Episode 242: Eurovisionaries

Dr. Zoë Jay returns to discuss Eurovisionaries, an academic research project investigating the ways Eurovision fans think about and practice forms of cultural diplomacy.

Eurovisionaries Summary

• What was the inspiration for the Eurovisionaries project? (3:16)
• How to define "political" (5:56)
• Eurovision's shift from "political" (2023) to "Political" (2024) (10:41)
• Initial findings from speaking with the Eurofandom (15:31)
• Politics, cultural relations, and social media (20:45)
• What is the goal of the Eurovisionaries project? (23:24)
• Engagement from non-participating countries (32:00)
• How to get involved with research (39:10)

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