Enqi Weng
Biographic Data
| ID | 312172 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Enqi Weng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Enqi |
| FAMILY NAME | Weng |
| SIGNATURE | WENG E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6300-7304 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Asian class as method: Comparative insights into Asian migrants’ middle-class backgrounds
This article investigates the middle-class identities of Asian migrants, with a focus on Chinese and Indian international graduates in Australia. While many migrants arrive with middle-class backgrounds from their countries of origin, little is known about what constitutes ‘middle-classness’ in those contexts. By examining migrants’ classed narratives, this article contributes to a more nuanced understanding of class as both socially constructed …
How Religious Organisations Contribute to Meaning in Life: A Qualitative Study of Australian Retirees
Religions and religious organisations are key sources of meaning in life through beliefs, values, ritual and experiences. As affiliation with religious institutions is in decline in Australia, the question becomes what role does it continue to play. This research explored this question through interviews with 71 retired Australians about how faith does or does not contribute to meaning in life. Forty-five interviewees had frequent connections wit…
Digital activism and intergenerational perspectives on social justice and racial equity among multicultural youth
Navigating the ideological tide: Discourses on “Mainstreaming” social service provision for multicultural communities in Australia from 1996 to 2021
This paper examines if and how policy discourses about social service provisions to multicultural communities are affected by the so-called backlash against multiculturalism, which began in Europe and the UK, and how this backlash has influenced Australia. Ideological approaches to social policy changes are often implicit, manifesting through long-term shifts in public discourses. This paper presents a critical discourse analysis of public and po…
Indonesian-Australian media during an infodemic: Fostering Trust and Social Resilience Through Translation as Care
The World Health Organisation (WHO) calls the proliferation of conflicting information during the COVID-19 pandemic an 'infodemic'. To counter the infodemic experienced by diaspora communities, ethnic and multilingual media producers filled vital health communication gaps. This article focuses on the experiences of Indonesian-Australian media producers during this infodemic in Australia. Following semi-structured interviews with 10 Indonesian-Aus…
Decolonial Perspectives on Dominant Constructions of “Religion”
Decolonising Studies of Religion in So-Called Australia: Truth-Telling, Collective Reflections and Future Trajectories
Studies of religion in the lands now called (by some) Australia have thus far focused mainly on so-called Abrahamic traditions of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, the southern states of New South Wales and Victoria and on theories from the global North. This is despite the fact that Australia is a religiously and spiritually diverse nation, and that diverse worldviews in Australia have long been and continue to be shaped by First Peoples, and Sou…
Parallel lives or active citizens? Examining the interplay between multicultural service provision and civic engagement in Australia
Over recent decades, there have been increased public debates about rising level of ethnic and religious diversity and their implications for social cohesion and intercultural relations. These contestations are often situated within a diversity governance continuum with two opposing and often extreme poles both in the policy arena as well as the academic literature. The first pole sees diversity as potentially contributing to social fissures and …
Australia’s growing cultural diversity requires a long-term strategy to meet its changing needs
Introduction to the Special Issue: (Con)spirituality, Science and Covid-19
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Selling (Con)spirituality and Covid-19 in Australia: Convictions, Complexity and Countering Dis/misinformation
Conspirituality—the merger of conspiracy theories and spirituality—has attracted significant global media and scholarly attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article expands upon the ‘two core’ conspiritual convictions proposed by Ward and Voas that ‘1) a secret group covertly controls, or is trying to control, the political and social order, and 2) humanity is undergoing a “paradigm shift” in consciousness’. We identify an additional ten …
Whiteness, Religious Diversity and Relational Belonging: Opportunities and Challenges for African Migrants in Australia
OPEN ACCESS CC BY-NC-ND-PAID African communities in Australia reflect the rich cultural and religious diversity of the African continent. Despite their persistence and agency, many members from these communities continue to experience a ‘fractured belonging’ due to persistent issues of racism and exclusion; issues that have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Religious community groups and organizations have long played important roles…
Buddhism in the Far North of Australia pre-WWII: (In)visibility, Post-colonialism and Materiality
Buddhism was first established in Australia through flows of migrants in the mid-nineteenth century, and is currently Australia’s fourth-largest religion. Yet Buddhists have received significantly less scholarly attention than Christians, Jews and Muslims in Australia. Previous research conducted on Buddhism in Australia has also largely centered on the southern states, and on white Buddhists. This article shares findings of archival research on …
Swamped by Muslims’ and facing an ‘African gang’ problem: Racialized and religious media representations in Australia
Despite the implementation of multicultural policies since the 1970s, anxiety over cultural and religious ‘others’ continue to challenge Australia’s diversifying national identity. Problematic media representations of racial and religious minorities persist in Australia and continue to shape public perceptions and political discourses on issues of migration and intercultural relations. This paper examines how Muslims and Africans are contemporary…
Contesting empire religion: Coloniality and sticky media discourses
The concept of religion in settler-colonial Australia is intricately intertwined with whiteness and Christianity and introduced during colonisation. Its influence is evident not only in its integration into Australian society but also in the exclusionary measures within religious communities. Due to Australia's colonial history, 'religion' is often narrowly interpreted, with a conservative, moralistic lens influenced by Eurocentric perspectives. …
Worldviews Complexity in Covid-19 Times: Australian Media Representations of Religion, Spirituality and Non-Religion in 2020
In 2020, as infections of COVID-19 began to rise, Australia, alongside many other nations, closed its international borders and implemented lockdown measures across the country. The city of Melbourne was hardest hit during the pandemic and experienced the strictest and longest lockdown worldwide. Religious and spiritual groups were especially affected, given the prohibition of gatherings of people for religious services and yoga classes with a sp…
