Die Nationalbibliothek Oslo und das Music Information Centre Norwegen veranstalten am 20. Oktober 2010 eine internationale Konferenz über a-ha unter dem Titel
Living a Boy's Adventure Tale:
musical interactions in the decades of postmodernism
Datum: 20.Oktober 2010, 9:00 - 15:00 Uhr
Veranstaltungsort: Norwegische Nationalbibliothek, Oslo
Die Konferenz findet in Verbindung mit der "Hunting High and Low: 25 years with a-ha" Ausstellungseröffnung der Nationalbibliothek statt.
Die Ausstellung ist geöffnet vom 20.10.2010 bis 29.01.2011.
thread zur Ausstellung siehe hier:
http://www.a-ha-forum.de/forum/showthread.php?t=6528
Pop history was written in 1985: The Norwegian group a-ha went straight to the top of the Billboard chart with the single “Take On Me”. This is the only time a Norwegian band has achieved a first place ranking on what is perhaps the most important hit list in the world. This feat was also the start of a long and successful international career, unequalled in the history of Norwegian popular music.
The conference aims to highlight different periods in the band's career through empirical research and analysis. We will investigate the concepts of musical interactions and popular culture in a postmodern world, including topics such as:
- Researching formulas for international pop success
- Cross-cultural and musical interactions in a global world
- The impact of music videos as commercials or works of art
- Artistic interactions discussed on the basis of authenticity, eclecticism and contemporary art
Program:
09:00
Registration
09:30
Welcome: Vigdis Moe Skarstein, National Librarian
09:40
Introduction by Richard Gjems (National Library of Norway)
09:45
Trond Valberg (National Library of Norway): The Song that changed everything: A phenomenological analysis of “Take On Me”
10:30
Stan Hawkins (University of Oslo): Third Time Very Lucky!: “Take On Me” made the video star
11:15
Coffee break
11:30
P. A. Stenersen: a-ha – from Bridges to Butterfly – cataloguing the Norwegian pop adventure tale
12:00
Andy Linehan (British Library Sound Archive): A-harcheology – looking for a-ha’s history in the UK
12:30
Lunch
13:30
Musical live act: Jørun Bøgeberg
13:45
Larissa Bendel (Universität Hamburg): Fame and fandom: Autobiographical notes and abstract musings on an intercultural experience in Germany
14:30
Jan Omdahl: Fandom in the Amazon: Some thoughts on a-ha’s Latin American success
15:00
The end
16:00
Opening of the exhibition Hunting High and Low: 25 years with a-ha
Registration: seminar@mic.no
Deadline: October 1.
The seminar will be held in English and is free of charge
More about the exhibition at the National Library's website.