Museums, Sexuality, and Gender Activism examines the role of exhibitionary institutions in representing LGBTQ+ people, cisgender women, and nonbinary individuals.
"This wonderfully eclectic and engaging book discusses a huge variety of innovative practices - and it will sustain and push forward the shared enterprise of creating queer and feminist museum spaces." - Alison Oram, Leeds Beckett University, UK
"Wide-ranging, forceful and keyed to our moment, this book has an unabashed political agenda: to make the museum safe for the depiction of sexual, cultural and gender difference. In so doing, it's alive to the irony that a site of exploration and education is so often in reality merely a place for the reproduction of dominant ideologies. Through a series of case studies, this book sketches an alternative path." - Jonathan D. Katz, University at Buffalo, USA
"To sum up, the book is a precious companion that offers valuable insights into what has happened and what is happening in the field of sexuality and gender activism in museums. It contains many resources in its comprehensive bibliography and weblinks (to articles, projects, artists, archives. etc.) and is a useful tool for those wishing to immerse themselves in the theme. With Museums, Sexuality and Gender Activism, editors and authors are filling the gap between academic and activist writing and offering scholarly insight, analytical tools, inspiration and concrete examples not only to students and scholars, but also to practitioners working in museums, galleries, archives and libraries." --Silvia Gaetti, Sehepunkte Journal, Germany
'This important book offers nuanced, exciting and timely insight into a broad range of concerns around museums, sexuality and gender activism and suggests questions and topics for future research. [?] Perhaps the book's most significant contribution to the field is the questions it raises for future collaboration of the museum community and the LGBTQ+ community.'- Robin Ostow, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. Museum and Society Journal, July 2021 issue.