Made in France: Studies in Popular Music by Gerome Guibert (Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle University, France)
Made in France: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary French popular music. The volume consists of essays by scholars of French popular music, and covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in France. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music in France, followed by essays that are organized into thematic sections: The Mutations of French Popular Music During the Trente Glorieuses; Politicising Popular Music; Assimilation, Appropriation, French Specificity; and From Digital Stakes to Cultural Heritage: French Contemporary Topics.
Contributors:
Christian Bethune
Juliette Dalbavie
Gerome Guibert
Fabien Hein
Olivier Julien
Marc Kaiser
Barbara Lebrun
David Looseley
Stephanie Molinero
Anne Petiau
Cecile Prevost-Thomas
Vincent Rouze
Catherine Rudent
Matthieu Saladin
Jedediah Sklower
Raphael Suire
Florence Tamagne