Populism and (Pop) Music

Contents

• 1 Populism, Popular Culture and (Pop) Music: An Introduction.
• 1.1 Why Study Populism and (Popular) Culture.
• 1.2 Music and Politics.
• 1.3 (Pop) Music and Populism: ‘Mind the Gap’.
• 1.4 Populism, Populisms: A Definition (and Its Boundaries).
• 1.5 Populism and (Pop) Music Between Opportunities and Resources: Research Design.
• 1.6 Our Case: Italy.
• 1.7 Data and Methods.
• 1.8 The Content of the Volume.
• References.
• 2 Populism and (Pop) Music: Multiple Opportunity Structures in Italy.
• 2.1 Music-Market Opportunity Structure in Italy.
• 2.2 Political Opportunities.
• 2.3 Discursive-Cultural Opportunities.
• 2.4 Conclusions.
• References.
• 3 Pop Music and Populist Messages.
• 3.1 A Surprising Populist Hype in Contemporary Italian Pop Music.
• 3.2 Musicological Group Analysis: ‘Playing Italianness in Italian Pop Music’.
• 3.3 Conclusions.
• References.
• 4 The Use of (Pop) Music by Populist Parties.
• 4.1 Music at the Lega Events: Building a ‘Partisan Culture’ Through Music.
• 4.2 Music at the 5SM Events: A Different Process of Partisan Culture-Building.
• 4.3 Conclusion: Different Populisms, Different Usages of Pop Music.
• References.
• 5 The Interactions Between Populist Actors and Popular Music in the Public Sphere.
• 5.1 Average Italian Fan: Matteo Salvini and the Politicization of His Music Tastes.
• 5.2 Salvini Versus Pop Artists: Flattering and Bullying.
• 5.3 Pop Music Artists Versus Salvini: Reproducing the Populism/Anti-Populism Divide.
• 5.4 Five Star Movement: Too Little Frivolous to Play Pop-Politics in a Credible Way.
• 5.5 Between the Political Roles of Singers and Music Appropriation by Politicians: Voices from Experts.
• 5.6 Conclusions.
• References.
• 6 Between Music and Politics: The Reception of (‘Populist’) Music by Fans and Citizens.
• 6.1 ‘I Like Him Because He Got What He Wanted’: Authentic, Rebel, ‘Not Political’ (i.e. Not Ideological or Partisan).
• 6.2 Pop Artists and Politics in Fans’ Daily Lives.
• 6.3 Music as a Collective Ritual.
• 6.4 “Populists Seek the Vote of Those Listening to This Kind of Music”: Cementing the Anti-Populist– Populist Divide Through Pop Music.
• 6.5 Music, Politics and Audiences: Conclusion.
• References.
• 7 Conclusion: Challenges and Opportunities of (Pop) Music for Populism.
• 7.1 Music ‘as Action’: Speaking Out Versus Speaking As.
• 7.2 Music as Action: ‘Organizing’.
• 7.3 Between Music and Politics (in Italy): Towards an Explanation?.
• 7.4 Populism and Pop Music: Scientific Added Value and Some Normative Reflections.
• References.