[ecrea] cfp: Visions of Europe in the Eurovision Song Contest

Visions of Europe in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Conference Copenhagen 2014

First call for papers



The 59th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark 
in May 2013. The Eurovision Song Contest is the oldest continuous 
television program in the world. Launched by the European Broadcasting 
Union (EBU) in 1956 as one of many initiatives to develop live 
broadcasting technology in Europe and to contribute to peaceful 
interaction across the European continent the contest which has been 
broadcast annually ever since, has developed into the most-watched 
international festival of popular music. With a TV audience of around 
120 million people plus an increasing viewer base on the internet, the 
popularity of the contest rivals sporting events such as the UEFA Euro 
and the American Super bowl.



Since its inception the Eurovision Song Contest have become a 
communicative and negotiated space triggering discussions of Europe, its 
boundaries and identities; Over the years national broadcasters, 
journalists, audiences, performers and even politicians have promoted 
their vision of Europe in relation to the Eurovision Song Contest. This 
Years Eurovision conference, which will take place in Copenhagen during 
Eurovision week 2014, will as its main theme focus on the multiple 
visions of Europe in the Eurovision Song Contest. Such visions can take 
many shapes, be they politically, economically, culturally, sexually and 
(mental)geographically charged. Visions of Europe link intrinsically to 
specific comprehensions of Europe in past and present. Visions are 
always partial, situated, embodied; they have material-discursive 
implications. Popular culture and performance cultures represented in 
the Eurovision Song Contest offer distinct opportunities for observing 
and displaying the contested nature of envisioning Europe.



We welcome papers on European visions in the Eurovision Song Contest – 
with emphasis on empirical, theoretical, analytical and/or 
methodological dimensions; Other papers presenting research about the 
Eurovision Song contest is how ever also welcome.





The conference is co-organized by the research program Modern Europe at 
Aarhus University and Centre for Modern European Studies (CEMES) at 
Copenhagen University. Conference venue: Copenhagen University, Faculty 
of Humanities, KUA 2, 5th-7th of May 2014.



Keynote speakers will be announced over the next weeks.



Paper submissions

Please send an abstract of no more than 300 words to: (ceklw /at/ hum.au.dk) by 
February 15th 2014



Conference fee

Pending funding arrangements the conference fee is currently set to dkr. 
1200 dkr. including reception and lunch all days.



Academic commitee



Associate professor Lisanne Wilken, Aarhus University



Associate professor Marie Sandberg, Copenhagen University



Associate professor Christian Axboe, Aarhus University



PhD Student Nanna Bonde Thylstrup, Copenhagen University



Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/592625877440785/



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