Organised with support from the Cambridge Centre for Geopolitics and the Cambridge Committee for Central and East European and Eurasian Studies (CAMCCEEES), ‘The Geopolitics of Eurovision‘ will take place between 5.00 – 6.30 pm on Saturday 11 May 2024 in GR06/07 in the Faculty of English.
This interdisciplinary event aims to consider how Eurovision, which was designed to be politically neutral, internationally friendly, and fun, also frequently provokes geopolitical issues with its performers, songs, and entrants – including, but not exclusively, over the last couple of years. The geopolitical issues around Eurovision which we aim to examine include:
- European culture, national identities, and nation-building
- Geopolitics as refusal to engage with cross-country cultural events
- Eurovision and neutrality
- LGBTQ+ and politics
- Past, present, and future wars, and Eurovision
- Cross-cultural interactions and Eurovision
- Soft power and Eurovision
- The expansion and reduction of Eurovision’s entrants
- Eurovision and its history, aspiration, and futures
The roundtable participants include:
- Dr Paul Jordan (aka ‘Dr Eurovision’, independent scholar)
- Dr Galina Miazhevich (Cardiff University)
- Professor Helena Julia Minors (York St John University)
- Dr Marilena Zaroulia (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama)
To register, please use eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-geopolitics-of-eurovision-tickets-892926235407?aff=oddtdtcreator
Link to the Centre for Geopolitics website for further information: https://www.cfg.polis.cam.ac.uk/events/the-geopolitics-of-eurovision/
Organisers: Juliette Bretan (PhD Candidate at the Faculty of English and Research Assistant at the Centre for Geopolitics) and Elvira Tamus (PhD Candidate at the Faculty of History and Research Assistant at the Centre for Geopolitics)
