| Photography, Memory, and Refugee Identity: The Voyage of the SS Walnut, 1948 Contributor(s): Mannik, Lynda (Author) |
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ISBN: 077482445X ISBN-13: 9780774824453 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $34.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Europe - Baltic States - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) |
| Dewey: 305.894 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Cultural Region - Baltic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1948, a small ship carrying Estonian refugees arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax. In this absorbing work, anthropologist Lynda Mannik analyzes the refugee experience through the photographic record of those who made that harrowing voyage. Drawing on a collection of photographs taken during the voyage and at Pier 21, Mannik asks surviving passengers to describe their journey, their reception in Canada, and to what extent the photos reflect their experiences as they remember them. The photographs in the SS Walnut collection, she argues, bear witness to the refugee experience even as the meanings attached to them have changed over time and in shifting contexts. |
