Representing the Nation

Pamela Erskine-Loftus is director of The Media Majlis at Northwestern University in Qatar, a forthcoming academic museum on journalism, and media.Victoria Penziner Hightower is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Georgia—Dahlonega. She received her PhD from Florida State University in 2011 and holds two Master’s Degrees in History (Florida State University, 2004) and Near Eastern Studies (University of Arizona, 2006).Mariam Ibrahim Al-Mulla is an Art History Assistant Professor and Academic Coordinator in the History Programme at Qatar University, and in 2015 was a recipient of the national Education Excellence award

• Figures and TablesAcknowledgementsEditors and ContributorsGeneral Introduction: National Representations or Representations of the Nation: museums, heritage, identity and narratives - Pamela Erskine-Loftus, Victoria Penziner Hightower, and Mariam Ibrahim Al-MullaPart 1: SensibilitiesPart 1 Introduction - Pamela Erskine-LoftusBringing it Back Home: Redefining Islamic Art in Saudi Arabia - Idries Trevathan and Manal Alghannam Locating Qatar on the World Stage: Museums, Foreign Expertise and the Construction of Qatar’s Contemporary Identity - Karen ExellContext and Identity as Generators of Concept: Four Examples from Bahrain - Kamila Bielinska-Basmaji and Marwan BasmajiWe’re All Qataris Here: The Nation-Building Narrative of the National Museum of Qatar - Jocelyn Sage MitchellPart 2: MuseumingPart 2 Introduction - Mariam Ibrahim Al-MullaOne Nation, One Myth and Two Museums: Heritage, Architecture and Culture as Tools for Assembling Identity in Qatar - Ali A. AlraoufBuilding the Past: Archaeology and National Development in the Gulf - Andrew PetersenOral History and National Stories: Theory and Practice in the GCC - Rachel Teskey and Norah AlkhamisQatar: Cultivating ‘The Citizen’ of the Futuristic State - Marwa MaziadPart 3: ProjectionPart 3 Introduction - Victoria Penziner HightowerAll the World’s a Stage Designed by Zaha Hadid: How the Gulf’s New Mega-theatres Attempt to Promote 'Global' Identities - Katherine HennesseyNational Identity and Performativity at Bahrain National Museum - Hae Won JeongThe Saudi Arabian National Museum: Unexpected Collections and Narratives? - Virginia CassolaTime, Space and Narrative in Emirati Museums - Matthew MacLeanBibliographyIndex

Professor Jane Bristol Rhys, Zayed University Abu Dhabi: The chapters and framework are the result of a conference last summer on the same topic. The editors have obviously selected what they think are the strongest contributors for this volume. Generally, I think that the coverage of topics is good – so overall opinion is good.