Kazimi, chair of yorks department of cinema and media arts, came to canada in 1983 from india. Expanding on his film on the same subject, continuous journey, the book addresses an infamous incident in canadian history, when a ship carrying migrants from british india was turned away when it tried to land in vancouver harbour in 1914. Photoanjula gogia in the summer of 1998, shortly after she won the booker, india carried out a series of nuclear tests and gatecrashed the international nuclear power club. Jul 12, 2012 as parliament passes sweeping, repressive immigration legislation, toronto filmmaker ali kazimi s timely book, undesirables, is a welcome and necessary contribution that should be required reading not only for jason kenney and his cohorts, but also those goodhearted folks who claim the new law violates canadas mythic humanitarian traditions. A detail of gurdit singh and the young boy is in a painting by the singh twins commissioned. May 26, 2012 ali kazimi, who made a documentary about the komagatu maru, has created a book full of stunning photographs from the period, a reminder for canadians that diversity is not easy to accomplish. White canada and the komagata maru an illustrated history 2012. Ali kazimi, who made a documentary about the komagatu maru, has created a book full of stunning photographs from the period, a reminder for canadians that diversity is not easy to accomplish. White canada and the komagata maru, awardwinning filmmaker ali kazimi addresses these and other provocative questions, creating a historical framework that allows readers to view events through the eyes of earlier south asian migrants to vancouver, authorities of the dominion of canada, and imperial officials in britain and india.
It reveals the then deep rooted racist nature of canadian immigration policies which sought to build a homogenous nation of white immigrants. Professor ali kazimi earns governor generals award in. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Professor kazimi s most recent publication is the book undesirables. Also nominated for the regional prize are aaron chapman for liquor, lust and the law. In 2011, ali kazimi authored the nationally acclaimed book, undesirables. Mar 14, 20 also nominated for the regional prize are aaron chapman for liquor, lust and the law. Such photographs of struggle and oppression form the stirring backbone for awardwinning filmmaker ali kazimis book, undesirables. White canada forever courtesy of ali kazimi and phil strong.
White canada and the komagata maru, an illustrated. Expanding on his film on the same subject, continuous journey, the book addresses an infamous incident in canadian history, when a ship carrying migrants from british india was turned away when it tried to land in. Ali kazimi is a cinematographer and director, known for random acts of legacy 2016, shooting indians. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress.
Prof hopes komagata maru apology acknowledges canadas. White canada and the komagata maru, awardwinning filmmaker ali kazimi addresses these and other provocative questions, creating a. Professor kazimis most recent publication is the book undesirables. In 2012, kazimi authored the nationally acclaimed book, undesirables. A s parliament passes sweeping, repressive immigration legislation, toronto filmmaker ali kazimis timely book, undesirables, is a welcome and necessary contribution that should be required reading not only for jason kenney and his cohorts, but also those goodhearted folks who claim the new law violates canadas mythic humanitarian traditions. Professor ali kazimi is filmmaker, writer, and visual artist whose work deals with race, social justice, migration, history, memory and archive. White canada and the komagata maru film maker ali kazimi documents the tragic saga of expulsion of indian immigrants who had wanted to make canada their home in 1914. One such incident is that of the komagata maru, an incident that ali kazimi explores in his book undesirables. White canada and the komagata maru an illustrated history launches in may 2012. Professor ali kazimi earns governor generals award in visual. A journey with jeffrey thomas 1997 and continuous journey 2004. Such photographs of struggle and oppression form the stirring backbone for awardwinning filmmaker ali kazimi s book, undesirables. White canada and the komagata maru an illustrated history. As parliament passes sweeping, repressive immigration legislation, toronto filmmaker ali kazimis timely book, undesirables.
White canada and the komagata maru, an illustrated history, is a welcome and necessary contribution that should be required reading not only for jason kenney and his cohorts, but also those goodhearted folks who claim the new law violates canadas mythic humanitarian traditions. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. Professor ali kazimi interviews award winning arundhati roy to a sold out audience in toronto. As a filmmaker and, later as a writer, i have been exploring how we remember, through the preservation of material objects for the past couple of decades. The poetry book begins with a suite of poems that utilize archival records, public repositories, and online uploaded material never.
Announced by the canada council for the arts on feb. Join awardwinning filmmaker and author ali kazimi in conversation with audrey macklin at the book launch of. Undesirables book vancouver public library bibliocommons. White canada and the komagata maru grew out of kazimis 2004 television documentary continuous journey, about the komagata maru incident, and there is no denying the quality of the product. The official book launch will take place on tuesday, may 22 at 7. And, to be honest, i had only found out about it recently, when my mom showed me a book written by ali kazimi called undesirables. White canada and the komagata maru 2012, and fair play 2014, a 3d video installation currently on view at the surrey art gallery until june 8, 2014. Ali kazimi born 1961 is a canadian filmmaker, media artist and writer. Is there any canadian writer who contemplates the meaning of time with greater distinction and intellectual grace than m. His point of view films address a wide range of social, environmental and historical issues. Komagata maru history vividly revisited in ali kazimis. Ali kazimi recounts komagata maru incident in undesirables.
