Photography, Memory, and Refugee Identity: The Voyage of the SS Walnut, 1948
Lynda Mannik
On 13 December 1948, a small ship carrying 347 Estonian refugeesfleeing Soviet rule arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax. In Photography,Memory, and Refugee Identity, anthropologist Lynda Mannik analyzesthe refugee experience through the photographic record of those whomade that harrowing voyage across the Atlantic more than sixty yearsago.
Drawing on a collection of photographs taken during the voyage andat the Pier 21 detention centre, Mannik asks surviving passengers todescribe their migration, their reception in Canada, and their feelingsabout the terms refugee and boat person. She explores to what extentthe photos reflect the passengers’ experiences as they rememberthem and how those experiences ... Read more
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