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Download or read book A Song for Europe written by Ivan Raykoff and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's largest and longest-running song competition, the Eurovision Song Contest is a significant and extremely popular media event throughout the continent and abroad. Here, an international group of scholars from a variety of disciplines, explore how the contest sheds light on issues of European politics, national and European identity, race, gender and sexuality, and the aesthetics of camp. Eurovision is sometimes regarded as a low-brow camp spectacle of little aesthetic or intellectual value. The essays in this collection often contradict this assumption, demonstrating that the contest has actually been a significant force and forecaster for social, cultural and political transformations in postwar Europe.
Download or read book Eurovision! written by Chris West and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you think the world of the Eurovision Song Contest, with its crazy props, even crazier dancers and crazier still songs has nothing to do with serious European politics? Think again. It has been a voice of rebellion across the Iron Curtain, an inspiration for new European nations in the 1990s and 2000s, the voice of liberation for both sexual and regional minorities. Eurovision charts both the history of Europe and the history of the Eurovision Song Contest over the last six decades, and shows how seamlessly they interlink - and what an amazing journey it has been.
Download or read book Empire of Song written by Dafni Tragaki and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-07-11 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is more than a musical event that ostensibly “unites European people” through music. It is a spectacle: a performative event that allegorically represents the idea of “Europe.” Since its beginning in the Cold War era, the contest has functioned as a symbolic realm for the performance of European selves and the negotiation of European identities. Through the ESC, Europe is experienced, felt, and imagined in singing and dancing as the interplay of tropes of being local and/or European is enacted. In Empire of Song: Europe and Nation in the Eurovision Song Contest, contributors interpret the ESC as a musical “mediascape” and mega-event that has variously performed and performs the changing visions of the European project. Through the study of the cultural politics of the ESC, contributors discuss the ways in which music operates as a dynamic nexus for making national identities and European sensibilities, generating processes of “assimilation” or “integration,” and defining the celebrated notion of the “European citizen” in a global context. Scholars in the volume also explore the ways otherness and difference are produced, spectacularized, challenged, or even neglected in the televised musical realities of the ESC. For the contributing authors, song serves as a site for constituting Europe and the nation, on- and offstage. History and politics, as well as the constant production of European subjectivities, are sounded in song. The Eurovision song is a shifting realm where old and new states imagine their pasts, question their presents, and envision ideal futures in the New Europe. 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, Empire of Song will interest students and scholars in a vast array of disciplines.
Book Synopsis Eurovision Song Contest Dress-up Sticker Book by : Hardie Grant Books
Download or read book Eurovision Song Contest Dress-up Sticker Book written by Hardie Grant Books and published by SBS. This book was released on 2013 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use over 100 reusable stickers to dress up four different Eurovision contestants (26 different full outfits). Recreate classic costumes, or mix and match the outrageous hairstyles, glitter jumpsuits, gothic capes, platform shoes and sequinned miniskirts of the hallowed Eurovision stage to construct your own spectacular outfits. Also contains a range of backgrounds for your figures.
Book Synopsis Eurovisions: Identity and the International Politics of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1956 by : Julie Kalman
Download or read book Eurovisions: Identity and the International Politics of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1956 written by Julie Kalman and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), as an analytical entry point to understand and illuminate post-War Europe and the drive to create an identity that can legitimise the European project in its broadest sense. The ESC presents an idealised vision of Europe, and this has long existed in a strained relationship with reality. While the trajectory of post-war European integration is a high-profile topic, we believe that the ESC offers a unique and innovative way to think about the role of culture in the history of post-War European integration and tensions between the ideal and reality of European unity. Through the series of case studies that make up the chapters in this book, analysis brings these interlinked tensions to light, exploring the roles of culture and identity, alongside and a productive conversation with the political and economic projects of post-war European integration.
Book Synopsis The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 by : Simon Barclay
Download or read book The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 written by Simon Barclay and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-03-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2008 Edition of the Complete & Independent Guide was the first edition of the book and now ten years on, a fully revised and updated second edition is now available, containing 246 pages packed with statistical details and analysis. It now includes many of the statistics used in the later editions as well as all new facts and figures. The book has an expanded section on the national qualification competitions for 2008 as well as the usual in-depth section on the entire voting history of each country.
