Exhibiting Nation : Multicultural Nationalism (and Its Limits) in Canada's Museums

Gordon-Walker, Caitlin

University of British Columbia Press（2017/07発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 236 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780774831642
• DDC分類 069

Full Description

Canada's brand of nationalism celebrates diversity - as long as it doesn't challenge the unity, authority, or legitimacy of the state. In Exhibiting Nation, Caitlin Gordon-Walker explores this tension between unity and diversity in three nationally recognized museums, institutions that must make judgments about what counts as "too different" in order to celebrate who we are as a people and a nation.

Exhibiting Nation takes readers on a journey through the Royal BC Museum, the Royal Alberta Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum, stopping to focus on exhibitions, programs, and architectural features that demonstrate how notions of unity in diversity have shaped the way museums engage visitors' senses and make use of space. Although the contradictions that lie at the heart of multicultural nationalism have the potential to constrain political engagement and dialogue, Gordon-Walker concludes that the sensory feasts on display in Canada's museums provide a space for citizens to both question and renegotiate the limits of their national vision.

Contents

Preface: A Sense of Discomfort

Part 1: Introduction

1 Multicultural Nationalism and the Power of Metaphor

2 Museums, Discipline, and Dialogue

Part 2: Feast

3 The Limits of Unity in Diversity

4 The Royal BC Museum's Modern History Galleries

Part 3: Spectacle

5 The Limits of Equality and Recognition

6 The Royal Alberta Museum's Cultural Communities Program

Part 4: Border

7 The Limits of Universalism and Diversity

8 The Royal Ontario Museum's World Cultures Galleries

Epilogue: Working with the Contradictions

Notes; Bibliography; Index