Enemy Alien: A Graphic History of Internment in Canada During the First World War. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Enemy Alien: A Graphic History of Internment in Canada During the First World War

This graphic history tells the story of Canada's first national internment operations through the eyes of John Boychuk, an internee held in Kapuskasing from 1914-17. The story is based on Boychuk's actual memoir, which is the only comprehensive internee testimony in existence.

The novel follows Boychuk from his arrest in Toronto to Kapuskasing, where he spends just over 3 years. It details the everyday struggle of the internees in the camp, including forced labour and exploitation, abuse from guards, malnutrition, and homesickness. It also documents moments of internee agency and resistance, such as work slowdowns and stoppages, hunger strikes, escape attempts, and riots.

Little is known about the lives of the incarcerated once the paper trail stops, but Enemy Alien subsequently traces Boychuk's parole, his search for work, his attempts to organize a union, and his ultimate settlement in Winnipeg. Boychuk's reflections emphasize the much broader context in which internment takes place. This was not an isolated incident, but rather part and parcel of Canadian nation building and the directives of Canada's settler colonial project.

Kassandra Luciuk is an historian interested in Canadian immigration policy and the politics of citizenship. She primarily publishes on the historical experiences of Ukrainians in Canada. Her work has been generously supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS), and the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFFWIRF).

nicole marie burton is a comic book and children's book illustrator based in Ontario. With over a decade of experience in activist art and design, she is a founding member of the Ad Astra Comix publishing collective, which specializes in comics with social justice themes. Her published work includes The Beast: Making a Living on a Dying Planet, The Boy Who Walked Backwards, and a chapter in the anthology Drawn to Change: Graphic Histories of Working Class Struggle.