Media Representations of Religion, Spirituality and Non-Religion in Australia
Despite predictions of decline, religion has featured prominently in the public sphere and the media since the events of 11 September 2001. Previous research on media and religion in Australia post-September 11 has focused largely on its negative impacts, particularly on Muslim communities. This article, in contrast, examines media representations of religion, spirituality and non-religion on an 'ordinary day', of 17 September, over a three-year …
Through a National Lens Darkly: Religion as a Spectrum
When religion is invoked in Australian sociocultural and political negotiations, religion tends to be politicised predominantly through institutionalised, racialised and gendered perspectives. Further, discussions frequently employed narrow interpretations of religion. This understanding of religion only partially reflects the religious condition in Australia and is not fully representative of it in its substance and nuance, nor breadth and depth…
Swamped by Muslims’ and facing an ‘African gang’ problem: Racialized and religious media representations in Australia
Despite the implementation of multicultural policies since the 1970s, anxiety over cultural and religious ‘others’ continue to challenge Australia’s diversifying national identity. Problematic media representations of racial and religious minorities persist in Australia and continue to shape public perceptions and political discourses on issues of migration and intercultural relations. This paper examines how Muslims and Africans are contemporary…
Media Representations of Religion, Spirituality and Non-Religion in Australia
Despite predictions of decline, religion has featured prominently in the public sphere and the media since the events of 11 September 2001. Previous research on media and religion in Australia post-September 11 has focused largely on its negative impacts, particularly on Muslim communities. This article, in contrast, examines media representations of religion, spirituality and non-religion on an 'ordinary day', of 17 September, over a three-year …
Decolonising Studies of Religion in So-Called Australia: Truth-Telling, Collective Reflections and Future Trajectories
Studies of religion in the lands now called (by some) Australia have thus far focused mainly on so-called Abrahamic traditions of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, the southern states of New South Wales and Victoria and on theories from the global North. This is despite the fact that Australia is a religiously and spiritually diverse nation, and that diverse worldviews in Australia have long been and continue to be shaped by First Peoples, and Sou…
Parallel lives or active citizens? Examining the interplay between multicultural service provision and civic engagement in Australia
Over recent decades, there have been increased public debates about rising level of ethnic and religious diversity and their implications for social cohesion and intercultural relations. These contestations are often situated within a diversity governance continuum with two opposing and often extreme poles both in the policy arena as well as the academic literature. The first pole sees diversity as potentially contributing to social fissures and …
Contesting empire religion: Coloniality and sticky media discourses
The concept of religion in settler-colonial Australia is intricately intertwined with whiteness and Christianity and introduced during colonisation. Its influence is evident not only in its integration into Australian society but also in the exclusionary measures within religious communities. Due to Australia's colonial history, 'religion' is often narrowly interpreted, with a conservative, moralistic lens influenced by Eurocentric perspectives. …
Worldviews Complexity in Covid-19 Times: Australian Media Representations of Religion, Spirituality and Non-Religion in 2020
In 2020, as infections of COVID-19 began to rise, Australia, alongside many other nations, closed its international borders and implemented lockdown measures across the country. The city of Melbourne was hardest hit during the pandemic and experienced the strictest and longest lockdown worldwide. Religious and spiritual groups were especially affected, given the prohibition of gatherings of people for religious services and yoga classes with a sp…
Through a National Lens Darkly: Religion as a Spectrum
When religion is invoked in Australian sociocultural and political negotiations, religion tends to be politicised predominantly through institutionalised, racialised and gendered perspectives. Further, discussions frequently employed narrow interpretations of religion. This understanding of religion only partially reflects the religious condition in Australia and is not fully representative of it in its substance and nuance, nor breadth and depth…
Media Representations of Religion, Spirituality and Non-Religion in Australia
Despite predictions of decline, religion has featured prominently in the public sphere and the media since the events of 11 September 2001. Previous research on media and religion in Australia post-September 11 has focused largely on its negative impacts, particularly on Muslim communities. This article, in contrast, examines media representations of religion, spirituality and non-religion on an 'ordinary day', of 17 September, over a three-year …
Swamped by Muslims’ and facing an ‘African gang’ problem: Racialized and religious media representations in Australia
Despite the implementation of multicultural policies since the 1970s, anxiety over cultural and religious ‘others’ continue to challenge Australia’s diversifying national identity. Problematic media representations of racial and religious minorities persist in Australia and continue to shape public perceptions and political discourses on issues of migration and intercultural relations. This paper examines how Muslims and Africans are contemporary…
Contesting empire religion: Coloniality and sticky media discourses
The concept of religion in settler-colonial Australia is intricately intertwined with whiteness and Christianity and introduced during colonisation. Its influence is evident not only in its integration into Australian society but also in the exclusionary measures within religious communities. Due to Australia's colonial history, 'religion' is often narrowly interpreted, with a conservative, moralistic lens influenced by Eurocentric perspectives. …
Worldviews Complexity in Covid-19 Times: Australian Media Representations of Religion, Spirituality and Non-Religion in 2020
In 2020, as infections of COVID-19 began to rise, Australia, alongside many other nations, closed its international borders and implemented lockdown measures across the country. The city of Melbourne was hardest hit during the pandemic and experienced the strictest and longest lockdown worldwide. Religious and spiritual groups were especially affected, given the prohibition of gatherings of people for religious services and yoga classes with a sp…
Australia’s growing cultural diversity requires a long-term strategy to meet its changing needs
Introduction to the Special Issue: (Con)spirituality, Science and Covid-19
.
