Publications

Publication details [#49873]

Zoonen, Liesbet van, Stijn L. Reijnders and Gerard Rooijakkers. 2007. Community Spirit and Competition in Idols. Ritual Meanings of a TV Talent Quest. European Journal of Communication 22 (3) : 275–292.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

content analysis | ritual | song | television | value

Language as a subject

Dutch

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Journal WWW

www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

This content analytic study of two seasons of the Dutch version of the popular television song contest 'Idols', demonstrates that its ritual meaning is to be found in the representation of harmony and ranking. Idols is thus capable of serving as a platform for contemporary value articulation, representation and discussion.