A tale of rights and wrongs: Stories and storytelling on the issue of asylum seeker boat arrivals to Australia

This thesis examines stories and storytelling about asylum seeker boat arrivals to Australia in 2009-2011. It aims to answer the questions ‘Who gets to be heard?’ and ‘What stories are told?’ on this issue. Research is undertaken in three different sites and focuses on two key incidents.The first si...

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Main Author: Hansford, Mai (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2017
In:Year: 2017
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