Seizing the Day- Slovenia’s “Carpe Diem"
When us as Americans think about national identity, we tend to picture flags, founding documents, fireworks, or political debates. However, at the Eurovision Song Contest, national identity is performed through three minutes of music, lighting, language, and camera angles. On that stage, culture becomes choreography. Slovenia’s 2023 entry, Carpe Diem by Joker Out at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest may initially sound like a breezy indie-pop anthem about living in the moment. But underneath its infectious rhythm there lies a carefully constructed statement about contemporary Slovenian identity. Strengthening the linguistic pride and proudly owning European cosmopolitanism. In my previous assignment, I contended that the national identity that is predominant in Slovenia is based on three pillars. Linguistic differentiation, post-Yugoslav nationhood, and the powerful need to establish itself as modern and European. Carpe Diem serves to strengthen the national id...