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Separate and invisible : a carceral history of Australian islands

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posted on 2012-01-01, 00:00 authored by Amy NetheryAmy Nethery
This article examines the history of four islands used for incarceration in Australia: the ‘secondary punishment’ of convicts on Norfolk Island; the management and quarantine of indigenous people on Palm Island; the quarantine of all new migrants and visitors on Bruny Island; and the incarceration of enemy aliens on Rottnest Island. Incarceration has been used throughout Australia’s history as a method of social and political control, targeting categories of people perceived to pose a threat to the racial composition, social cohesion, or national security of the Australian community. By providing a space both separate and invisible to the community, Australia’s carceral islands served as a solution to a recurring problem for a young nation apprehensive about the composition, durability and security of its community. The human consequences of incarceration could be devastating.

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Journal

Shima

Volume

6

Issue

2

Pagination

85 - 98

Publisher

Southern Cross University

Location

Sydney, N.S.W.

ISSN

1834-6057

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2012, Southern Cross University

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