August 05, 2025
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On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Sarah Smith and Patricia Bovey to discuss cultural diplomacy through their works "Trading on Art" and "Cultural Diplomacy at the Front Stage of Canada's Foreign policy" respectively.
Guests:
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Sarah Smith is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Art, Culture and Global Relations at the University of Western Ontario. She is the author of "Trading on Art".
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Patricia Bovey is a former Director of the Victoria and Winnipeg art galleries. She served in the Canadian Senate and contributed to the Senate Foreign Affairs committee Report of 2019, "Cultural Diplomacy at the Front Stage of Canada's Foreign Policy".
Host:
- Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
Reading Recommendations:
- Open Access (free) version of Trading on Art: Cultural Diplomacy and Free Trade in North America by Sarah E.K. Smith
- "Cultural Diplomacy at the Front Stage of Canada’s Foreign Policy" by A. Raynell Andreychuk et. al.
- "The Case for a Renaissance in Canadian Cultural Diplomacy" by Colin Robertson
- A Different Kind of Power: A Memoir by Jacinda Ardern
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