CUL121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Compas
28 Aug 2018
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These dehumanising visual patterns directly feed into the politics of fear that many scholars have already identified as a highly problematic aspect of australia(cid:1685)s approach to refugees. * distinction between:asylum seekers (those who claim refugee status) and refugees (those who have legally obtained such a status). * for many commentators a reinforcing factor is the perception that newly arrived refugees refuse to integrate culturally. * fear that an influx of such refugees threatens australian norms and values is widespread. * 13 thousand aloud to make refuge in australia. * 17 years of being in a camp. * 45 thousand crowded into may mar refugee camp. * there after forcing to flea from their home country. * minority who have suffered brutal mistreatment, no possibility of going home. * arrested if they leave the camp, no identification and no freedom. * the war made me come, 1990s during the civil war that killed over 2 million people.
