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Robert Deam Tobin

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Robert Deam Tobin is Henry J Leir Chair in Language, Literature and Culture , Clark University in Massachusetts. He is the co-editor of the book 'A Song for Europe: Popular Music and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest' (2007).

Ukraine’s entry, the Kalush Orchestra (Photo: Maxim Fesenko)

How Eurovision helps define Europe’s boundaries (and why Ukraine will likely win)

This year, more than ever, the Europe-wide song contest is also a contest of geopolitics.

By Robert Deam Tobin | 15th May, 2022