This poetry collection delves into life's defining moments through the lens of a modern Irish poet. It explores themes such as nature, the human condition, youth, love, and remembrance, presenting experiences as vivid snapshots. The poems emphasize the interplay between human interactions and the natural environment, urban life, and personal relationships, offering reflections and insights that resonate on a deeper level.
Focusing on the ongoing impact of racism, this primer offers a clear introduction to understanding and addressing the issue in the modern era. It draws on essential insights from sociology and other social sciences, making it a valuable resource for those interested in the moral and political debates surrounding racism, as well as the social movements and protests that arise in response to it. The book aims to equip readers with the knowledge needed to engage thoughtfully with this critical topic.
Focusing on four major themes, the book explores the evolution of contemporary Australian society in the context of globalization. It delves into settler and indigenous relations, the interplay of economics and culture since the 1980s and their influence on national identity, the impact of growing diversity due to globalization, and the changes in Australian social space brought about by these global forces.
This book argues that in a globalising world in which nation-states have to manage population flows and intensifying cultural diversity within their borders, multicultural policy and approaches have never been more important. The author takes an extended case study approach, examining Australia’s experiments with pragmatic forms of multiculturalism and multicultural policy since the early 1970s up to the present. The Public Life of Australian Multiculturalism challenges some larger assumptions about multiculturalism – either that it undermines national identity or that it is, and should strive to be, a post-national approach to identity issues. Instead, it argues that framing multiculturalism by inclusive national identity has been the key to multiculturalism’s continuity and general success in Australia. The book also directly challenges the claim that we have entered a post-multicultural world, making a case instead for the continuing relevance of pragmatic approaches to multiculturalism. Students and scholars researching in sociology, politics, migration, multiculturalism, ethnic and racial studies, nationalism, and identity studies will find this study of interest.