Remembering the 1960s: popular music and memory in Europe |
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Authors: | Arno van der Hoeven |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Media and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1738, L-Building, Rotterdam 3000 DR, The Netherlandsvanderhoeven@eshcc.eur.nl |
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Abstract: | 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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Keywords: | popular music cultural policy cultural memory Europe |
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