How music is attuned with our very identity (original) (raw)

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This article explores the relationship between music and national identity, drawing connections between historical shifts in the artistic world and the significance of music education. It emphasizes the importance of reintroducing Scottish music into mainstream repertoires and the value of recognizing and promoting national musical heritage to foster cultural identity. The author argues for a concerted effort in education and cultural initiatives to revitalize Scottish classical music and strengthen its presence in contemporary society.

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Art, Entertainment, Culture, and Nation

2001

This article questions the popular and social science notion of (national) culture and the functions of culturespeak. An empirical analysis of the public discussion in Finland during the 1980s and 1990s on national arts and culture shows that culture is used as a word that refers to a national way of life and as a synonym for art or other cultural products. Due to changes related to globalization, both dimensions of culturespeak are becoming problematic. The expansion and deepening of market relations has not only made nation-state cultural protectionism ineffective or impossible but also problematized the high-low distinction and affected the underlying notions of the general public. The nationalist rhetoric creates another kind of problemit is problematic to promote an ethnocultural conception of nationhood and citizenship in today's multicultural Europe and world.

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