Publications
Introduction
Document Type
Book Chapter
Abstract
This essay introduces readers to basic principles of the Eurovision Song Contest, arguing that the competition offers a vision of Europe as “democratic, capitalist, peace-loving, multicultural, sexually liberated and technologically advanced.”
Publication Title
A Song for Europe: Popular Music and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest
Publication Date
2007
First Page
xvii
Last Page
xxi
ISBN
9780754658795
DOI
10.4324/9781315097732
Keywords
music, pop music, popular music, Eurovision Song Contest, Le Grand-Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne, Europe
Repository Citation
Raykoff, Ivan and Tobin, Robert Deam, "Introduction" (2007). Publications. 6.
https://commons.clarku.edu/tobinpub/6