Peta Stephenson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3809664 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peta Stephenson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peta |
| FAMILY NAME | Stephenson |
| SIGNATURE | STEPHENSON P |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Melbourne |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0008-0066 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Syncretic Spirituality
Far from being an exclusively present-day, let alone post-9/11, phenomenon, Islam in Indigenous Australia has a set of historical precedents. Focusing on three early waves of Muslim sojourners and immigrants, the article begins with an overview of the long and complex history of Indigenous engagement with Islam. Introducing readers to a broad spectrum of Indigenous identification with Islam, it examines the kin-based or informal absorption of Isl…
Indigenous Australia's Pilgrimage to Islam
A growing number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are identifying with Islam. In the 2001 national census fewer than 600 Indigenous men and women nominated Islam as their religion. Five years later the number had nearly doubled to over 1000. This paper considers why Indigenous Australians, in becoming Muslim, would fashion themselves into a double minority. It provides a summary of the historical connections between Indigenous…
Keeping it in the family
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders with Muslim forebears have a connection to Islam that tends to be culturally rather than scripturally based. Born and raised in Darwin in the late 1960s, Indigenous-Malay descendant Sam Ahmat, for instance, describes her family's lineage in these terms: 'We've got Malay, Torres Strait, Mohammed and Aboriginal'. 1 For Sam, self-identification as a so-called 'Mohammedan' (or Muslim) has very little, if …
Islam dreaming
Typologies of security
This article discusses recent media stereotypes of Indigenous Muslims. It argues that these stereotypes reflect deep-seated fears about the security of the Australian nation-state. Symptomatic of these ‘survivalist anxieties’ is a long history of racist legislation revived and intensified by the Howard government (1996–2007). The article draws on extensive interview material to combat these stereotypes and argues that a different model of self-se…
Andrish Saint-Clare and the Trepang Project
Critical discussion of the performing arts generally focuses on the final product and its reception. In going ‘backstage’ to tell the story that lay behind an innovative theatre performance, this article foregrounds the process instead. In looking at the lengthy period of collaboration that underpinned the staging of the multi-media performance Trepang, it recovers an interesting experiment in intercultural artistic negotiation. Working with Indi…
New cultural scripts
(2003). New cultural scripts: Exploring the dialogue between indigenous and ‘Asian’ Australians. Journal of Australian Studies: Vol. 27, Sojourners and Strangers, pp. 57-68
New cultural scripts
(2003). New cultural scripts: Exploring the dialogue between indigenous and ‘Asian’ Australians. Journal of Australian Studies: Vol. 27, Sojourners and Strangers, pp. 57-68
Typologies of security
This article discusses recent media stereotypes of Indigenous Muslims. It argues that these stereotypes reflect deep-seated fears about the security of the Australian nation-state. Symptomatic of these ‘survivalist anxieties’ is a long history of racist legislation revived and intensified by the Howard government (1996–2007). The article draws on extensive interview material to combat these stereotypes and argues that a different model of self-se…
Syncretic Spirituality
Far from being an exclusively present-day, let alone post-9/11, phenomenon, Islam in Indigenous Australia has a set of historical precedents. Focusing on three early waves of Muslim sojourners and immigrants, the article begins with an overview of the long and complex history of Indigenous engagement with Islam. Introducing readers to a broad spectrum of Indigenous identification with Islam, it examines the kin-based or informal absorption of Isl…
Indigenous Australia's Pilgrimage to Islam
A growing number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are identifying with Islam. In the 2001 national census fewer than 600 Indigenous men and women nominated Islam as their religion. Five years later the number had nearly doubled to over 1000. This paper considers why Indigenous Australians, in becoming Muslim, would fashion themselves into a double minority. It provides a summary of the historical connections between Indigenous…
Keeping it in the family
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders with Muslim forebears have a connection to Islam that tends to be culturally rather than scripturally based. Born and raised in Darwin in the late 1960s, Indigenous-Malay descendant Sam Ahmat, for instance, describes her family's lineage in these terms: 'We've got Malay, Torres Strait, Mohammed and Aboriginal'. 1 For Sam, self-identification as a so-called 'Mohammedan' (or Muslim) has very little, if …
Andrish Saint-Clare and the Trepang Project
Critical discussion of the performing arts generally focuses on the final product and its reception. In going ‘backstage’ to tell the story that lay behind an innovative theatre performance, this article foregrounds the process instead. In looking at the lengthy period of collaboration that underpinned the staging of the multi-media performance Trepang, it recovers an interesting experiment in intercultural artistic negotiation. Working with Indi…
New cultural scripts
(2003). New cultural scripts: Exploring the dialogue between indigenous and ‘Asian’ Australians. Journal of Australian Studies: Vol. 27, Sojourners and Strangers, pp. 57-68
Andrish Saint-Clare and the Trepang Project
Critical discussion of the performing arts generally focuses on the final product and its reception. In going ‘backstage’ to tell the story that lay behind an innovative theatre performance, this article foregrounds the process instead. In looking at the lengthy period of collaboration that underpinned the staging of the multi-media performance Trepang, it recovers an interesting experiment in intercultural artistic negotiation. Working with Indi…
Typologies of security
This article discusses recent media stereotypes of Indigenous Muslims. It argues that these stereotypes reflect deep-seated fears about the security of the Australian nation-state. Symptomatic of these ‘survivalist anxieties’ is a long history of racist legislation revived and intensified by the Howard government (1996–2007). The article draws on extensive interview material to combat these stereotypes and argues that a different model of self-se…
Keeping it in the family
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders with Muslim forebears have a connection to Islam that tends to be culturally rather than scripturally based. Born and raised in Darwin in the late 1960s, Indigenous-Malay descendant Sam Ahmat, for instance, describes her family's lineage in these terms: 'We've got Malay, Torres Strait, Mohammed and Aboriginal'. 1 For Sam, self-identification as a so-called 'Mohammedan' (or Muslim) has very little, if …
Islam dreaming
Indigenous Australia's Pilgrimage to Islam
A growing number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are identifying with Islam. In the 2001 national census fewer than 600 Indigenous men and women nominated Islam as their religion. Five years later the number had nearly doubled to over 1000. This paper considers why Indigenous Australians, in becoming Muslim, would fashion themselves into a double minority. It provides a summary of the historical connections between Indigenous…
Syncretic Spirituality
Far from being an exclusively present-day, let alone post-9/11, phenomenon, Islam in Indigenous Australia has a set of historical precedents. Focusing on three early waves of Muslim sojourners and immigrants, the article begins with an overview of the long and complex history of Indigenous engagement with Islam. Introducing readers to a broad spectrum of Indigenous identification with Islam, it examines the kin-based or informal absorption of Isl…
Indigenous (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Education and Islamic Studies (3 works) · Ethnology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works)