Colours of the new face of Serbia: National symbols and popular music

In this paper I address nationalist iconography in Serbian popular music especially the role of women as the symbols of nation building. Case in point is the victory of Serbian representative Marija Serifovic in Eurovision Song Contest in 2007. I analyze the way power struggle and strategic use of t...

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Main Author: Mitrović Marijana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Ethnography, SASA, Belgrade 2009-01-01
Series:Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0861/2009/0350-08610902007M.pdf
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spelling doaj-bd45b33510c643cda930200b743b32fd2021-01-02T04:18:38ZengInstitute of Ethnography, SASA, BelgradeGlasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU0350-08612009-01-0157271710.2298/GEI0902007MColours of the new face of Serbia: National symbols and popular musicMitrović MarijanaIn this paper I address nationalist iconography in Serbian popular music especially the role of women as the symbols of nation building. Case in point is the victory of Serbian representative Marija Serifovic in Eurovision Song Contest in 2007. I analyze the way power struggle and strategic use of the differences are embodied and embedded through a media figure of Marija Serifovic in the process of showing the 'new face of Serbia'. http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0861/2009/0350-08610902007M.pdfnationalismpopular musicnew face of Serbiafemale media figuresubalternmediated selves
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author Mitrović Marijana
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Colours of the new face of Serbia: National symbols and popular music
Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU
nationalism
popular music
new face of Serbia
female media figure
subaltern
mediated selves
author_facet Mitrović Marijana
author_sort Mitrović Marijana
title Colours of the new face of Serbia: National symbols and popular music
title_short Colours of the new face of Serbia: National symbols and popular music
title_full Colours of the new face of Serbia: National symbols and popular music
title_fullStr Colours of the new face of Serbia: National symbols and popular music
title_full_unstemmed Colours of the new face of Serbia: National symbols and popular music
title_sort colours of the new face of serbia: national symbols and popular music
publisher Institute of Ethnography, SASA, Belgrade
series Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU
issn 0350-0861
publishDate 2009-01-01
description In this paper I address nationalist iconography in Serbian popular music especially the role of women as the symbols of nation building. Case in point is the victory of Serbian representative Marija Serifovic in Eurovision Song Contest in 2007. I analyze the way power struggle and strategic use of the differences are embodied and embedded through a media figure of Marija Serifovic in the process of showing the 'new face of Serbia'.
topic nationalism
popular music
new face of Serbia
female media figure
subaltern
mediated selves
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0861/2009/0350-08610902007M.pdf
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