Across Oceans of Law

Renisa Mawani charts the story of the Komagata Maru-a steamship that left Hong Kong for Vancouver in 1914 carrying 376 Punjabi immigrants who were denied entry into Canada-to illustrate imperialism's racial, legal, spatial, and temporal dynamics and how oceans operate as sites of jurisdictional and colonial contest.

Renisa Mawani prezinta povestea Komagata Maru - o nava cu aburi care a plecat din Hong Kong spre Vancouver in 1914 transportand 376 de imigranti panjabi carora li s-a refuzat intrarea in Canada - pentru a ilustra dinamica rasiala, legala, spatiala si temporala a imperialismului si modul in care oceanele functioneaza ca locuri de concurs jurisdictional si colonial.