ǂthe ǂrole of Slovenian folk pop in the Slovenian national imaginary
Peter Stanković (Author)

Abstract

The article explores the relationship between Slovenian national identity and popular music. A substantial empirical research (150 interviewees from 4 different Slovenian regions) has been conducted to find out what kind of music Slovenians themselves perceive as typically Slovenian and what are for them the defining characteristics of these music acts or styles. The results show that the vast majority of interviewees understand as typically Slovenian just one music style, Slovenian folk pop (narodno-zabavna glasba). The key features that make Slovenian folk pop Slovenian are for them its content (beauties of Slovenia), its contribution to Slovenian national awareness, Slovenian lyrics, etc. Various possible reasons for such uniform and even self-referential answers are discussed. Among them are cultural re-traditionalisation of former Yugoslavian republics (now independent states) after the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1991, recent modernisation of Slovenian folk pop, and the need for a country as culturally, historically, geographically, etc. diverse as Slovenia to organise its symbolic imaginary around simple and understandable signifiers.

Keywords

Narodnozabavna glasba;Narodna identiteta;Slovenija;

Data

Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
UDC: 784.69:316.7(497.4)
COBISS: 32694109 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 1367-8779
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: Folk-popular music;National identity;Slovenia;
Type (COBISS): Article
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Pages: str. 645-660
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ18
Issue: ǂno. ǂ6
Chronology: Nov. 2015
DOI: 10.1177/1367877913515870
ID: 9162176
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