Popular Culture and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest

Programme

10.00–11.00
Welcome
Dean Vuletic: Postwar Europe and the Eurovision Song Contest

11.00–12.15
Pia Koivunen: Russia and Ukraine in the Eurovisions: a love–hate relationship
Mari Pajala: Israel and Eurovision – a brief history
Jan Wickman: A spectre of queer visibility on the ESC stage

12.15 –13.00
Lunch break

13.00–14.15
Pertti Grönholm: From Telex to Darude: Electronic sounds and the questions of authenticity and performance in the ESC
Yrjö Heinonen: Persona and character in three Finnish Eurovision Song Contest performances: Sata Salamaa (Vicky Rosti, 1987), La Dolce Vita (Anneli Saaristo, 1989) and Tule Luo (Katri Helena, 1993)
Anna-Elena Pääkkölä: Marry Me? Krista Sigfrids camp cheer for the Finnish equal marriage campaign

14.15–14.45
Coffee

14.45–15.15
Panel discussion with Kaisa Ilmonen, Dean Vuletic and Jan Wickman: The Eurovision experience on location
Conclusion

The seminar is organised by International Institute for Popular Culture (IIPC) at the University of Turku


Lisätietoja antaa:
Mari Pajala
mari.pajala@utu.fi