675 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Postcolonialism, Liberal Democracy, Collective Identity

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20 Jun 2018

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University of Canberra

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University of Canberra

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675

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The Post-Political Age

Australian character; historically no sense of who they are

Is there a national identity? Easy going etc.

Young nation

Identity has risen rapidly to prominence post WW

Used as though there is 1, not multiple

Discussions of identity affirm lack of confidence and image problem

Renewed interest in being Australian

Increasing nationalism and values

Globalisation and homogenisation of western values and cultures

Australians are misguided in their quest to identify and outline Australian values

Aus. Tend to disagree

Conflict of interpretation

Rudd

Government and national identity

Assets owned by all Australians who should reap some rewards as they are Australians

Implications for national identity

Gillard

Population policy

National sustainability

Friendship with US, China and India

Immigration changes

Abbott

Debt crisis

Conservative values return

Focus on economy

14/9/15 Turnbull takeover

2016 Australian identity

Identity Politics

Economics to representation

Redistribution to recognition

Individuals, identity and collective actions

Is it post-political

Asserting an identity that the uniqueness of ones self and the group to which belongs

Self and group identity a way of recognising shared values, experiences and beliefs

Collective identity: political, social, cultural, sexual

Where 'I' is, 'we' and 'they' are

Subjects in dialogue

Conversations

Contest over individual, social and group identity

Institutional, media and symbolic power

Non-recognition can be a form of oppression

Domination and identity politics

Systems of institutional and ideological power

Feminism and post-colonialism transforming identities

Narratives of identity

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Australian character; historically no sense of who they are. Identity has risen rapidly to prominence post ww. Used as though there is 1, not multiple. Discussions of identity affirm lack of confidence and image problem. Globalisation and homogenisation of western values and cultures. Australians are misguided in their quest to identify and outline australian values. Assets owned by all australians who should reap some rewards as they are australians. Asserting an identity that the uniqueness of ones self and the group to which belongs. Self and group identity a way of recognising shared values, experiences and beliefs. Where "i" is, "we" and "they" are. Contest over individual, social and group identity. Non-recognition can be a form of oppression. Identity politics extends to the views of earlier ideologies. Members do not chose to be in these groups (e. g. skin colour, sex_ Members of the group "liberate" or "free" themselves from negative stereotypes.

675 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Postcolonialism, Liberal Democracy, Collective Identity

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