Islamaphobia
Essay Question:
Critically analyse the nature and extent of Islamophobia in Australia in
comparison to at least one other country.
(The country
I
have chosen is
France
), use
examples
of the recent terrorism in
Paris
.
Arguing that
islamophobia
does
exist
.
Introduction:
Start with the
Thesis Statement.
You need to define
what you are going to talk about.
You need to show your marker
what you are trying to do with your topic
-
your direction.
(
islamophobia
does
exist
and is a problem in Australia)
You need t
o show your marker
what you are going to cover
.
Body:
-
This essay must look at the
nature
of
islamophobia
in Australia and also the
extent
of
islamophobia
in Australia.
-
Both area
s
need to be covered, not just one.
P
lease
make it clear which one is being
talked about throughout the es
say.
-
The first part of the essay will be unpacking
Islamophobia
. What is it? Where does it
come from?
A
nd
why does it exist?
T
his
relates to the
nature
and
extent
of
islamophobia
.
(
in this area please talk about in depth the
fear, threat
to security, threat
to
cultural
identity,
nationalism
and national identity).
T
his
is all in relation to
Australia
.
-
The second part will be comparing Australia to another country,
France
!!
T
his
part is
just as important.
Good strong
examples are
necessary
.
-
There needs to be a well written introduction that provides the reader with the
thesis
o
f the essay, and a clear and precise introduction of what the purpose of the essay is
about,
there has to
also be a
conclusion
for the essay. Roughly need to both be around
200 words
each
.
200 for the introductio
n and 200 for the conclusion roughly.
Writing a concise and clear introduction and conclusion, which is separate to the body
of the essay is so
important.
Conclusion:
Reiterate the thesis statement, maybe change the wording a little bit (so it isn’t word for
word, but has the exact same message). And then reiterate the mai
n points of what
you have
covered in the essay. And have a concluding sentence that finishes of the argument of the
essay nicely please
.
Referencing:
I have attached 7 articles to be used for this essay. I have also pro
vided a course reader,
SCS290 Understanding cultu
ral diversity
vol
.
3 of 3
, within this reader please us the
first
three
journal
articles:
the creeping blight of
islamophobia
,
the lost girls and being
an aussie mossie.
The
in text
re
ferencing throughout the essay has to be every sentence, basically whenever you
are paraphrasing someone else work needs to be referenced. This is very important
,
otherwise it is
plagiarism
.
So that is 10 articles provided, the essay needs to
have
15 references
minimum
,
they need to
be scholarly articles/peer
reviewed
for the other articles you provide please.
Harvard referencing
guide has been provided to show you the right type of
Harvard
referencing
,
please use it.
T
hank
you
I
have also attached
an
example essay
on the exact same essay question, just to show you the
type of essay
I
am wanting
please have a look as the same readings are used
thr
oughout it, but
I
don’t
want it copied just used as a reference point
.
B
ut
please do
use the layout
I
have given also.