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 B thune
Juliette Dalbavie
G r me Guibert
Fabien Hein
Olivier Julien
Marc Kaiser
Barbara Lebrun
David Looseley
St phanie Molinero
Anne Petiau
C cile Pr vost-Thomas
Vincent Rouz
Catherine Rudent
Matthieu Saladin
Jedediah Sklower
Rapha l Suire
Florence Tamagne