Eurovision and Australia Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Down Un
This book investigates Australia’s relationship with the Eurovision Song Contest over time and place, from its first screening on SBS in 1983 to Australia's inaugural national selection in 2019. Beginning with an overview of Australia’s Eurovision hi
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Eurovision and Australia
Chris Hay • Jessica Carniel Editors
Eurovision and Australia Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Down Under
Editors Chris Hay University of Queensland Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Jessica Carniel University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
ISBN 978-3-030-20057-2 ISBN 978-3-030-20058-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20058-9 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover design: eStudioCalamar This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
Chris Hay offers his thanks to colleagues past and present, especially those in the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Sydney, through whose Research Seminar Series the ideas that animate this book were developed and encouraged. His part in this work is dedicated to the original Eurovision crew: Anna, Billy, Ceili, Clifford, Scott, Vanessa, and Vyv. Our thanks also to the University of Queensland, who supported Jacquelyn Prior’s contribution to this research through the award of a UQ Summer Research Program scholarship. Jessica Carniel would like to thank her colleagues at the University of Southern Queensland for being supportive of, if not slightly bemused by, her Eurovision research. Particular thanks go to her co-editor, Chris Hay, for letting her come on this hamster wheel, and to the contributors whose passion made this volume possible; Matthew Klugman for kickstarting the ideas all those years ago; Sara Bice for her unwavering support and friendship; the fans, especially the participants in her original study, for being a constant source
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