{"title":"Lokalisierung im Klischee – Orientalismus in gegenwärtiger Popmusik","authors":"Markus Wyrwich","doi":"10.14361/9783839407967-005","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This article problematises a contemporary phenomenon which has become significantly apparent since the turn of the millennium: The incorporation of putative Oriental music elements in numerous pop songs released by transnationally operating labels of the Western music industry. For this purpose, Edward Said's seminal study Orientalism is applied as a methodical framework and source for critical theses. The paper debates urban conditions, music industry discourses as well as extra-musical factors that have been essential for the origination of the Orientalism trend. The main part, however, concentrates on the detailed analysis of two examples of Orientalism in popular music: the Pussycat Dolls' »Buttons« and Maroon 5's »Shiver«. The paper discusses the correlations between the omnipresent cultural and political Oriental/Occidental crisis and the evident success of Orien-","PeriodicalId":245885,"journal":{"name":"Sound and the City","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Sound and the City","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839407967-005","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
Lokalisierung im Klischee – Orientalismus in gegenwärtiger Popmusik
This article problematises a contemporary phenomenon which has become significantly apparent since the turn of the millennium: The incorporation of putative Oriental music elements in numerous pop songs released by transnationally operating labels of the Western music industry. For this purpose, Edward Said's seminal study Orientalism is applied as a methodical framework and source for critical theses. The paper debates urban conditions, music industry discourses as well as extra-musical factors that have been essential for the origination of the Orientalism trend. The main part, however, concentrates on the detailed analysis of two examples of Orientalism in popular music: the Pussycat Dolls' »Buttons« and Maroon 5's »Shiver«. The paper discusses the correlations between the omnipresent cultural and political Oriental/Occidental crisis and the evident success of Orien-
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