Abstract
The pledge of commitment is a central element of Australian citizenship. This paper explores how the performance of the pledge narrates the citizen subject. It argues that the citizen subject is narrated as embodying three national values: loyalty, unity and social cohesion. This paper then argues that these values are racially coded. Narrating Australian citizenship in this way creates a more precarious form of citizenship for migrants generally, and Muslims in particular. The paper concludes by encouraging legal scholars to be more critical of citizenship law, paying particular attention to the narration of the citizen subject at ceremonial occasions.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Citizenship pledges and national values: narrating and racializing Australian citizenship status |
| Editors | F Di Donato, C Faralli, A C F Silvestre, J Gaakeer and S Howe |
| Place of Publication | Bologna, ITALY |
| Publisher | Italian Society for Law and Literature |
| Pages | 105-117 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9788854970403 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
| Event | IVR World Congress 2019 Dignity, Democracy Diversity - University of Lucerne, Lucerne Switzerland Duration: 1 Jan 2019 → … http://www.lawandliterature.org/index.php?channel=PAPERS |
Conference
| Conference | IVR World Congress 2019 Dignity, Democracy Diversity |
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| Period | 1/01/19 → … |
| Other | 8-12 July 2019 |
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