This book includes studies of music and politics in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, including the sounds of Euromaidan, parodies of the Russian national anthem, the Eurovision contest as a geopolitical battleground, and the legacies of Soviet rock. Read More
This book includes studies of music and politics in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, including the sounds of Euromaidan, parodies of the Russian national anthem, the Eurovision contest as a geopolitical battleground, and the legacies of Soviet rock. Read More
This multi-authored monograph consists of the sections: “Pop Rock, Ethno-Chaos, Battle Drums, and a Requiem: The Sounds of the Ukrainian Revolution,” “The Euromaidan’s Aftermath and the Genre of Answer Song: A Musical Dialogue Between the Antagonists?”, “Exposing the Fault Lines beneath the Kremlin’s Restorative Geopolitics: Russian and Ukrainian Parodies of the Russian National Anthem,” and “‘Lasha Tumbai’, or ‘Russia, Goodbye’? The Eurovision Song Contest as a Post-Soviet Geopolitical Battleground.”
Details
Price: $40.00
Pages: 250
Publisher: Ibidem Press
Imprint: Ibidem Press
Series: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
Publication Date: 28th May 2019
Trim Size: 5.83 x 8.27 in
ISBN: 9783838211732
Format: Paperback
BISACs: ART / Russian & Former Soviet Union
Reviews
With attention to Euromaidan and Crimea alone, it is clear that the relationship between Russia and Ukraine has become increasingly tense (and perilous) over the course of the past decade. Understanding that these tensions and conflicts occur not only on geopolitical but on cultural levels as well, War of Songs is an important and essential contribution to the analysis of this ongoing, often violent struggle. Featuring works by some of the leading scholars in the realm of post-Soviet studies and engaging a wide range of locations, genres, and dynamics, the volume is a significant addition to the literature on the intimate relationship between popular music and politics.
- Stephen Amico, Associate Professor of Music, University of Bergen
War of Songs brings original insight into the tensions and conflicts between Russia and Ukraine in recent years by tracing how they have been played out not only in political discourse and military battle but also in popular culture. Drawing on ethnographic field research, analysis of music, lyrics, and videos, and setting popular cultural production in the context of the contemporary political context, the volume provides a valuable, critical contribution to our understanding of one of the major international conflicts of the last decade.
- Hilary Pilkington, Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester
The book is highly recommended to scholars of Russo-Ukrainian relations and to anybody interested in the impact of popular culture on the post-Soviet societies of eastern Europe.
- Yan Vuks, H-War, H-Net Reviews.
Author Bio
Arve Hansen is a doctoral student of Russian at the UiT – the Arctic University of Norway.
Andrei Rogatchevski is professor of Russian literature and culture at the UiT – the Arctic University of Norway.
Yngvar Steinholt is associate professor of Russian at the UiT – the Arctic University of Norway.
David-Emil Wickström is professor of popular music history at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg in Mannheim, Germany.
Artemy Troitsky is a prominent music critic and author of Back in the USSR: The True Story of Rock in Russia (1987), Tusovka: Who’s Who in the New Soviet Rock Culture (1990), and Subkultura: Stories of Youth and Resistance in Russia, 1815-2017 (2017).
This multi-authored monograph consists of the sections: “Pop Rock, Ethno-Chaos, Battle Drums, and a Requiem: The Sounds of the Ukrainian Revolution,” “The Euromaidan’s Aftermath and the Genre of Answer Song: A Musical Dialogue Between the Antagonists?”, “Exposing the Fault Lines beneath the Kremlin’s Restorative Geopolitics: Russian and Ukrainian Parodies of the Russian National Anthem,” and “‘Lasha Tumbai’, or ‘Russia, Goodbye’? The Eurovision Song Contest as a Post-Soviet Geopolitical Battleground.”
Price: $40.00
Pages: 250
Publisher: Ibidem Press
Imprint: Ibidem Press
Series: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
Publication Date: 28th May 2019
Trim Size: 5.83 x 8.27 in
ISBN: 9783838211732
Format: Paperback
BISACs: ART / Russian & Former Soviet Union
With attention to Euromaidan and Crimea alone, it is clear that the relationship between Russia and Ukraine has become increasingly tense (and perilous) over the course of the past decade. Understanding that these tensions and conflicts occur not only on geopolitical but on cultural levels as well, War of Songs is an important and essential contribution to the analysis of this ongoing, often violent struggle. Featuring works by some of the leading scholars in the realm of post-Soviet studies and engaging a wide range of locations, genres, and dynamics, the volume is a significant addition to the literature on the intimate relationship between popular music and politics.
– Stephen Amico, Associate Professor of Music, University of Bergen
War of Songs brings original insight into the tensions and conflicts between Russia and Ukraine in recent years by tracing how they have been played out not only in political discourse and military battle but also in popular culture. Drawing on ethnographic field research, analysis of music, lyrics, and videos, and setting popular cultural production in the context of the contemporary political context, the volume provides a valuable, critical contribution to our understanding of one of the major international conflicts of the last decade.
– Hilary Pilkington, Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester
The book is highly recommended to scholars of Russo-Ukrainian relations and to anybody interested in the impact of popular culture on the post-Soviet societies of eastern Europe.
– Yan Vuks, H-War, H-Net Reviews.
Arve Hansen is a doctoral student of Russian at the UiT – the Arctic University of Norway.
Andrei Rogatchevski is professor of Russian literature and culture at the UiT – the Arctic University of Norway.
Yngvar Steinholt is associate professor of Russian at the UiT – the Arctic University of Norway.
David-Emil Wickström is professor of popular music history at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg in Mannheim, Germany.
Artemy Troitsky is a prominent music critic and author of Back in the USSR: The True Story of Rock in Russia (1987), Tusovka: Who’s Who in the New Soviet Rock Culture (1990), and Subkultura: Stories of Youth and Resistance in Russia, 1815-2017 (2017).
