Introduction/ Jacobs and Malpas -- Pt. I: Varieties of cosmopolitanism. Cosmopolitanism as a civilising project/ Colic-Peisker -- From the London Underground/ Jacobs -- Cultural translation and cosmopolitanism/ Papastergiadis -- Pt. II: Cosmopolitanism tensions. Anti-cosmopolitanism and 'ethnic cleansing' at Cronulla/ Asquith and Poynting -- On the beach: between the cosmopolitan and the parochial/ Miller and Malpas -- Belonging in Bennelong: ironic inclusion and cosmopolitan joy in John Howard's (former) electorate/ Noble -- Pt. III: Cosmopolitan encounters. Alternative multicultural subjectivities? Indochinese cosmopolitanisms in Western Sydney/ Carruthers -- Cross-country cosmopolitanism: openness, place, contamination/ Shipway -- Love on the streets/ Zournazi
Summary
Some of the most enduring conflicts and tensions that have bedevilled Australia in recent years stem from notions of nationality and citizenship, ethnicity and migration, community and place. Vigorous debates about multiculturalism, national identity and the meaning of terrorism still ignite tension and divide. In Ocean to Outback eleven authors use the concept of cosmopolitanism to address concerns that continue to confront us
