Music ETDs

Publication Date

Spring 4-16-2023

Abstract

In this thesis, I examine a selection of music videos, from those created in 2015 at the centenary of the Armenian Genocide, to those created in response to the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, considered by Armenians to be a continuation of the Armenian Genocide. To the Armenian people, Nagorno-Karabakh is part of their ethnic homeland and has maintained a majority-Armenian population and separatist government backed by the Republic of Armenia since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. I apply a music-as-text approach in this thesis, examining these music videos through examination of the visual, musical, and lyrical elements. I then analyze these videos and the themes of identity construction and communicative and cultural memory. An analysis of these videos shows that the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War is a vector of memory pointing to the Armenian Genocide as a lieu de mémoire, which is mediated through the videos themselves.

Degree Name

Music

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Department of Music

First Committee Member (Chair)

Kristina M. Jacobsen

Second Committee Member

David M. Bashwiner

Third Committee Member

Dennis Davies-Wilson

Language

English

Keywords

armenia, azerbaijan, artsakh, collective memory, lieux de memoire, armenian genocide

Document Type

Thesis

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