Bawdy Songs and Virtuous Politics: Ambivalence and Controversy in the Discourse of the Greek Left on <i>rebetiko</i> Export

@article{citeulike:4013091, abstract = {This paper explores the interrelations between politics and music as they appear in the ongoing debate about the rebetiko genre, within the intellectual circles of the left-wing movement in the post-war era. Through the analysis of the rebetika texts and biographical material, the ambivalent attitude of the Greek Left movement about the political context and the class affiliation of rebetiko are exposed. The Left saw popular music as a pedagogic means for inculcating class-consciousness among the masses and promoting optimistic utopian images of a possible communist future. In the framework of this politically motivated consideration, the attempt of left-wing intellectuals to interpret and evaluate the <span>rebetiko</span> genre led to various ambivalences and controversies within the Left movement.}, author = {Zaimakis, Yiannis}, citeulike-article-id = {4013091}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02757200802650496}, doi = {10.1080/02757200802650496}, journal = {History and Anthropology}, keywords = {ambivilance, culture, discourse, leftist, music, politics, popular, theory}, number = {1}, pages = {15--36}, posted-at = {2009-02-05 15:47:35}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {“Bawdy Songs and Virtuous Politics”: Ambivalence and Controversy in the Discourse of the Greek Left on <i>rebetiko</i>}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02757200802650496}, volume = {20}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4013091 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4013091 N2 - This paper explores the interrelations between politics and music as they appear in the ongoing debate about the rebetiko genre, within the intellectual circles of the left-wing movement in the post-war era. Through the analysis of the rebetika texts and biographical material, the ambivalent attitude of the Greek Left movement about the political context and the class affiliation of rebetiko are exposed. The Left saw popular music as a pedagogic means for inculcating class-consciousness among the masses and promoting optimistic utopian images of a possible communist future. In the framework of this politically motivated consideration, the attempt of left-wing intellectuals to interpret and evaluate the <span>rebetiko</span> genre led to various ambivalences and controversies within the Left movement. IS - 1 JF - History and Anthropology EP - 36 TI - “Bawdy Songs and Virtuous Politics”: Ambivalence and Controversy in the Discourse of the Greek Left on <i>rebetiko</i> PB - Routledge VL - 20 SP - 15 KW - ambivilance KW - culture KW - discourse KW - leftist KW - music KW - politics KW - popular KW - theory AU - Zaimakis, Yiannis PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02757200802650496 ER -