Remembering Air India

The Art of Public Mourning

Chandrima Chakraborty, Amber Dean, Angela Failler, Chandrima Chakraborty, Amber Dean, Angela Failler

• Editorial: The University of Alberta Press
• Año: 2017
• ISBN:
  9781772123111
• Categoría: Literatura
• Categoría: Crítica literaria política

On June 23, 1985, the bombing of Air India Flight 182 killed 329 people, most of them Canadians. Today this pivotal event in Canada's history is hazily remembered, yet certain interests have shaped how the tragedy is woven into public memory, and even exploited to advance a strategic national narrative. Remembering Air India insists that we "remember Air India otherwise." This collection investigates the Air India bombing and its implications for current debates about racism, terrorism, and citizenship. Drawing together academic analysis, testimony, visual arts, and creative writing, this innovative volume tenders a new public record of the bombing, one that shows how important creative responses are for deepening our understanding of the event and its aftermath.Contributions by: Cassel Busse, Chandrima Chakraborty, Amber Dean, Rita Kaur Dhamoon, Angela Failler, Teresa Hubel, Suvir Kaul, Elan Marchinko, Eisha Marjara, Bharati Mukherjee, Lata Pada, Uma Parameswaran, Sherene H. Razack, Renée Sarojini Saklikar, Maya Seshia, Karen Sharma, Deon Venter, Padma Viswanathan

Índice

• Front cover
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Epigraphs
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• The Art of Public Mourning | Chakraborty, Dean and Failler
• Remembering in Relation
• A Nation Outside of History
• The Political Apology
• Creative Archive
• Personal Loss, Collective Grief
• Contributors
• Index
• Other Titles from The University of Alberta Press