Abstract
The Romanian version of state socialism, developed by the regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu, is described as one of the most repressive within the Soviet bloc. The purpose of this chapter is to take a close look at Ceaușescu’s dictatorship and to identify the way in which the political system and its ideological apparatus coped with the local youth culture and its musical expressions. An important level of interpretation is the description of the mechanisms by which the Party propaganda integrated western-style music into its wider social persuasion mechanisms. This mixed method research evaluates the impact of pop-rock in Romania during two decades, by discussing fandom and its influence on different cultural representations, from art to literature and cinema.
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Pop, D. (2016). Pop-Rock and Propaganda During the Ceaușescu Regime in Communist Romania. In: Mazierska, E. (eds) Popular Music in Eastern Europe. Pop Music, Culture and Identity. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59273-6_3
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