A1 Journal article (refereed)
Origins and originality : Authenticity in the media representation of Julie Fowlis (2018)
Karjalainen, N. (2018). Origins and originality : Authenticity in the media representation of Julie Fowlis. Journal of European Popular Culture, 9(2), 75-91. https://doi.org/10.1386/jepc.9.2.75_1
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Karjalainen, Noora
Journal or series: Journal of European Popular Culture
ISSN: 2040-6134
eISSN: 2040-6142
Publication year: 2018
Volume: 9
Issue number: 2
Pages range: 75-91
Publisher: Intellect
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/jepc.9.2.75_1
Publication open access: Not open
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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/74585
Abstract
This article examines the ways in which Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis is constructed ‘authentic’ in the media. Two narratives that I call ‘narrative of origins’ and ‘narrative of professionalism’ construct her authenticity as a representative of the folk music scene. Fowlis represents the new Gaelic speaker, but is presented in terms of stereotypical imagery connected to Scotland, which portrays tradition as stagnant, quaint and in need of preservation. However, she is also presented as a professional artist, remaking and reinterpreting the tradition of a living culture that she represents. Thus, here authenticity ascribed on the artist is viewed as a cultural memory device, built on the interaction of individual collective levels of remembering and the process of premediation with it. The material analysed consists of printed and electronic articles, concert and album reviews, and interviews written about Fowlis. The theoretical framework is based on the discussion on the concept of authenticity and on memory studies.
Keywords: authenticity; genuineness; representation (mental objects); media; singers; artists; Scottish Gaelic language
Free keywords: authenticity; media; media representation; Scottish Gaelic language; Fowlis, Julie
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2019
JUFO rating: 1
