1st Edition
Museums and the Representation of Native Canadians Negotiating the Borders of Culture
By Moira McLoughlin
Copyright 1999
318 Pages
by
Routledge
318 Pages
by
Routledge
318 Pages
by
Routledge
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If we were to think about museums as three dimensional maps-as spaces to be divided, defended, and privileged-what would they tell us about the place of Native Canadians within the larger nation? Utilizing a combination of exhibit analysis and interviews, this book explores how Canadian history, anthropology, and art museums have situated Native Canadian history and culture within a larger... Read more
Figures, Foreword by Larry Gross, Acknowledgments, Chapter I: Of What Was the Spirit Singing?, Chapter II: Cultures Under Glass, Chapter III: The History of Evolving First Nations' Exhibits, Chapter IV: Mapping the Nation(s), Chapter V: The Continuity of Native Art, Chapter VI: Is There a Space for Museums in the Future?, Bibliography, Index
Biography
McLoughlin, Moira
