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African-Australian Marriage Migration: An Ethnography of (Un)happiness de Henrike A. Hoogenraad

African-Australian Marriage Migration: An Ethnography of (Un)happiness: Studies in Critical Social Sciences / New Scholarship in Political Economy, cartea 193/08

Autor Henrike A. Hoogenraad
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 sep 2021
In African-Australian Marriage Migration: An Ethnography of (Un)happiness, Henrike A. Hoogenraad follows journeys of marriage migration among African-Australian couples. The study narrates these journeys as ‘happiness projects’, since for cross-border couples, happiness is connected to dreams for a life-long partnership that begins with the visa application. Yet, happiness is invoked as an aspired state rather than an achieved goal. The obstacles of government bureaucracy, institutional and everyday racism, and unrealistic expectations of romance prevent the hoped-for happy endings. This monograph upsets a ‘scam artist’ narrative that generalises migrant men and their sponsoring partners, and which obscures the difficult process of crossing borders both physical and intimate. Hoogenraad’s work is a welcome contribution to anthropological literature on marriage migration.
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ISBN-13: 9789004462755
ISBN-10: 9004462759
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0 kg
Editura: Brill
Colecția Brill
Seria Studies in Critical Social Sciences / New Scholarship in Political Economy

Cuprins

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction
1 Conceptualizing Marriage Migration
2 Marriage Migration as a Happiness Project
2.1Dark Anthropology and an Anthropology of Happiness
2.2Critical 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’
2.1Migration from the African Continent to Australia
2.2‘African’ Men in Adelaide
3 Methods of Data Collection
3.1Researcher Positionality

3 Love, Romance and Happiness
1 Introduction
2 Jacob’s Love Story
3 Conceptualizing Romantic Love
4 Cross-border Love Stories
4.1Recollections of Beautiful Beginnings
4.2Visions of Australia
4.3Distance 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
3.1Defining Genuineness
3.2Applying for a Partner Visa in Australia
Couples’ Experiences with the Visa Application Process
4.1Dealing with Regulations, Time and Money
4.2Accumulating Evidence and Anxiety
4.3And 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
4.1Men’s Experiences with Everyday Racism
4.2Women’s Experiences with Everyday Racism
4.3Couples and Australian Relatives
4.4Couples and their African Relatives
4.5African 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
4.1Expectations of the Relationship
4.2Isolation and Homesickness
4.3Moving Up and Down the Socioeconomic Ladder
4.4Work and Finances
4.5Controlling 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
4.1Bodies and Relationships
4.2Cultural Compatibility
4.3Unhappy 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
Index

Notă biografică

Henrike A. Hoogenraad, Ph.D. (2018), is an Adjunct Fellow at The University of Adelaide. She has published articles on cross-border relationships in Australia, including ‘Marriage Migration as Happiness Projects? Africa-origin male marriage migrants’ experiences with marriage migration to Australia’, in The Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (2020).