Eurovision and Australia: interdisciplinary Perspectives from Down Under
Edited book
| Book Title | Eurovision and Australia: interdisciplinary Perspectives from Down Under |
|---|---|
| Book Category | Edited book |
| ERA Publisher ID | 2865 |
| Editors | Hay, Chris and Carniel, Jessica |
| Number of Pages | 287 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Place of Publication | Cham, Switzerland |
| ISBN | 9783030200572 |
| 9783030200589 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20058-9 |
| Abstract | This book investigates Australia’s relationship with the Eurovision Song Contest over time and place, from its first screening on SBS in 1983 to Australia's inaugural national selection in 2019. Beginning with an overview of Australia’s Eurovision history, the contributions explore the contest’s role in Australian political participation and international relations; its significance for Australia’s diverse communities, including migrants and the LGBTQIA+ community; racialised and gendered representations of Australianness; changing ideas of liveness in watching the event; and a reflection on teaching Australia’s first undergraduate course dedicated to the Eurovision Song Contest. The collection brings together a group of scholar-fans from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives — including history, politics, cultural studies, performance studies, and musicology — to explore Australia’s transition from observer to participant in the first thirty-six years of its love affair with the Eurovision Song Contest. |
| Keywords | Eurovision Song Contest, Australian culture, globalisation, transnationalism, performance studies, musicology, politics, fan studies, queer studies, multiculturalism |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 430308. European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman) |
| 470212. Multicultural, intercultural and cross-cultural studies | |
| 360505. Screen media | |
| 430302. Australian history | |
| 369999. Other creative arts and writing not elsewhere classified | |
| 470210. Globalisation and culture | |
| 470214. Screen and media culture | |
| 470203. Consumption and everyday life | |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
| Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
| School of Humanities and Communication |
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