Book Synopsis The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest: Lugano 1956 - Belgrade 2008 by : Simon Barclay
Download or read book The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest: Lugano 1956 - Belgrade 2008 written by Simon Barclay and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2008 Edition of the Complete & Independent Guide was the first edition of the book and now ten years on, a fully revised and updated second edition is now available, containing 242 pages packed with statistical details and analysis. It now includes many of the statistics used in the later editions as well as all new facts and figures. The book has an expanded section on the national qualification competitions for 2008 as well as the usual in-depth section on the entire voting history of each country.
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Book Synopsis Three Minutes of Eternity by : Alon Amir
Download or read book Three Minutes of Eternity written by Alon Amir and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a look at the behind-the-scenes secrets of Eurovision stars! This is a pop-reality book that unveils the seedy high jinks and backstage shenanigans at the Eurovision Song Contest through the eyes of an active participant. It also glimpses into the political intrigue in Israel surrounding the competition, corruption, romance, and off-camera. Imagine being sent to a scary country next door to terrorists! Yanai Tannenbaum, Head of Press for the Israeli delegation to the Eurovision song contest, is asked to work at a competition in Baku, Azerbaijan, a Muslim country having an open border with Iran. He and singer, Yarden Oz, undergo a long and winding journey to represent their country in the competition. Glamour, alcohol, sequins, and 15 security guards to protect you against kidnapping or death! Once in Baku, they are, of course, drawn into romance and alcohol binging. They succeed, in their unique and vulgar way, to enchant those around them. What they did not count on - among the glamour, sequins, and gimmicks - is having to be guarded against kidnapping by 15 special agents and knowing that they could die at any moment! Scroll up now to get your copy of Three Minutes of Eternity!
Book Synopsis Understanding the Eurovision Song Contest in Multicultural Australia by : Jessica Carniel
Download or read book Understanding the Eurovision Song Contest in Multicultural Australia written by Jessica Carniel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the first in-depth study of the Eurovision Song Contest from an Australian perspective. Using a cultural studies approach, the study draws together fan interviews and surveys with media and textual analysis of the contest itself. In doing so, it begins to answer the question of why the European song contest appeals to viewers in Australia. It explores and challenges the dominant narrative that links Eurovision fandom to post-WWII European migration, arguing that this Eurocentric narrative presents a limited view of how contemporary Australian multicultural society operates in the context of globalized culture. It concludes with a consideration of the future of the Eurovision Song Contest as Australia enters into the ‘Asian century’.
Book Synopsis The Eurovision Song Contest as a Cultural Phenomenon by : Adam Dubin
Download or read book The Eurovision Song Contest as a Cultural Phenomenon written by Adam Dubin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-07-08 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from the wealth of academic literature about the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) written over the last two decades, this book consolidates and recognizes the ESC's relevance in academia by analysing its contribution to different fields of study. The book brings together leading ESC scholars from across disciplines and from across the globe to reflect on the intersection between their academic fields of study and the ESC by answering the question: what has the ESC contributed to academia? The book also draws from fields rarely associated with the ESC, such as Law, Business and Research Methodologies, to demonstrate the contest's broad utility in research, pedagogy and in practice. Given its interdisciplinary approach, this volume will be of interest to scholars and students working in cultural, media, and music studies, as well as those interested in the intersections between these areas and politics, law, education, pedagogy, and history.
Book Synopsis The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest: Lugano 1956 - Kiev 2017 by : Simon Barclay
Download or read book The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest: Lugano 1956 - Kiev 2017 written by Simon Barclay and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-08-19 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salvador Sobral won the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev for Portugal, his country's first win after 53 years of trying and in doing so smashed all the points records. The 2017 Edition of the Complete & Independent Guide is the 10th edition of this book and as usual it's packed with statistical details of every Contest since 1956 along with plenty of new analysis, over 326 pages, our biggest edition ever. The book looks at the national qualification competitions for 2017 and has an in-depth section on the entire voting history of each country, along with new sections for this year, including which semi-final is the kiss of death for certain countries, the biggest disagreements between juries and the their public, how some countries receive overwhelmingly more points from juries than the public & vice versa.
Book Synopsis The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest: Lugano 1956 - Tel Aviv 2019 by : Simon Barclay
Download or read book The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest: Lugano 1956 - Tel Aviv 2019 written by Simon Barclay and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-06-06 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2019 Edition of the Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest is the 12th edition of this book and as usual it is packed with statistical details of every Contest since 1956 along with plenty of analysis, over 348 pages, our biggest edition ever. The book looks at the national qualification competitions for 2019 and has an in-depth section on the entire voting history of each country, along with dozens of facts and statistics on this year's Contest and historical trends, including jury/public differences, bloc voting and analysis of where best to perform in the running order.
