African-Australian Marriage Migration

African-Australian Marriage Migration

An Ethnography of (Un)happiness

Hoogenraad, Henrike A.

Haymarket Books

09/2022

213

Mole

Inglês

9781642597943

15 a 20 dias

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Acknowledgements

1?Introduction
?1?Conceptualizing Marriage Migration
?2?Marriage Migration as a Happiness Project
??2.1? Dark Anthropology and an Anthropology of Happiness
??2.2? Critical Race Theory: A Framework for Obstructions to Happiness in Australia
?3?Overview of the Book

2?Setting the Scene
?1?Introduction
?2?From White Australia to 'Multiculturalism'
??2.1? Migration from the African Continent to Australia
??2.2? 'African' Men in Adelaide
?3?Methods of Data Collection
??3.1? Researcher Positionality

3?Love, Romance and Happiness
?1?Introduction
?2?Jacob's Love Story
?3?Conceptualizing Romantic Love
?4?Cross-border Love Stories
??4.1? Recollections of Beautiful Beginnings
??4.2? Visions of Australia
??4.3? Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
?5?Conclusion

4?Couples' Experiences with Visa Procedures
?1?Introduction
?2?That Gut Feeling
?3?Genuine Relationships and the (Australian) Border
??3.1? Defining Genuineness
??3.2? Applying for a Partner Visa in Australia
?Couples' Experiences with the Visa Application Process
??4.1? Dealing with Regulations, Time and Money
??4.2? Accumulating Evidence and Anxiety
??4.3? And Finally, the Interview
?5?Conclusion

5?Cross-border Couples and Everyday Racism
?1?Introduction
?2?"Be Careful with African Men"
?3?Everyday Racism and Everyday Prejudice
?4?Cross-border Couples' Experiences with Everyday Racism
??4.1? Men's Experiences with Everyday Racism
??4.2? Women's Experiences with Everyday Racism
??4.3? Couples and Australian Relatives
??4.4? Couples and their African Relatives
??4.5? African Communities in Australia and Everyday Racism
?5?Conclusion

6?Migrant Men and Intimate Relationships
?1?Introduction
?2?Looking for Happiness, Finding Sadness
?3?Male Marriage Migrants
?4?Experiences of Marriage Migration among Migrant Men
?4.1? Expectations of the Relationship
?4.2? Isolation and Homesickness
?4.3? Moving Up and Down the Socioeconomic Ladder
?4.4? Work and Finances
?4.5? Controlling Wives and the Regaining of Masculinity
?5?Conclusion

7?Sponsoring Women and Intimate Relationships
?1?Introduction
?2?An Unhappy Wife
?3?White Australian Women and Relationship Expectations
?4?Experiences of Marriage Migration among Sponsoring Women
??4.1? Bodies and Relationships
??4.2? Cultural Compatibility
??4.3? Unhappy Relationships
?5?Conclusion

8?Conclusion
Life after Permanent Residency
?1?Migrant Men: Separations and Moving On
?2?Sponsoring Women: Separations and Moving On
?3?The Happy Ones: Narratives of Companionship

References
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