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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786756603321

Autore

D'Urso Alexandra

Titolo

Life stories and sociological imagination : music, private lives, and public identity in France and Sweden / / by Alexandra D'Urso

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-4438-6564-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (124 p.)

Disciplina

155.2

Soggetti

Identity (Psychology) - Social aspects

Belonging (Social psychology)

Group identity - France

Group identity - Sweden

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE - SETTING THE CONTEXT; CHAPTER TWO - THEORETICALLY SPEAKING; CHAPTER THREE - MON PAYS; CHAPTER FOUR - OVERLOAD; CHAPTER FIVE - TYING LOOSE ENDS; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

What happens when public figures' private selves are put forth for examination by public audiences? How do the personal struggles of music artists, specifically those with immigrant backgrounds, compare to the private struggles of other individuals? At a time when many countries in the European Union are experiencing an increase in far-right political party activities, how do individuals from the margins negotiate new ways of thinking about identity, offering hope for a greater understanding ...