Nordic Music Videos [Hardcover]

1. List of Figures 2. List of Contributors 3. Introduction: Nordic Sounds, Visions and Imaginings 4. Sigur R?s, Valtari #14, and Audiovisual Stirrings of Icelandicness 5. Self-Disclosure and Masking Strategies in the Music Videos of Bj?rk's Vulnicura 6. Ambiguity in A-ha's Take on Me : Analyzing Audiovisual Aesthetics through Data Visualization 7. Naked, Natural: Female Body Positivity and Agentic Sexuality in Nordic Pop Music Videos 8. Antiracist Strategies in Hkeem's Ghettoparasitt 9. BDSM Aesthetics, Capitalism, and Resistance in the Audiovisual Work of Hatari 10. Sci-fi Hero for a Generation: Finnish Girlhood in a Music Video by Vesala 11. Landscape and Cultural Heritage in Faroese Music Videos 12. Ariosophic Whiteness in Early Norwegian Black Metal Videos 13. Finland-Swedish Music Video: Meaningful Products of a Non-Existent Industry for a Non-Existent market 14. British Fishing in the Nordic Music Video Waters 15. Oulu Music Video Festival: Where Local Talent Meets Global Experiences at a Festival in Northern Finland 16. Interview with Rasmus Stolberg of Efterklang 17. Interview with Martin de Thurah 18. Interview with Aurora 19. Killer Music Videos: Nordic Noir Title Sequences and Concentrated Nordicness 20. Rock and Roll Films in the Nordic Countries during the 1950s 21. Vernacular Music Video: Danish Music Videos Outside the Music Industry 22. Videography 23. Index

What can we learn about the Nordic region if we pay close attention to its musical
sounds and visions? A lot, it turns out. This book elevates the conversation on
Nordicness to a new level of critical insight, and it does so by taking seriously the
audiovisual vernacular of our time: the music video, in its myriad forms. This
collection is truly a treasure trove for anyone interested in music videos and their
cultural significance in the Nordic region, from the pre-televisual rock films of the
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