Empire of song : Europe and nation in the Eurovision Song Contest / edited by Dafni Tragaki.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tragaki, Dafni, editor.

Series:

Europea ; no. 15.

Europea: Ethnomusicologies and Modernities ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Competitions--Europe.

Music.

Music--Social aspects.

Music--Political aspects.

Music--Competitions.

Music--Political aspects--Europe.

Music--Social aspects--Europe.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Maryland : Scarecrow Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Essays in Empire of Song adopt theoretical and epistemological orientations in their exploration of "popular music" within ethnomusicology and critical musicology, questioning the idea of "Europe" and the "nation" through and in music, at a time when the European self appears more fragmented, if not entirely shattered. Bringing together ethnomusicology, music studies, history, social anthropology, feminist theory, linguistics, media ethnography, postcolonial theory, comparative literature, and philosophy, <span sty

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Ch01. Tempus Edax Rerum; Ch02. Eurovision Everywhere; Ch03. The Nordic Brotherhoods; Ch04. The Big Match; Ch05. Performing Affiliation; Ch06. Delimiting the Eurobody; Ch07. The Oriental Body on the European Stage; Ch08. Invincible Heroes; Ch09. "And After Love . . . "; Ch10. The Monsters' Dream; Ch11. The Rise and Fall of the Singing Tiger; Ch12. Doing the European Two-Step; Index; About the Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

9798881819071

9780810888173

0810888173

OCLC:

852757489