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Author Dubin, Adam

Title The Eurovision Song Contest As a Cultural Phenomenon From Concert Halls to the Halls of Academia
Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2022

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Description 1 online resource (291 p.)
Series Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
Contents Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Editors -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Part I: From Lugano to the Classroom: the Eurovision Song Contest and Academia -- 1. The Grand Tour: the Origins of the Eurovision Song Contest as a Cultural Phenomenon -- From Sanremo, Rome and Venice to Lugano...: Italy as the Inspiration for the ESC -- ...To Florence, Vienna and Prague: Teaching the World's First University Course on the ESC -- Our Tour: Where We Take You in This Book -- Notes -- References -- 2. The Eurovision Song Contest: An Academic Phenomenon
The ESC as a contest -- The ESC as Euro(vision) -- The ESC as a Song Contest -- The ESC as a TV programme -- The ESC as a festival -- Conclusion -- References -- Media and cultural studies -- Politics and Euro(vision) -- EurovisionAnalytics -- 3. A Human Rights-Based Analysis of the Eurovision Song Contest and the European Broadcasting Union -- A Human Rights Response to State Violations Linked to the ESC: Urban Transformation and Forced Evictions in Azerbaijan -- The EBU as a Soft Power Regional Mechanism: Leveraging Public Service Media (PSM) for Human Rights Protection
I PSM As a Human Right -- II The EBús Soft Power to Leverage Human Rights Protection -- Pop Culture as a Medium for Studying Human Rights -- Note -- Bibliography -- Part II: From Past to Present: History, Politics and Society -- 4. The Mythology of Song Contests -- Bibliography -- 5. Teaching European History and Memory through the Eurovision Song Contest during the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Introduction -- Teaching History and Memory Pre-Pandemic -- Teaching History and Memory Online -- Case Study: The Soviet Union and Russia -- Conclusion -- Note -- References
6. A March for Power: The Variety of Political Programmes on the Eurovision Song Contest Stage -- Backstage -- The Apolitical Stance of the EBU -- The ESC as a Cultural Seismograph -- The Politics of Hegemonic Control -- Israel and Europe: The Politics of Suspicion -- Wars of Song: Politics of Conflict -- Discussion -- Notes -- References -- 7. The Molitva Factor: The Eurovision Song Contest and 'Performing' National Identity in World Politics -- Performing National Identity at the ESC -- The ESC and the Litmus Test of 'Europeanness' -- 'Molitva' and the Politics of LGBTQ Visibility in Europe
Europeanisation, LGBTQ Visibility and Embodied Performances of National Identity: the Molitva Factor -- Notes -- References -- 8. A Critical Pedagogical Eurovision Euphoria: The Potential of the Eurovision Song Contest to Promote Values Propagated by the European Union within Formal Learning Contexts -- Introduction -- From the Initial to the Critical Use of ESC-Related Texts -- Fit for Purpose and Tailor-Made ESC Roots -- Data Collected From the Learning through the Eurovision Research Project -- Reinforcement Activity 1 -- Reinforcement Activity 2 -- Reinforcement Activity 3
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SUBJECT Eurovision Song Contest
Subject Music -- Competitions
Form Electronic book
Author Vuletic, Dean
Obregón, Antonio
ISBN 9781000614978
1000614972