Understanding the Eurovision Song Contest in multicultural Australia: we got love
Authored book
Book Title | Understanding the Eurovision Song Contest in multicultural Australia: we got love |
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Book Category | Authored book |
Authors | |
Author | Carniel, Jessica |
Number of Pages | 123 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Palgrave Pivot Cham |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISBN | 9783030023140 |
9783030023157 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02315-7 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030023140 |
Abstract | 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’. |
Keywords | Eurovision Song Contest, multiculturalism, popular culture, Australian culture, fan studies, Australia |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470212. Multicultural, intercultural and cross-cultural studies |
470210. Globalisation and culture | |
470203. Consumption and everyday life | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Arts and Communication |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4z79/understanding-the-eurovision-song-contest-in-multicultural-australia-we-got-love
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