Photography, Memory, and Refugee Identity: The Voyage of the SS Walnut, 1948 - Softcover

"An excellent resource for students and researchers who work with historical collections of images, Lynda Mannik's book enhances our understanding of the complexity of visual histories and the creation of Canadian identities through photography. Rich in ethnographic detail and critical methodology, this book does a superb job of revealing the tension that resides at the intersection of public and private viewings of images and the consequent implications for the production of identity." - Andrea Walsh, Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria

This book will appeal to scholars in the fields of anthropology,history, Canadian studies, art history, and museum studies as well asanyone interested in historical photography and the immigrantexperience.