2015-04-29
Remembering the 1960s: popular music and memory in Europe
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International Journal of Cultural Policy , Volume 21 - Issue 3 p. 258- 272
Following the increasing attention paid to popular music in heritage discourses, this article explores how the popular music culture from the 1960s is remembered in Europe. I discuss the role of heritage organizations, media and the cultural policy of the EU in the construction of a popular music heritage of this period. Furthermore, I examine the ways in which attachments to local, national and European identities are negotiated. To this end, I draw upon interviews with representatives of museums, websites and archives. The article reveals a recurring tension between transnational and local experiences of the 1960s. It is found that media and heritage institutions like museums and archives predominantly have a national and local orientation, although narratives with a European vantage point are now emerging on the internet.
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doi.org/10.1080/10286632.2014.908861, hdl.handle.net/1765/51413 | |
ERMeCC - Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication and Culture | |
International Journal of Cultural Policy | |
Organisation | Department of Media and Communication |
van der Hoeven, A. (2015). Remembering the 1960s: popular music and memory in Europe. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 21(3), 258–272. doi:10.1080/10286632.2014.908861 |