Selling (Con)spirituality and Covid-19 in Australia: Convictions, Complexity and Countering Dis/misinformation
Conspirituality—the merger of conspiracy theories and spirituality—has attracted significant global media and scholarly attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article expands upon the ‘two core’ conspiritual convictions proposed by Ward and Voas that ‘1) a secret group covertly controls, or is trying to control, the political and social order, and 2) humanity is undergoing a “paradigm shift” in consciousness’. We identify an additional ten …
Whiteness, Religious Diversity and Relational Belonging: Opportunities and Challenges for African Migrants in Australia
OPEN ACCESS CC BY-NC-ND-PAID African communities in Australia reflect the rich cultural and religious diversity of the African continent. Despite their persistence and agency, many members from these communities continue to experience a ‘fractured belonging’ due to persistent issues of racism and exclusion; issues that have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Religious community groups and organizations have long played important roles…
Buddhism in the Far North of Australia pre-WWII: (In)visibility, Post-colonialism and Materiality
Buddhism was first established in Australia through flows of migrants in the mid-nineteenth century, and is currently Australia’s fourth-largest religion. Yet Buddhists have received significantly less scholarly attention than Christians, Jews and Muslims in Australia. Previous research conducted on Buddhism in Australia has also largely centered on the southern states, and on white Buddhists. This article shares findings of archival research on …
Decolonial Perspectives on Dominant Constructions of “Religion”
Decolonising Studies of Religion in So-Called Australia: Truth-Telling, Collective Reflections and Future Trajectories
Studies of religion in the lands now called (by some) Australia have thus far focused mainly on so-called Abrahamic traditions of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, the southern states of New South Wales and Victoria and on theories from the global North. This is despite the fact that Australia is a religiously and spiritually diverse nation, and that diverse worldviews in Australia have long been and continue to be shaped by First Peoples, and Sou…
Parallel lives or active citizens? Examining the interplay between multicultural service provision and civic engagement in Australia
Over recent decades, there have been increased public debates about rising level of ethnic and religious diversity and their implications for social cohesion and intercultural relations. These contestations are often situated within a diversity governance continuum with two opposing and often extreme poles both in the policy arena as well as the academic literature. The first pole sees diversity as potentially contributing to social fissures and …
Navigating the ideological tide: Discourses on “Mainstreaming” social service provision for multicultural communities in Australia from 1996 to 2021
This paper examines if and how policy discourses about social service provisions to multicultural communities are affected by the so-called backlash against multiculturalism, which began in Europe and the UK, and how this backlash has influenced Australia. Ideological approaches to social policy changes are often implicit, manifesting through long-term shifts in public discourses. This paper presents a critical discourse analysis of public and po…
Indonesian-Australian media during an infodemic: Fostering Trust and Social Resilience Through Translation as Care
The World Health Organisation (WHO) calls the proliferation of conflicting information during the COVID-19 pandemic an 'infodemic'. To counter the infodemic experienced by diaspora communities, ethnic and multilingual media producers filled vital health communication gaps. This article focuses on the experiences of Indonesian-Australian media producers during this infodemic in Australia. Following semi-structured interviews with 10 Indonesian-Aus…
Asian class as method: Comparative insights into Asian migrants’ middle-class backgrounds
This article investigates the middle-class identities of Asian migrants, with a focus on Chinese and Indian international graduates in Australia. While many migrants arrive with middle-class backgrounds from their countries of origin, little is known about what constitutes ‘middle-classness’ in those contexts. By examining migrants’ classed narratives, this article contributes to a more nuanced understanding of class as both socially constructed …
How Religious Organisations Contribute to Meaning in Life: A Qualitative Study of Australian Retirees
Religions and religious organisations are key sources of meaning in life through beliefs, values, ritual and experiences. As affiliation with religious institutions is in decline in Australia, the question becomes what role does it continue to play. This research explored this question through interviews with 71 retired Australians about how faith does or does not contribute to meaning in life. Forty-five interviewees had frequent connections wit…
Digital activism and intergenerational perspectives on social justice and racial equity among multicultural youth
Sociology (14 works) · Political science (11 works) · Gender Studies (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Politics (9 works) · Anthropology (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Media, Religion, Digital Communication (4 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (4 works)