What the Oceans Remember

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By Sonja Boon

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Format

ebook

ISBN

9781771124232

Series

Life Writing

Author

Sonja Boon

Publisher

Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Release

25 September 2019

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Subjects

Biography & Autobiography Sociology Women's Studies Nonfiction

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  • Considers the longer histories of migration, both voluntary and forced and how these shape identity. Topicial and relevant in the context of 'migrant caravans' and Mediterranean crossings, and the kkomagatu maru, and the apology for turning away a boatload of Jewish peoples, etc.
  • Combines narratives of migration with narratives of afterlives of slavery – considers the complexities of mult- and mixed-race belonging. What does it mean to live in the shadows of messy histories?
  • Takes up national identity and belonging – consider the context of Maxime Bernier's concept of "Extreme multiculturalism" in Canada; or the idea of MAGA and resistance to migration in the United States
  • Takes up the question of mixed race, of being "in-between," While this is common in larger centres there are large parts of Canada/America where this is not the case
  • Combines readability and intimacy of first person narrative with sound scholarly apparatus for a hybrid book or "intellectual memoir"
  • Shows how a first-person narrative can also be a critical narrative

    • Format

    ebook

    ISBN

    9781771124232

    Series

    Life Writing

    Author

    Sonja Boon

    Publisher

    Wilfrid Laurier University Press

    Release

    25 September 2019

    Share

    Subjects

    Biography & Autobiography Sociology Women's Studies Nonfiction
    What the Oceans Remember