Komagata maru history vividly revisited in ali kazimis undesirables. The book expands on the documentary, continuous journey, which. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Ali kazimi, a filmmaker, writer, visual artist and associate professor at york university, is one of eight recipients of the 2019 governor generals awards in visual and media arts. Even in the last decades of the 20th century, discrimination was prevalent, he said. The nine muses by john akomfrah, canadian beer news. In may 1914, the komagata maru, a ship carrying 376 immigrants from british india, was turned away when it tried to land in vancouver harbour. The book was a finalist for both, the 2012 vancouver book award and the roderick haigbrown regional prize in the 20 bc book prizes. Canada apologizes for racist incident 100 years after.
Torontobased filmmaker and new media artist ali kazimi has dealt with the issue in his documentary continuous journey, and a book. May 20, 2016 we feature excerpts from the awardwinning documentary on the komagata maru incident, continuous journey, and speak with its director, ali kazimi, who is also author of the book, undesirables. Undesirables is a sincere research, a textual fossil of incidents related with migration to canada and a thoughtprovoking book of the year that will sail you through many historical and political waves. White canada and the komagata maru is a lavishly illustrated account of a key moment in our history. The story of vancouvers legendary penthouse nightclub, ali kazimi s undesirables. Ali kazimi is an indiaborn, torontobased awardwinning filmmaker whose career spans over two decades. In 2014, dream arteries, written by phinder dulai, was published by talon books. White canada and the komagata maru an illustrated history 2012 references. Guided by nostalgia, instinct and an accumulation of residual proofsdocuments, diaries, photos, furniture, shards of memoryhe reconstructs a cultural history that is not merely past, but virtually extinct. Born and raised in india, he came to canada in 1983.
Komagata maru exhibit recalls ship that was turned away. Bc book prize nominees announced the globe and mail. Our annual roundup includes books about places far flung from central america to palestine on diverse topics from art to politics but always with an activist twist. Ali kazimi is an award winning filmmaker, critically acclaimed author and visual artist whose work deals with race, social injustice, migration, history and memory. Ali kazimi is an awardwinning filmmaker, critically acclaimed writer and visual artist.
Transformative and radicalizing reflections on the archive by ali kazimi. It is a sumptuous coffeetable book with wonderful illustrationsincluding many fullcolour images from graphic art and documents of. In my opinion, this is not the level of understanding students should have of major acts of discrimination in their countrys history. It discusses a grim chapter in canadas history, but the format it uses is of a richly illustrated coffee table book. As parliament passes sweeping, repressive immigration legislation, toronto filmmaker ali kazimis timely book, undesirables, is a welcome and necessary contribution that should be required reading not only for jason kenney and his cohorts, but also those goodhearted folks who claim the new law violates canadas mythic humanitarian traditions. Associate professor in the department of film at york university. Ali kazimi historical story of the ship komagata maru and canada. We feature excerpts from the awardwinning documentary on the komagata maru incident, continuous journey, and speak with its director, ali kazimi, who is also author of the book, undesirables. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. White canada and the komagata maru by ali kazimi the history of south asians in canada is rarely discussed in depth, yet it spans a couple of centuries. This photograph has been reproduced widely in activities that commemorate the komagata maru incident. The images of detained south asian migrants in cages, and protests against canadas immigration rules, are jarringly familiar.
Aug 31, 2012 undesirables is a sincere research, a textual fossil of incidents related with migration to canada and a thoughtprovoking book of the year that will sail you through many historical and political waves. The characters are skilfully drawn, and kazimi shows the documentarians deft hand in capturing the emotions on all sides. May 23, 1914, the komagata maru, a ship carrying 376 immigrants from british india, was turned away when it tried to land in vancouvers harbour. In 1914, a ship carrying 376 potential immigrants, mostly sikh indians, to canada was delayed, and then eventually turned away. White canada and the komagata maru story, exposes this dark and often forgotten. White canada and the komagata maru story, expo ses this dark and o ften forgotten episode in canadian h istory. Twelve books that challenge canadas colonial history. Ali kazimi an awardwinning documentarist recounts one of the most infamous events in canadian history. Mar 30, 2012 the characters are skilfully drawn, and kazimi shows the documentarians deft hand in capturing the emotions on all sides.
Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. It is a sumptuous coffeetable book with wonderful illustrationsincluding many fullcolour images from graphic art and documents of the periodand a succinct and fascinating account of the. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. The nine muses by john akomfrah, canadian beer news dinner series, the day after peace, and ali kazimi s undesirables book launch. In may 1914, the komagata maru, a ship carrying 376 immigrants from bri. White canada and the komagata maru, an illustrated history, is a welcome and necessary contribution that should be required reading not only for jason kenney and his cohorts, but also those goodhearted folks who claim the new law violates canadas mythic humanitarian. Over the past two decades he has engaged with this history thru a feature documentary, continuous journey 2004, a book, undesirables. For example, it is featured in ali kazimi s documentary film continuous journey 2004, and his subsequent book undesirables. Undesirables white canada and the komagata maru an illustrated history is a different book in many ways. Join awardwinning filmmaker and author ali kazimi in conversation with audrey macklin at the book launch of undesirables. Join facebook to connect with ali kazimi and others you may know.
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