Eso-kitsch in Czech Folk Metal : A Case Study of the Band
Odraedir

J 2022

Eso-kitsch in Czech Folk Metal : A Case Study of the Band Odraedir

PUCHOVSKÝ, Michal and Ondřej KRAJTL

Basic information

Original name

Eso-kitsch in Czech Folk Metal : A Case Study of the Band Odraedir

Authors

PUCHOVSKÝ, Michal (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Ondřej KRAJTL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae: Studia de Cultura, Kraków, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie, 2022, 2083-7275

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60304 Religious studies

Country of publisher

Poland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/22:00128661

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.24917/20837275.14.3.9

Keywords in English

contemporary Paganism; metal studies; folk metal; kitsch; Czech Pagan music scene

Abstract

V originále

Some criticism Pagan oriented folk metal music as “commercial”, i.e., created primarily for profit. We are convinced that this distinction is worthless, unmeasurable, and unverifiable from an analytical point of view. However, within a given musical genre, music fans and critics still distinguish very different works in terms of quality. Therefore, we propose to replace the vague term “commercial production” with the term esoteric kitsch (eso-kitsch), which is based on Tomáš Kulka’s analytical-aesthetic theory of kitsch. Using examples from the Czechoslovak folk metal scene, we show that eso-kitsch is a suitable tool for identifying musical creations that are characterized not by economic, creative, or spiritual value but primarily by aesthetic value.

Links

MUNI/A/1336/2021, interní kód MU

Name: Estetická inteligence: intuice, kognice, modelování (Acronym: EIIKM)

Investor: Masaryk University

MUNI/A/1377/2021, interní kód MU

Name: Víra a tradice po rozpadu jistot modernity: K antropologii a historiografii po postkolonialismu a postmoderně (Acronym: VITRAROM)

Investor: Masaryk University

Citovat

PUCHOVSKÝ, Michal and Ondřej KRAJTL. Eso-kitsch in Czech Folk Metal : A Case Study of the Band Odraedir. Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae: Studia de Cultura. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie, 2022, vol. 14, No 3, p. 122-140. ISSN 2083-7275. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.24917/20837275.14.3.9.

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PUCHOVSKÝ, Michal and Ondřej KRAJTL. Eso-kitsch in Czech Folk Metal : A Case Study of the Band Odraedir. \textit{Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae: Studia de Cultura}. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie, 2022, vol.~14, No~3, p.~122-140. ISSN~2083-7275. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.24917/20837275.14.3.9.

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