism.
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Remember what you take for granted as normal about race is very different for other groups depending on place & their social position.
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Agree! Main reason why I looked at racism and race in UK for dissertation was to get outside UScentric analysis of race and nation.
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Ah, how interesting! UK very different race and racism patterns again. There's no comparable category in AUS to BME, for example.
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AUS does use "NESB"/non English speaking background and "CALD"/culturally and linguistically diverse, but mostly these are policy terms.
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