Israeli Musicians as National Representatives

Authors

  • Jitka Pánek Jurková

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14712/12128112.3406

Keywords:

cultural diplomacy, cultural representation, imagined community, representation strategy/strategies

Abstract

This paper researches how Israeli musicians represent their nation during performances for a foreign audience. It claims that a nation is not always portrayed as a homogenous entity; rather, the musicians relate in various ways to different “imagined communities” (Anderson 1991) through their performances. These strategies are traceable by the musicians’ verbal statements, visual markers, and music. The paper proposes four such strategies.

Author Biography

  • Jitka Pánek Jurková

    is a cultural diplomacy professional, currently working as a cultural advisor for the Embassy of Israel in Prague. She is a PhD. student of Anthropology at Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague.

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Published

2015-07-01

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Student´s Work

License

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How to Cite

Israeli Musicians as National Representatives. (2015). Lidé města, 17(2), 339-352. https://doi.org/10.14712/12128112.3406