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Book Review – Suffering, Redemption and Triumph: The First Wave of Post-war Australian Immigrants
“Suffering Redemption and Triumph: The first wave of postwar Australian immigrants”, Peter Brune, Big Sky Publishing, 2023, 436 pages After discovering a box of his... Read More
Film Review: “Io Capitano”
“Io Capitano” (2023), directed by Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone, was nominated for the 96th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film. Although it did not secure a... Read More
Book Review: Cruel Care: a history of children at our borders
Jordana Silverstein, Monash University Publishing, 2023, 309 pages NOTE These reviews are not peer-reviewed by credentialled experts, so usually avoid professional criticism. Their purpose is... Read More
Book Review: Migrations – a history of where we all come from
Dorling Kindersley, a Penguin Random House Company, London, 2022, 287 pages Dorling Kindersley, the education and lifestyle publisher, has assembled a dozen contributors with relevant... Read More
Book Review: “My Fourth Time, We Drowned: seeking refuge on the world’s deadliest migration route” by Sally Hayden
Hayden, S “My Fourth Time, We Drowned: seeking refuge on the world’s deadliest migration route” 4th Estate, an imprint of Harper Collins, 2022, 480 pages... Read More
Book review: The Refugee System: a Sociological Approach – Rawan Arar and David Scott Fitzgerald
The Refugee System: a Sociological Approach, Rawan Arar and David Scott Fitzgerald, Polity Press, 2023, 316 pages US researchers Arar and Fitzgerald are promoting a... Read More
Book Review: Visiting Immigration Detention: care and cruelty in Australia’s asylum seeker prisons – Michelle Peterie
Michelle Peterie, Bristol University Press, 2022, 176 pages With the UK and others competing to become the least attractive destination for refugees and asylum seekers... Read More
Book Review: Acts of Cruelty – Aileen Crowe
“Acts of Cruelty: Australia’s Immigration Laws and experiences of people seeking protection after arriving by plane”, Aileen Crowe, Palaver, an imprint of Ethica Projects Pty... Read More
Book Review: Refugee Journeys – ed. Jordana Silverstein and Rachel Stevens
‘Refugee Journeys: Histories of Resettlement, Representation and Resistance’, ed. Jordana Silverstein and Rachel Stevens, ANU Press, 2021, 244 pages The growth in Australian refugee research... Read More
Book Review: After the Tampa – Abbas Nazari
‘After the Tampa: From Afghanistan to New Zealand’ by Abbas Nazari, Allen and Unwin, 2021, 367 pages This is a well-written account by a young... Read More