Migration by Boat Discourses of Trauma, Exclusion and Survival [Hardcover]

At a time when thousands of refugees risk their lives undertaking perilous journeys by boat across the Mediterranean, this multidisciplinary volume could not be more pertinent. It offers various contemporary case studies of boat migrations undertaken by asylum seekers and refugees around the globe and shows that boats not only move people and cultural capital between places, but also fuel cultural fantasies, dreams of adventure and hope, along with fears of invasion and terrorism. The ambiguous nature of memories, media representations and popular culture productions are highlighted throughout in order to address negative stereotypes and conversely, humanize the individuals involved.

Lynda Mannikis a Lecturer in Cultural Anthropology at York University. She is the author ofPhotography, Memory and Refugee Identity: the voyage of the S.S. Walnut, 1948(UBC Press 2012);Reclaiming Canadian Bodies: Representation and Visual Media(Wilfrid Laurier Press, 2015); andCanadian Indian Cowboys: Rodeo, Representation and the RCMP at the Royal Easter Show, 1939(University of Calgary Press, 2006).

As a whole, this collection constitutes an insightful examination of the contradictions between representations and lived experiences of migration by boat. The volume will be of particular interest to scholars working on migration and borders, but, by providing ample case studies of historical and contemporary representations of migration by boat, it also will appeal to academics interested in media and communication studies. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI)

&an exhaustive survey on maritime migration in an era of securitized borders. It is also an incredibly valuable compendium for students and scholars in migration studies, critical border and refugee studies, and for those who generally grapple with our contemporary moment. Anthropology News