Popular Music in Contemporary France

Authenticity, Politics, Debate

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

AvDavid L. Looseley,David Looseley

2 249 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Finns i fler format (1)

Häftad

719 kr

Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar

While music lovers from all over the world have tried to recreate the ambience of French cafes by playing music from stars such as Piaf, Trenet and Chevalier, intellectuals, sociologists and policy makers in France have been embroiled in passionate debate about just what constitutes 'real' French music. In the late 1950s and 1960s a wave of Anglo-American rock 'n' roll and pop hit Europe and disrupted French popular music forever. The cherished sounds of the chanson were sidelined, fragmented or merged with pop styles and instrumentation. From this point on, French music and music culture have been splintered into cultural divides - pop culture vs high culture; mass culture vs 'authentic' popular culture; national culture vs Americanization. This book investigates the exciting and innovative segmentation of the French music scene and the debates it has spawned. From an analysis of the chanson as national myth, to pop, rap, techno and the State, this book is the first full-length study to make sense of the complexity behind the history of French popular music and its relation to 'authentic' cultural identity.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2003-03-01
Mått156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt570 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBerg French Studies Series
Antal sidor268
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781859736319

Tillhör följande kategorier

Musik: stilar och genrer inom Kultur
Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Musikböcker inom Kultur
Musikhistoria inom Kultur

Contents Acknowledgementsix French Abbreviationsxi Introduction1 Part I: Defining Authenticity 1Popular Music before 19589 2The 1960s: Authenticity and Barbarism21 3From 1968 to the Present: Authenticity and M'tissage37 4Chanson as National Myth: The Authenticity Debate63 5Denationalising Authenticity: The Sociological Debate87 Part II: Politicising Authenticity 6Music and Politics before 1981113 7Music and Politics 1981-93131 8Policy and the Music Industry at the End of the Millennium151 9Policy and Its Discontents: The Republican Debate167 10Techno and the State: The Cultural Debate183 Conclusion203 Chronology215 Bibliography223 Index235

'This is an excellent book. Clearly and simply written but yet with an uncompromising ambition to deal with popular music in a seriously analytical way, Popular Music in Contemporary France provides an invaluable critical discussion of French music and music culture from the 1960s to the present-day.' Web Journal of French Media Studies'Ideal for university students or specialists in popular culture and music history or theory, Popular Music in Contemporary France showcases pertinent issues in pop music discourse and ways to critically approach conflicting perspectives.'Christy Wampole, University of North Texas in French Review (Vol. 78)