Role Of Biopolitics In Australia

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The second passage (b) selected above, shows how patterns of displacement are shaped by biopolitics. Walia describes those displaced as 'those bodies deemed illegal, undesirable and disposable', and the use of the word 'bodies' immediately relates it to biopolitics. The idea that a human being is reduced to simply a 'body', stripped of all sense of self and viewed simply in biological terms, is a view that is distinctly biopolitical. These 'bodies' are seen as 'undesirable and disposable because of the colour of their skin, gender identity, and inability to assimilate into a hegemonic way of life', which highlights the political aspect. These people are treated differently (politically, socially, etc.), because of their biological properties,