The Cultural side of Populism: Politics, Emotions, Subcultures and Music in populist times
Italy
External co-organizers: OCIS ‘Osservatorio sulla Coesione Sociale’ (Reggio Emilia)
Monday 4th March 2019
10-12.30
Opening: Manuela Caiani & Francesca Feo, Scuola Normale Superiore
Session 1 Populism and emotions
Chair: Manuela Caiani, Scuola Normale Superiore
Mikko Salmela (University of Helsinki, Department of Political Studies)
Emotional dynamics of right-and left-wing populism
Pierre Ostiguy (Universidad Catolica de Chile)
Socio-cultural approaches to Populism
Paolo Cossarini (University of Madrid, Politics and International studies)
Cultural and visual aspects of populism: the cases of Spain and Catalonia
Linus Westheuser (SNS)
Culture and politics: Some themes and research approaches
Discussant: Fred Paxton (EUI) and Vicente Valentim (EUI)
13.30-15.30
Session 2 (Populist) Politics and Music
Chair: Francesca Feo (SNS)
Alessandro Portelli (Sapienza University)
Music and the populist party in the USA
Valeria Dessii (Antropologist, PhD Soas)
Music and Revolution: the cases of Egypt and Italy in popular ‘protest’ music
Paolo Magaudda (Lecturer in Sociology of Culture and Communication, University of Padua)
The symbolic construction of populism: Narratives and media
Loris Caruso (SNS)
Podemos and music
Discussant: Luca Verzichelli (University of Siena) and Sophia Hunger (EUI)
16-18.30
Session 3: Subcultures, political power and symbols
Chair: Linus Westheuser (SNS)
Giorgia Bulli (University of Florence)
Nazi Rock: fascisti di un altro millennio? The Italian and German cases compared
Francesca Feo (SNS) and Mans Robert Lundstedt (SNS)
Feminism and music
Valerii Saenko (SNS)
Creating political support through music: examples from Russian history
Angela Adami (SNS)
Forza Nuova party’s concert in memory of Jan Palash: what political message?
Discussant: Rossella Ciccia (University of Belfast) and Enrico Padoan (SNS)