Abstract Racism in Australia has been both present and pervasive since invasion. One potentially important setting where work against racism might occur is within families. Responses to racist talk within families have received little attention within the anti-racism literature. The first aim of this paper is to explore how families negotiate racist talk, taking the view that the rules and practices that guide familial interactions are unique. Intimate relations and the emotional connections therein both create spaces for and constrain race related conversations. Secondly, the paper contrasts responses to racist talk within families to those in public or quasi-public spaces, often occurring amongst strangers. Within families, affective relationships between members are primary, as are the dynamics of family practices. Interviews conducted as the first stage of a larger study show that families are a site for the reproduction of racism, as well as performances of anti-racism. This paper identifies White capacities to maintain family relationships amidst racist talk.

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亲密干预：对家庭中种族主义言论的回应

摘要 澳大利亚的种族主义自入侵以来一直存在且普遍存在。可能发生反对种族主义工作的一个潜在重要环境是家庭内部。在反种族主义文献中，对家庭内种族主义言论的回应很少受到关注。本文的第一个目的是探讨家庭如何协商种族主义言论，认为指导家庭互动的规则和做法是独一无二的。亲密关系和其中的情感联系都为与种族相关的对话创造了空间并限制了它们。其次，这篇论文将家庭内对种族主义言论的反应与在公共或准公共场所的反应进行了对比，这些反应通常发生在陌生人之间。在家庭内部，成员之间的情感关系是首要的，家庭实践的动力也是如此。作为一项更大规模研究的第一阶段进行的采访表明，家庭是种族主义繁殖和反种族主义表现的场所。本文确定了白人在种族主义言论中维持家庭关系的能力。