Nationalism Douze Points: The Discursive Reproduction of Turks and Greeks in Eurovision Song Contest

Alexandros Kampouris

ISBN 10: 3639154916 / ISBN 13: 9783639154917

Published by VDM Verlag, 2009

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132 pages. 8.66x0.30x5.91 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nationalism Douze Points: The Discursive Reproduction of Turks and Greeks in Eurovision Song Contest
• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639154916
• ISBN 13: 9783639154917
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.25 kilograms

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Synopsis

The common view holds that Eurovision is a contest aiming to produce cultural uniformity and unable to perform ?our? national distinctiveness. Arguing against such a claim, the present study attempts to identify the ways in which national identities are reproduced on stage by focusing on the Turkish and Greek case. Nationalism is not merely a political ideology or a stir of irrational feelings but rather a way of thinking which shapes and in turn is shaped by the social milieu. It goes without saying that national identities are neither natural facts nor fixed but evolving and fluid categories. Departing from a social constructionist point of view, the study attempts to examine how Turks and Greeks particularly produce their identities through the discursive reproduction of their national myths and culture. Claims ?we? make about ?us? and ?others? constitute ?our? identity and signify the naturalization of nationalism as a particular language of making sense of the social world.

About the Author

Alexandros Kampouris is a graduate of Philosophy at Thessaloniki Aristotle University and International Relations at Istanbul Bilgi University. His research interests lie in nationalism and national identities in Turkey and Greece.