A writer, teacher and traveller, Janice Kulyk Keefer reflects her experiences with various cultures of Eastern and Western Europe and Canada in her works. The critical essays in this volume examine themes such as family history, redefining gender, ethnic politics, identity in transnational contexts, and the Canadian writer's place in world literature. This collection includes essays by Coral Ann Howells, Anna Pia De Luca, Britta Ilinder, Colin Nicholson, Elisabeth Marald, Lindy Ledohowski and Deborah Saidero. There is also an interview with Janice Kulyk Keefer and a useful bibliography.