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Political images taking stage. A narrative analysis of Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Post, Maria LU (2021) FKVK02 20211
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Ever since it was created, the Eurovision Song Contest has functioned as an arena
for nation branding and nation building. The aim of this thesis is to contribute to
the field of cultural diplomacy and political storytelling through studying how
participation in the Eurovision Song Contest can contribute to a country’s
international image. This thesis has studied how the Russian entries between the
years of 2013 and 2017 were perceived and how this could contribute to the
general image of Russia. Cultural diplomacy formed the basis of the theoretical
framework and the theory of fantasmatic logic was used in addition. To conduct
the case study, the lyrics, performances and context surrounding the entries were
studied... (More)
Ever since it was created, the Eurovision Song Contest has functioned as an arena
for nation branding and nation building. The aim of this thesis is to contribute to
the field of cultural diplomacy and political storytelling through studying how
participation in the Eurovision Song Contest can contribute to a country’s
international image. This thesis has studied how the Russian entries between the
years of 2013 and 2017 were perceived and how this could contribute to the
general image of Russia. Cultural diplomacy formed the basis of the theoretical
framework and the theory of fantasmatic logic was used in addition. To conduct
the case study, the lyrics, performances and context surrounding the entries were
studied through a multimodal narrative analysis. Three main narratives were
identified when studying the Russian entries, those were of Russia as a peaceful,
innocent and progressive country. The main conclusion drawn from the study was
that Russia was perceived positively in the contest, which could contribute to their
general international image. (Less)
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author
Post, Maria LU
supervisor
organization
course
FKVK02 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Eurovision Song Contest, cultural diplomacy, fantasmatic logic, Russia
language
English
id
9046934
date added to LUP
2021-07-06 10:53:49
date last changed
2021-07-06 10:53:49
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  abstract     = {{Ever since it was created, the Eurovision Song Contest has functioned as an arena 
for nation branding and nation building. The aim of this thesis is to contribute to 
the field of cultural diplomacy and political storytelling through studying how 
participation in the Eurovision Song Contest can contribute to a country’s 
international image. This thesis has studied how the Russian entries between the 
years of 2013 and 2017 were perceived and how this could contribute to the 
general image of Russia. Cultural diplomacy formed the basis of the theoretical 
framework and the theory of fantasmatic logic was used in addition. To conduct 
the case study, the lyrics, performances and context surrounding the entries were 
studied through a multimodal narrative analysis. Three main narratives were 
identified when studying the Russian entries, those were of Russia as a peaceful, 
innocent and progressive country. The main conclusion drawn from the study was 
that Russia was perceived positively in the contest, which could contribute to their 
general international image.}},
  author       = {{Post, Maria}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Political images taking stage. A narrative analysis of Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}