Week 4 - Jan 30: From Naples to San Remo: the classic 'canzone italiana' and its transformations
Readings:
- Plastino, Goffredo. “Lazzari felici: Neapolitan song and/as nostalgia.” Popular Music, 26/3, 2007, pp. 429-440.
- Agostini, Roberto. “The Italian Canzone and the Sanremo Festival: change and continuity in Italian mainstream pop of the 1960s.” Popular Music, 26/3, 2007, pp. 389-408. Read highlighted parts, and browse the rest only if you’re interested.