”Vem får vara människa på vems villkor?” : En undersökning av institutionell mångfald på Museum Anna Nordlander

• Main Author: Strängberg, Charlie
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Södertörns högskola, Genusvetenskap 2021
• Subjects: gender; diversity; resistance; museum; institution; feminism; organization; genus; mångfald; motstånd; organisation; Gender Studies; Genusstudier
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-45968

This essay researches institutional diversity in the unlikely combination of institution and feminist organization, Museum Anna Nordlander (MAN), a contemporary art museum with a gender and identity focus in Skellefteå, Sweden. Using mostly theories presented in Sara Ahmed’s work, On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life from 2012, this essay examines the museum’s preconditions for successful diversity work, how diversity is understood and made, and, finally, how diversity is expressed in its exhibitions. The essay finds that the museum’s biggest challenges to successful diversity work lie in the insufficient diversity displayed in its exhibitions and the homogenous internal representation, and that the key might lie in the selection process.