ABSTRACT

This paper will argue that the pursuit of the UAE’s nation-state-building project, the implementation of neoliberal urban policies, and increasing security concerns together have led to the Dubai authorities projecting a selective, discretionary representation of diversity. Based on ethnographic accounts of the Dubai Art Fair in the city’s new urban spaces, the article aims to offer insights into the politics of cultural diversity in Dubai today.

The art fair is celebrated as a manifestation of Dubai’s cultural diversity and openness to the world. This paper contends that the promotion of diversity through spaces of global cultural practice, such as the fair, must be understood through a joint analysis of both state-building and global processes. Bringing into play the notion of ‘national globalism’, the article elaborates on the inherent logic underpinning the political representation of cultural diversity in the UAE and the locations that are chosen for this purpose.

摘要

本文将论证阿联酋的民族国家建设项目、新自由主义城市政策的实施以及日益增加的安全问题共同导致迪拜当局对多样性进行了选择性、自由裁量的代表。本文基于迪拜新城市空间中迪拜艺术博览会的民族志描述，旨在提供对当今迪拜文化多样性政治的见解。

艺术博览会被誉为迪拜文化多样性和对世界开放的体现。本文认为，必须通过对国家建设和全球进程的联合分析来理解通过全球文化实践空间（例如博览会）促进多样性。文章运用“民族全球主义”的概念，详细阐述了支撑阿联酋文化多样性政治代表性的内在逻辑以及为此目的选择的地点。