期刊名称：Australian Critical Race and Whiteness Studies
印刷版ISSN：1832-3898
电子版ISSN：1838-8310
出版年度：2013
卷号：9
期号：2
出版社：Australian Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association (ACRAWSA)
摘要：In the last decade, mainstream political definitions and the language used in debates about cultural integration have shifted in such a way that it has become more difficult to talk explicitly about racism. Since racist attitudes are increasingly disguised under proxies of differences in culture, lifestyle, or values, recognising and contesting racism become s a complex task . This article uses critical discourse analysis to investigate the Australian Labor Party's response to Coalition G overnment rhetoric ab out the necessity of migrants adopting 'Australian values' in proposals for new citizenship laws. Focusing on speeches about the Australian Citizenship Bill 2005 that sought to implement stricter requirements for naturalisation, this article identifies str ategies that opposition politicians used to challenge the government's usage of 'Australian values' in a new citizenship regime. Argumentation schemes the speakers used included the framing of migrants as already adher ing to 'Australian values', p ointing out the hypocrisy of a government which does not abide by its own values, and critiquing the content of the government's 'Australian values'. Although the speakers depicted immigrants from non - English speaking backgrounds in an overwhelmingly positive ligh t to try to counteract cultural ly essentialist claims, there was a failure to question the hegemonic discourses of 'Australian values' that define certain migrant groups as unwilling to integrate or contribute to Australian society.
关键词：Racism; cult ; ural ; ist ; racism; Australian values; migrants; critical discourse ; analysis
