The book was a finalist for both, the 2012 vancouver book award and the roderick haigbrown regional prize in the 20 bc book prizes. 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 forever courtesy of ali kazimi and phil strong. 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. Torontobased filmmaker and new media artist ali kazimi has dealt with the issue in his documentary continuous journey, and a book. The poetry book begins with a suite of poems that utilize archival records, public repositories, and online uploaded material never. White canada and the komagata maru story, expo ses this dark and o ften forgotten episode in canadian h istory. White canada and the komagata maru 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. Announced by the canada council for the arts on feb. Ali kazimi is an indiaborn, torontobased awardwinning filmmaker whose career spans over two decades.
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. Prof hopes komagata maru apology acknowledges canadas. White canada and the komagata maru story, exposes this dark and often forgotten. It discusses a grim chapter in canadas history, but the format it uses is of a richly illustrated coffee table book. Ali kazimi born 1961 is a canadian filmmaker, media artist and writer. The official book launch will take place on tuesday, may 22 at 7. Is there any canadian writer who contemplates the meaning of time with greater distinction and intellectual grace than m. Professor ali kazimi earns governor generals award in. The sikh challenge to canadas colour bar vancouver.
White canada and the komagata maru an illustrated history 2012 references. White canada and the komagata maru, an illustrated. 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. Ali kazimi is an award winning filmmaker, critically acclaimed author and visual artist whose work deals with race, social injustice, migration, history and memory. Komagata maru exhibit recalls ship that was turned away. 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. The characters are skilfully drawn, and kazimi shows the documentarians deft hand in capturing the emotions on all sides.
Undesirables white canada and the komagata maru an illustrated history is a different book in many ways. White canada and the komagata maru an illustrated history. A detail of gurdit singh and the young boy is in a painting by the singh twins commissioned. Join awardwinning filmmaker and author ali kazimi in conversation with audrey macklin at the book launch of. Komagata maru history vividly revisited in ali kazimis undesirables.
Transformative and radicalizing reflections on the archive by ali kazimi. 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. Also nominated for the regional prize are aaron chapman for liquor, lust and the law. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. 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. 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. Ali kazimi is a cinematographer and director, known for random acts of legacy 2016, shooting indians. Over the past two decades he has engaged with this history thru a feature documentary, continuous journey 2004, a book, undesirables. One such incident is that of the komagata maru, an incident that ali kazimi explores in his book undesirables. The nine muses by john akomfrah, canadian beer news. 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. Professor ali kazimi earns governor generals award in visual.
Professor kazimis most recent publication is the book undesirables. Kazimi, chair of yorks department of cinema and media arts, came to canada in 1983 from india. Mar 14, 20 also nominated for the regional prize are aaron chapman for liquor, lust and the law. Twelve books that challenge canadas colonial history.
White canada and the komagata maru an illustrated history launches in may 2012. It reveals the then deep rooted racist nature of canadian immigration policies which sought to build a homogenous nation of white immigrants. White canada and the komagata maru an illustrated history 2012. White canada and the komagata maru, an illustrated history. The nine muses by john akomfrah, canadian beer news dinner series, the day after peace, and ali kazimi s undesirables book launch. In 2011, ali kazimi authored the nationally acclaimed book, undesirables. 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.
Canada apologizes for racist incident 100 years after. Ali kazimi historical story of the ship komagata maru and canada. Even in the last decades of the 20th century, discrimination was prevalent, he said. The images of detained south asian migrants in cages, and protests against canadas immigration rules, are jarringly familiar. 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. 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 grew out of kazimis 2004 television documentary continuous journey, about the komagata maru incident, and there is no denying the quality of the product. Ali kazimi recounts komagata maru incident in undesirables.
Professor ali kazimi interviews award winning arundhati roy to a sold out audience in toronto. 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. Professor ali kazimi is filmmaker, writer, and visual artist whose work deals with race, social justice, migration, history, memory and archive. For example, it is featured in ali kazimi s documentary film continuous journey 2004, and his subsequent 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. The story of vancouvers legendary penthouse nightclub, ali kazimi s undesirables. Associate professor in the department of film at york university. Such photographs of struggle and oppression form the stirring backbone for awardwinning filmmaker ali kazimi s book, undesirables. Mar 30, 2012 the characters are skilfully drawn, and kazimi shows the documentarians deft hand in capturing the emotions on all sides. The book expands on the documentary, continuous journey, which. Born and raised in india, he came to canada in 1983. In 2014, dream arteries, written by phinder dulai, was published by talon books.
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 film maker ali kazimi documents the tragic saga of expulsion of indian immigrants who had wanted to make canada their home in 1914. Ali kazimi is an awardwinning filmmaker, critically acclaimed writer and visual artist. Ali kazimi an awardwinning documentarist recounts one of the most infamous events in canadian history. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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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. Such photographs of struggle and oppression form the stirring backbone for awardwinning filmmaker ali kazimis book, undesirables. This photograph has been reproduced widely in activities that commemorate the komagata maru incident. 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. Professor kazimi s most recent publication is the book undesirables. Join facebook to connect with ali kazimi and others you may know. It is a sumptuous coffeetable book with wonderful illustrationsincluding many fullcolour images from graphic art and documents of.