Posts Tagged ‘New’ Europe
Second half of Australian podcast
Posted by Karen Fricker in Blog on May 3, 2011
Podcast: Play in new window (http://media NULL.sbs NULL.com NULL.au/audio/world-news_110502_162781 NULL.mp3) | Download (http://media NULL.sbs NULL.com NULL.au/audio/world-news_110502_162781 NULL.mp3)
Eurovision — and Eurovision research — in the news
Posted by Karen Fricker in Blog on May 3, 2011
Members of the Eurovision and the 'New' Europe panel in Oslo, 27 May 2010
There’s a big article in today’s Guardian (UK) (http://www NULL.guardian NULL.co NULL.uk/education/2011/may/02/eurovision-song-contest-research) about Eurovision research, focusing on the Eurovsion and the ‘New’ Europe project. Rumour has it that the print version also includes a handsome photograph of my co-director Milija Gluhovic but as you’re deprived that in the online version, here he is above (far left) along with a number of us from one of our research activities last year in Oslo.
This is the second recent article in the UK press about Eurovision research (http://www NULL.independent NULL.co NULL.uk/opinion/commentators/terence-blacker/terence-blacker-new-europe-plays-all-the-best-tunes-2248974 NULL.html) that takes our work (and the contest) much more seriously than has been the norm in recent years in Western Europe and particularly the UK and Ireland. We’re delighted about that.
The USA has gotten the Eurovision research buzz: here’s a recent piece (http://online NULL.wsj NULL.com/article/SB10001424052748703561604576150210586432164 NULL.html) which ran on page 1 of the Wall Street Journal, and a related blog (http://blogs NULL.wsj NULL.com/brussels/2011/03/15/eurovision-best-of-eu-culture/).
Interest has even stretched as far as Australia: below you’ll find links to podcasts about the politics of Eurovision created by an Australian radio station, including contributions from Milija and ‘New’ Europe network member Mari Pajala.
Finally – wondering if anyone got a chance to check out the broadcast of the Secret History of Eurovision documentary which screened last night on RTE in Ireland, and which features on-screen appearances by a number of our network members including Paul Jordan and Brian Singleton. It screens this Saturday, 7th May at 9 pm on More4 in the UK, and is also being screened in many other countries. Please comment if you saw the docu and tell us what you thought!
Podcast: Play in new window (http://media NULL.sbs NULL.com NULL.au/audio/world-news_110502_162776 NULL.mp3) | Download (http://media NULL.sbs NULL.com NULL.au/audio/world-news_110502_162776 NULL.mp3)
‘European Margins and Multiple Modernities’: Eurovision and the ‘New’ Europe inaugural workshop
Posted by Karen Fricker in Events on February 3, 2011
On 18-19 February, the Department of Drama and Theatre and the Centre for International Theatre and Performance Research at Royal Holloway, University of London will host the inaugural workshop of the Eurovision and the ‘New’ Europe research network. This AHRC-funded network aims to advance critical thinking about the contemporary Eurovision Song Contest, focusing on the ways in which the Contest has reflected, and perhaps driven, changing perceptions and realities of Europe since the fall of the Berlin Wall. This inaugural session, ‘European Margins and Multiple Modernities’, explores the ways in which the increasing domination of the Contest by new-entrant nations has reinforced – or perhaps destabilised – binary understandings of Western and Eastern Europe.
Public events include:
Friday, 18th February, 10 am-12:30 pm, Boilerhouse Theatre
Keynote session:
‘European Identity and Multiple Modernities: Cosmopolitanism and Postcolonial Critique’ – Gurminder Bhambra (Department of Sociology, University of Warwick)
‘All in the Family: Performing the ‘New’ Europe at the Eurovision Song Contest’ – Katrin Sieg (Department of German, Georgetown University)
Respondent: Chris Rumford (Royal Holloway Department of Politics and International Relations)
No reservation is necessary.
Friday, 18th February, 5-7:30 pm, Windsor Building
Reception and panel discussion:
Representatives of national broadcasters, including the BBC and YLE/Finland, will speak about their nation’s current approach to the Eurovision Song Contest.
Those interested in attending this evening event, please RSVP to mariaeurovision2011@gmail.com (mariaeurovision2011 null@null gmail NULL.com).
For more information, please visit
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/theatre_s/research/eurovision (http://www2 NULL.warwick NULL.ac NULL.uk/fac/arts/theatre_s/research/eurovision); or email karen.fricker@rhul.ac.uk (karen NULL.fricker null@null rhul NULL.ac NULL.uk) or m.gluhovic@warwick.ac.uk.