Eurovision Song Contest: Celebrating Togetherness in a Divided Continent?

The event will be: Online

Short presentation of the event: Eurovision Song Contest: Celebrating Togetherness in a Divided Content?

Join us for a morning of memorable musical moments and interesting geographical and political dimensions associated with the Eurovision Song Contest. Our panel, involving a wide range of Eurovision interests/expertise, will delve into some of these issues.

Guest Panellists:Michael Kealy, (RTE/Head of Eurovision Delegation for Ireland)Rebecca Boyle (Froebel, Maynooth University)Johnny Fallon (Carr Communications)Caoilfhionn D’Arcy, (Geography postgraduate student Maynooth University)Adrian Kavanagh, (Lecturer, Department of Geography, Maynooth University)

Objectives:

Event language: English

Country: Ireland

City: Maynooth

Link (to register for Online Conference): Please click on this link to register for the Conference – this will ensure you can access the conference activties on Friday morning through Zoom.

Reference person: Adrian Kavanagh

Role or Function: Lecturer, Maynooth University Department of Geography

Reference Organization: Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute

Those who organize are: Academics

Expected duration: around 2 hours (between 09.30 GMT and 11.30 GMT)

Event program:

9.30	Introduction – Meet The Panel – Panel members discuss favourite Eurovision memories/what Eurovision means to them
10.00	Some input (Adrian and Caoilfhionn) on Eurovision voting trends
10.30	Panel discussion of voting trends insights and on main (celebrating togetherness in a divided continent?) conference theme
11.00	Eurovision Juke Box Jury: Panel reviews songs for this year’s contest and discusses their favourite entries