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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

Introduction -- 1 Passengers' Photographic Perspectives on the Voyage and Detention, 1948-49 -- 2 Arrival by Boat and the Media, 1948 -- 3 Still Photos Come to Life at the Pier 21 Museum in 1999 -- 4 Memories and Stories, Sixty Years Later -- 5 Nationalism and Identity in Retrospect -- Conclusion.

Explores the relationship between visual media, the construction of Canadian national identity, and notions of embodiment. It asks how representations of bodies are constructed and performed within mediated content, and emphasizes the ways individuals destabilize national visual tropes, and can destabilize nationalist messages.