23rd International Conference - Association Répertoire International d’Iconographie Musicale (RIdIM)

Laughing your staves off: irony, satire, and parody in visual representations and narratives of music

"From Zarathustra’s “holy” (Nietzsche, 1883–1885) over the Carnivalesque (Bakhtin, 1965) to Fools and Follies in Flemish Art (Silver, 2023) and Japanese traditional manzai, laughter and its manifold forms and cultural manifestations accompany nearly all facets of human emotions and their artistic representations. In visual depictions of music, the use of parody, irony, and satire serves as a vital tool not only for providing and stimulating laughter but also for conveying specific narratives, agendas, and critique. 
The main goal of the Conference is the exchange of knowledge about and reflection on irony, satire, and parody in visual representations and narratives of musical subject matters of all cultures and times."
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