Audiovisual narratives of the Sami people at the beginnings of the Eurovision Song Contest (1960–1980)

Held annually since 1956 and attracting the continuing participation of most European countries, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is usually defined as the audiovisual counterpart to the contemporary history of the continent. Regarding this issue, the narratives incorporated into the performances b...

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Autor: Panea, José Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/169192
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/169192
https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2025.2464370
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Narratives
Visuality
Sami people
Indigenous
Eurovision Song Contest
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spelling Audiovisual narratives of the Sami people at the beginnings of the Eurovision Song Contest (1960–1980)Panea, José LuisNarrativesVisualitySami peopleIndigenousEurovision Song ContestHeld annually since 1956 and attracting the continuing participation of most European countries, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is usually defined as the audiovisual counterpart to the contemporary history of the continent. Regarding this issue, the narratives incorporated into the performances by each state television network can be understood as aesthetic-political messages. This is made explicit primarily by means of the performers’ place of origin, the chosen musical style and the language of the song lyrics. In this sense, the case of the Sami ethnic minority, inhabiting four countries—Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia—is paradigmatic. Not constituting a de jure nation, their participation in the competition is only possible through other, officially recognised nation-states—a situation that has recurred several times in the contest. For this reason, this study will concentrate on the visibility of this community in the ESC. The focus will be put on its first two decades (1960–1980), a crucial time for the assertion of the rights of the Sami people, analysing three entries that set a precedent as to how this ethnic group would be represented in the context of the culture of spectacle, and at the same time suggesting their own particular audiovisual narratives.Taylor & FrancisEstética e Historia de la FilosofíaMinisterio de Universidades. EspañaEuropean Union (UE)Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha2025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/169192https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2025.2464370reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésCogent Arts & Humanities, 12 (1).https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2025.2464370info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1691922026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Audiovisual narratives of the Sami people at the beginnings of the Eurovision Song Contest (1960–1980)
title Audiovisual narratives of the Sami people at the beginnings of the Eurovision Song Contest (1960–1980)
spellingShingle Audiovisual narratives of the Sami people at the beginnings of the Eurovision Song Contest (1960–1980)
Panea, José Luis
Narratives
Visuality
Sami people
Indigenous
Eurovision Song Contest
title_short Audiovisual narratives of the Sami people at the beginnings of the Eurovision Song Contest (1960–1980)
title_full Audiovisual narratives of the Sami people at the beginnings of the Eurovision Song Contest (1960–1980)
title_fullStr Audiovisual narratives of the Sami people at the beginnings of the Eurovision Song Contest (1960–1980)
title_full_unstemmed Audiovisual narratives of the Sami people at the beginnings of the Eurovision Song Contest (1960–1980)
title_sort Audiovisual narratives of the Sami people at the beginnings of the Eurovision Song Contest (1960–1980)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Panea, José Luis
author Panea, José Luis
author_facet Panea, José Luis
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Estética e Historia de la Filosofía
Ministerio de Universidades. España
European Union (UE)
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Narratives
Visuality
Sami people
Indigenous
Eurovision Song Contest
topic Narratives
Visuality
Sami people
Indigenous
Eurovision Song Contest
description Held annually since 1956 and attracting the continuing participation of most European countries, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is usually defined as the audiovisual counterpart to the contemporary history of the continent. Regarding this issue, the narratives incorporated into the performances by each state television network can be understood as aesthetic-political messages. This is made explicit primarily by means of the performers’ place of origin, the chosen musical style and the language of the song lyrics. In this sense, the case of the Sami ethnic minority, inhabiting four countries—Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia—is paradigmatic. Not constituting a de jure nation, their participation in the competition is only possible through other, officially recognised nation-states—a situation that has recurred several times in the contest. For this reason, this study will concentrate on the visibility of this community in the ESC. The focus will be put on its first two decades (1960–1980), a crucial time for the assertion of the rights of the Sami people, analysing three entries that set a precedent as to how this ethnic group would be represented in the context of the culture of spectacle, and at the same time suggesting their own particular audiovisual narratives.
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