Essays about: "eurovision"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the word eurovision.

  1. 1. "He drinks champagne during Ramadan": Ethnic performativity among singers with a migratory background in the Eurovision Song Contest

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Tannaz Judith Gakwisi; [2023]
    Keywords : Ethnic identity; ethnic performativity; minority identity; ethnic identity development; Eurovision Song Contest; European Studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) has become one of the most popular entertainment events in the world. Each year, countries across Europe compete in a competition with original songs. READ MORE

  3. 2. Beyond the music : Exploring the Dynamics of National and European Identity in the Eurovision Song Contest

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Maja Ahlberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Eurovision Song Contest ESC ; European identity; national identity; popular culture; nation-building; Imagineering; constructivism; imagined communities; soft power;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how member nations manage their national identities within the supranational context of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) and the significance of the ESC in creating a shared European identity. Patterns of identification and attitudes relating to culture, ethnicity/nationality, religion/faith, and gender/sex are discovered by studying the winning submissions from 1998 to 2022 through content analysis and discourse analysis. READ MORE

  4. 3. Theorizing the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest as political engagement: : Insights from the Eurovision Song Contest– a peace project that evolved into an arena for political propaganda

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Emma Fritze; [2022]
    Keywords : Eurovision Song Contest; imagined communities; political discourse; impression management; nation branding;

    Abstract : Over the last six decades, the Eurovision Song Contest has tried to embody the voice of European unification and international corporation. Previous scholars have depicted Eurovision as something highly influential and beneficial for all participating parties, whether that relates to the opportunity for commercial profit, outspoken Europeanist aspirations, or desired political progress– the song contest is utilized by multiple actors for varying reasons. READ MORE

  5. 4. Political images taking stage. A narrative analysis of Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maria Post; [2021]
    Keywords : Eurovision Song Contest; cultural diplomacy; fantasmatic logic; Russia; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Ever since it was created, the Eurovision Song Contest has functioned as an arena for nation branding and nation building. The aim of this thesis is to contribute to the field of cultural diplomacy and political storytelling through studying how participation in the Eurovision Song Contest can contribute to a country’s international image. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Battle of Eurovision: A case study of Russia and Ukraine’s use of the Eurovision Song Contest as a cultural battlefield

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julia Orinius Welander; [2020]
    Keywords : cultural diplomacy; visual IR; Eurovision Song Contest; Russia; Ukraine; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore and analyze how Eurovision Song Contest functioned as an alternative – cultural – battlefield in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict over Crimea. With the use of soft power politics in warfare as the root of interest, this study uses the theories of cultural diplomacy and visual international relations to explore how images may be central to modern-day warfare and conflicts as the perception of. READ MORE