Friday, February 3, 2023

National identity in Eurovisionland

We're back!

In our first written blog posts, we're looking at what makes up the national identity of the 18 Eurovision countries we've chosen to investigate.

We've been asked to explain what "national identity" means, then use evidence from our research to identify key aspects of our country’s national identity.

Sometimes national identity is more about what a country is NOT, so we'll discuss whether Othering generates or maintains a national sense of self.

We've been asked to use in-text citations as well as references using the APA system. We suggest you skip over them while reading - unless you're excited to learn more!

What are we missing? What good sources can you recommend? Your feedback is appreciated, so please leave your constructive comments at the end of our posts. For this first written paper, we have the option of revising the text based on feedback (by February 16, Seattle time), so your thoughts are especially welcome!

Below are links to our blog sites. We'll be updating them regularly as more of our papers appear online:

ALB Albania | AZE Azerbaijan | BGR Bulgaria | CYP Cyprus | CZE Czechia | EST Estonia | GEO Georgia | ISR Israel | LVA Latvia | LTU Lithuania | MLT Malta | MNE Montenegro | MKD North Macedonia | POL Poland | ROU Romania | SRB Serbia | SLV Slovenia | UKR Ukraine


Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Three-minute nation: A short introduction to Eurovision countries

Map of Europe showing the countries that students are introducing here

Hello again from Seattle.  

We're posting this slightly later than planned – thanks for your patience!

To help Eurovision-curious readers get their bearings, we’ve each made a three-minute "narrated briefing" to introduce you to the countries we’ve chosen to examine. 

How much can we cover in the length of time it takes for a Eurovision song? Find out here!


ALB Albania | AZE Azerbaijan | BGR Bulgaria | CYP Cyprus | CZE Czechia | EST Estonia | GEO Georgia | ISR Israel | LVA Latvia | LTU Lithuania | MLT Malta | MNE Montenegro | MKD North Macedonia | POL Poland | ROU Romania | SRB Serbia | SLV Slovenia | UKR Ukraine


As ever, your positive and insightful feedback is welcome!