Type:	Book Chapter
Title:	Migration, political economy and violence against women: the post immigration experiences of Filipino women in AustraliaAdvances in criminology
Other Titles:	Migration, culture conflict and crime
Authors:	Stubbs, Julie Cunneen, Chris
Keywords:	CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse);Cross-cultural;Homicide;Representations of women
Year:	2002
Publisher:	Ashgate
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Provides an overview of the incidence and prevalence of violence against Filipino women living in Australia, identifying the disproportionate levels of intimate homicides amongst this population. Explores the ways in which race, gender and first world/third world relations intersect to create and recreate disadvantage. Political motivations for promoting the migration of Filipino women to Australia and the role of the Internet in producing racialised and sexualised stereotypes of Filipino women are discussed, using material from various websites to illustrate the explicit commodification of women. The capacity for information conveyed via the net to ‘avoid feminism’ is also highlighted. Case studies of violence against Filipino women are then presented and some of the distinctive features of the processes involved, such as the portrayal of Filipino women who retaliate against violence as ‘gold diggers’, are noted. Argues an intersectional analysis recognising the gendered nature of economic relations, migration patterns, interpersonal violence and the construction of post-colonial identities is essential to understanding the victimisation of Filipino women in Australia.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/11203
ISBN:	9780754622581
Physical description:	xiii, 319 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Appears in Collections:	Book Chapters

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