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

Caitlin Gordon-Walker

Exhibiting Nation: Multicultural Nationalism (and Its Limits) in Canada's Museums
Format
Hardback
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Country
Canada
Published
15 October 2016
Pages
236
ISBN
9780774831635

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

Caitlin Gordon-Walker

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.

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