Dominika Stasiak-Maziarz

The historical background to a Jewish presence in Canada is very well researched [...] the sections on critical analysis of individual texts are strong and insightful. Good use is made of particular texts as examples of general or theoretical propositions, e.g. Wiseman’s novel The Sacrifice is used extensively in the theoretical section on travel writing to test and illuminate theory. This study makes a valuable attempt to relate Canadian Jewish writing of the post-war era to developing conce...