Publications

Publication details [#49062]

Coleman, Steve. 2008. Why is the Eurovision Song Contest Ridiculous? Exploring a Spectacle of Embarrassment, Irony and Identity. Popular Communication 6 (3) : 127–140.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

identity negotiation | irony | language and culture | song | website

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.erlbaum.com/Journals/Electronic/elec

Annotation

This article examines Terry Wogan's ironic commentary on the Eurovision Song Contest in the UK, employed to both identify and distance himself and his audience from the cultural embarrassment of Eurovision and investigates BBC website responses.