Correspondences ’in the Name of’ the Song
Neighborhood, Immigration, Approval
Abstract
The intersections between symbolic productions, migration and nationality will be analysed from the desire of recognition promoted by mass media imaginaries, in this case though the audio-visual show of the Eurovision Song Contest. Its archivist potential, explored from the image –like visual studies, arts or scenography, as well as sociology, anthropology or ethnomusicology– is pierced by the centrality of the ‘nation’ politic fiction, studied by Anderson, Huntington, Brah or Sennett. Even though the contest emphasizes his musical and cultural aspect, the continuous repetition of the name of the nation and the presence of the flag makes this show a field inclined to the creation of affinities and adversities called upon the Song. We will follow two synchronic rounds, first through the tensions of the contestant countries in the gathered voting analysis in all Eurovision history, and second, through those entries that has been represented by singers from ‘others’ origins. This two ways will be articulated by the different groups of nation blocks, verifying how all this issues affects to the pacifist collaborative creation that characterizes the Eurovision Song Contest.
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