Book Synopsis The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 by : Simon Barclay
Download or read book The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 written by Simon Barclay and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-19 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 7th annual edition. Details of all the Contests from 1956 to 2014, the performers, composers & writers. Full details of the national qualifying competitions, voting histories for each country, analysis of best and worst countries, who favours who and who doesn't, the best position in the running order to perform and lots more. The expanded Guide this year includes even more pages of facts, statistics and records, including a detailed round-by-round analysis of the votes to show how each country moved up and down the scoreboard during the voting. Also included are: Average age and gender of previous winners back to 1956, Seven year history of the language each country has performed their songs in, Analysis of the type of entry from each country this year, Worst semi-final runs since last qualifying for the Final, Analysis of the best and worst semi-finals to compete in, national spokespersons & order of announcing the votes. Every fact and statistic for devoted fans of Eurovision!
Book Synopsis The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 by : Simon Barclay
Download or read book The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 written by Simon Barclay and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-06-09 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salvador Sobral won the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev for Portugal, his country's first win after 53 years of trying and in doing so smashed all the points records. The 2017 Edition of the Complete & Independent Guide is the 10th edition of this book and as usual it's packed with statistical details of every Contest since 1956 along with plenty of new analysis, over 326 pages, our biggest edition ever. The book looks at the national qualification competitions for 2017 and has an in-depth section on the entire voting history of each country, along with new sections for this year, including which semi-final is the kiss of death for certain countries, the biggest disagreements between juries and the their public, how some countries receive overwhelmingly more points from juries than the public & vice versa.
Book Synopsis The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 by : Simon Barclay
Download or read book The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 written by Simon Barclay and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-06-21 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Måns Zelmerlöw won a thrilling 2015 Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden. "Heroes" gained 14 12 points in the semi-final. Runners-up Russia were the first to score over 300 points and not win. Without the juries though, Italy would have won the Contest, Sweden would have finished 3rd. Hosts Austria suffered the dreaded "nul points" but Germany also scored 0 & thanks to the tie-breaker rules, Austria avoided last place. Cyprus startled everyone by not giving Greece 12 points. The 2015 Edition of the Complete & Independent Guide is the 8th edition of the book & as usual it's packed with details of every Contest since 1956. We've expanded the Guide again this year to include extra facts, statistics & records, including the full jury & public vote split rankings for the Final, analysis of how countries have voted for the eventual winners, how debutant countries have fared following Australia's success & how the final table would look if it was based on average points received & lots more!
Book Synopsis The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official Celebration by : John Kennedy O'Connor
Download or read book The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official Celebration written by John Kennedy O'Connor and published by . This book was released on 2015-04 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fun and the feuds, the high points, the dismal lows, the scandals, the most outrageous outfits, the innovators and the copy cats, this book captures the singular flavour of Eurovision, charting its journey from the first competition in 1956 - just seven entrants, broadcast from a tiny venue in Switzerland with a studio audience of 200 - to the international extravaganza watched by millions of viewers that it has become today.
Book Synopsis Another Song for Europe by : Ivan Raykoff
Download or read book Another Song for Europe written by Ivan Raykoff and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-29 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Eurovision Song Contest is famous for its camp spectacles and political intrigues, but what about its actual music? With more than 1,500 songs in over 50 languages and a wide range of musical styles since it began in 1956, Eurovision features the most musically and linguistically diverse song repertoire in history. Listening closely to its classic fan favorites but also to songs that scored low because they were too different or too far ahead of their time, this book delves into the musical tastes and cultural values the contest engages through its international reach and popular appeal. Chapters discuss the iconic fanfare that introduces the broadcast, the supposed formulas for composing successful contest entries, how composers balance aspects of sameness and difference in their songs, and the tension between national genres of European popular music and musical trends beyond the nation’s borders, especially the American influences on a show that is supposed to celebrate an idealized pan-European identity. The book also explores how audiences interact with the contest through musicking experiences that bring people together to celebrate its sounds and spectacles. What can seem like a silly song-and-dance show offers valuable insights into the bonds between popular music and cosmopolitan values for its many followers around the world. From dance parties to flashmobs, parodies to plagiarisms, and orchestras to artificial intelligence, Another Song for Europe will be of particular interest to Eurovision fans, critics, and scholars of popular music, popular culture, ethnomusicology, and European studies.
