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Exhibiting nation : multicultural nationalism (and its limits) in Canada's museums
- Title
- Exhibiting nation : multicultural nationalism (and its limits) in Canada's museums / Caitlin Gordon-Walker.
- Author
- Gordon-Walker, Caitlin
- Publication
- Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2016.
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- Description
- xvii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Canada's brand of nationalism celebrates diversity--so long as it doesn't challenge the unity, authority, or legitimacy of the state. 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 nation through exhibits, programs, and design. Although the contradictions that lie at the heart of multicultural nationalism have the potential to constrain political engagement and dialogue, 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."--
- Subject
- Royal British Columbia Museum > Case studies
- Royal Alberta Museum > Case studies
- Royal Ontario Museum > Case studies
- Museum exhibits > Social aspects > Canada > Case studies
- Museum exhibits > Political aspects > Canada > Case studies
- Nationalism > Canada > Case studies
- Multiculturalism > Canada > Case studies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-208) and index.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Contents
- Multicultural nationalism and the power of metaphor -- Museums, discipline, and dialogue -- The limits of unity in diversity -- The Royal BC Museum's modern history galleries -- The limits of equality and recognition -- The Royal Alberta Museum's cultural communities program -- The limits of universalism and diversity -- The Royal Ontario Museum's world cultures galleries.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-876
- ISBN
- 9780774831635
- 0774831634
- OCLC
- 948562492
- Author
- Gordon-Walker, Caitlin, author.
- Title
- Exhibiting nation : multicultural nationalism (and its limits) in Canada's museums / Caitlin Gordon-Walker.
- Publisher
- Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2016.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-208) and index.
- Additional Formats
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Other Form:
- Gordon-Walker, Caitlin, author. Exhibiting nation. (CaOONL)20169051595
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-876