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Nature and Magic as Representation of “The Sami”—Sami Shamanistic Material in Popular Culture
Religions, 2020 This article examines how magic and nature become representations of both “the Sami” and “Sami shamanism” in animation films Frozen 2 and Klaus, in the television crime series Midnattssol (Midnight Sun) and in three Eurovision Song Contest contributions ...
Anne Kalvig
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Rising Like the Eurovision Song Contest
lambda nordica, 2020 The 2020 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the ESC is still shining after more than half a century and even now seems relevant for its audiences. In the ESC, queer interaction and togetherness are based on a combination of kitsch and camp, an aesthetic style and sensibility that aficionados regard as ...
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Towards a theory of participatory diplomacy via the Eurovision Song Contest
Media, Culture & SocietyThe Eurovision Song Contest is officially a non-political event but has nevertheless been a useful tool for participating nations’ public and cultural diplomacy strategies.
Jessica Carniel
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Nationalism and War in the 21st‐Century Europe
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 63, Issue S1, Page 20-35, November 2025.
Siniša Malešević
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JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 62, Issue 5, Page 1141-1158, September 2024.Abstract Euroscepticism has become prominent across the European Union, also in countries that were originally seen as pro‐integrationist such as the Netherlands. Based on a qualitative analysis of claims in three major Dutch newspapers, I examine the mainstreaming of Euroscepticism in the Netherlands in the context of the 2009, 2014 and 2019 European ...
Patrick Bijsmans
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L’Eurovision et les frontières culturelles de l’Europe
Cybergeo, 2007 The Eurovision song contest pretends to be the oldest demonstration of european cultural unity, celebrating in 2005 its 50 years. Far from being only a kitsch show, the european song contest ask a certain amount of questions about the cultural frontiers ...
Fabien Venon
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Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas AplicadasIn recent years, the opinion that the Eurovision Song Contest has become highly politicised is prevalent in the media and the popular voice, although not much research exists that can attest to this claim.
María García-Gámez +1 more
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The reaction to Conchita Wurst’s victory at Eurovision highlights the polarisation over LGBTI rights across Europe [PDF]
, 2014 The Eurovision Song Contest, held on 10 May, generated controversy in some countries in Europe over the victory of Austrian singer Conchita Wurst. Roch Dunin-Wąsowicz writes on the political dimension to the contest and the wider issues of lesbian, gay ...
Dunin-Wąsowicz, Roch
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The Football Effect: Comparing European Identity Between Fans and Non‐Fans
Contemporary European Politics, Volume 2, Issue 3-4, August-December 2024.ABSTRACT The formation of European identities is a pivotal issue for the cohesion of the European community in times of multiple crises. Based on theories of identity formation through habitualisation, we posit that football fandom—a ubiquitous, emotional, strongly Europeanised activity in everyday life—holds unique potential for fostering a sense of a
Tobias Finger +8 more
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The singer as individual : pop singers, music and political propaganda in contemporary Maltese electoral campaigns [PDF]
, 2016 This article examines the role of pop music in Malta as a tool of political propaganda in contemporary electoral campaigning. Renowned local pop singers have played a very important role in this campaigning.
Ciantar, Philip
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