Exhibiting Nation

This exploration of museums as sites for representing and defining national identity encourages us to reconsider the idea of the multicultural nation.

Caitlin Gordon-Walker is an interdisciplinary scholar who studies the politics of public cultural representation in relation to nationalism, colonialism, and difference.

Exhibiting Nation is an accessible book that contextualizes prominent Canadian institutions within the established study of museology, making it an academic contribution that has been long overdue. Its case study approach will be valuable to both curators and academics[...]

Natasha S. Reid, PhD, independent scholar and expert in social justice and collaborative practices in museum and community art education:
Exhibiting Nation is a bold examination of the power and privilege relations associated with a particularly Canadian type of multiculturalism and how specific museums work within, support, and push against these constructs.

Andrea Witcomb, professor of cultural heritage and museum studies, Deakin University:
Complicating the story of how museums engage with cultural diversity, this book offers a refreshing look at the limitations and opportunities for opening up alternative understandings of multiculturalism within museum practices.